Lisa Beauvais Florida resident Lisa A. Beauvais of Fort Lauderdale, Florida died July 2. She was 46 years old. Born in Everett to the late Henry and Marilyn (Bailey) Beauvais on July 18, 1964, she was the widow of the…
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Councillor Mike Mekonnen Dies Following Long Illness
Mike Mekonnen’s death brings to an end a relationship with this city that began when he arrived here from his native Ethiopia in 1967. From that time until he died June 30 following a heroic fight against lengthy illness, Mekonnen…
Bishop’s Move:Ann and Robert Bishop to Join the Game of Politics
Nothing is yet written in stone however it is believed that District 1 Councillor Kathleen Bishop is going to step down from her post – or in reality – step aside from her post to allow her mother to run.…
Local Developer Plans Apartments on St. Stanislaus Church Campus
One piece of the old St. Stanislaus Church campus on Chestnut Street is on the development block before the City’s Zoning Board of Appeals next week, with a local developer proposing to rehab two buildings into rental housing. Gerald Sneirson…
Sanchez Garfunkel Authors Book About Her Husband’s Injury
On August 27, 1992, Frank Garfunkel was playing squash at a Boston athletic facility and sustained a life altering injury. He suffered a contusion to the spine, which is an incomplete spinal cord injury. “I received a call from his…
Police Briefs 07-07-2011
June 27 Evlin Hernandez, 21, 404 Saratoga St., East Boston, was arrested for possessing Class B drug. Vikki Wommer, 29, 135 Chelsea St., Everett, was arrested on a warrant. June 28 Hector Martinez-Gonzalez, 31, 10 Blossom St., Chelsea, was arrested…
Mike Mekonnen
The death of Councillor Mike Mekonnen leaves an important vacancy to fill on the Chelsea City Chelsea. It also causes a void to exist among those of us who view Chelsea as a small city family experience. He absence at…
Whitey Bulger
Now that Whitey Bulger is back in town, the media is having a field day heralding his return and labeling him as the alleged leader of the Irish Mob in Boston. Now Whitey has a lawyer. We’re paying for his…
Obituaries 07-07-2011
John Henry Capistran Sr. Retired Naval Aviator and School Administrator John Henry Capistran, Sr., formerly of Chelsea, retired naval aviator, school teacher, counselor and administrator for the San Diego Unified School District, died on June 26. He was 88 years…
Metro Credit Union Donates Children’s Books to Local School
As part of its ongoing efforts to promote literacy, Metro Credit Union recently participated in the Massachusetts Credit Union League’s Annual Children’s Book Drive. This year, Metro selected the Manville School as the recipient of the eight boxes of children’s…