Author: Record Staff

Police Briefs 12-22-2011

December 12 Paul Lampasona, 47, 113 Patriot Pkwy., revere, was arrested on a warrant. Richard Lovering Jr., 40, 83 Lincoln St., Winthrop, was arrested on a warrant. Saul Valencia-Arenas, 43, 23 Roughan St., Revere, was arrested for failure to yield…

Obituaries 12-22-2011

Karen LaPierre John Hancock Retiree Karen L. (Dion) LaPierre of Haverhill, formerly of Chelsea, died suddenly on December 18. She was 63 years old. A retired employee of John Hancock Insurance Co. of Boston and a member of the Massachusetts…

Elizabeth Warren’s Visits Here

The Harvard law professor turned senatorial candidate Elizabeth Warren has shown real chutzpah in coming to Chelsea twice in the past month. This shows, we believe, her interest in the ongoing, unending struggle so many Chelsea residents have as a…

Police Briefs 12-15-2011

12/05 Mario Martinez, 52, 166 Chestnut St., Chelsea, was arrested for being incapacitated person. Hector Padilla, 46, 237 Spruce St., Chelsea, was arrested for failure to stop for school bus, child passenger under 8 without restraint, unlicensed operation of motor…

Sports 12-15-2011

Boys hoop team opens with 71-59 triumph The Chelsea High boys basketball team opened its 2011-12 season in fine fashion with a runaway 71-59 triumph at Minuteman Regional Tuesday night. The contest was not as close as the final score…

Obituaries 12-15-2011

Miguel Toro, Jr. Miguel Toro, Jr. of Chelsea died unexpectedly at home on December 7. He was 47 years old. Born in New York, he came to Chelsea as a child in 1967. He was employed by Securitas Security Services…

Santa and the Chamber

Santa Claus came to town this week and found quite a few familiar faces and friends in Chelsea. Welcoming Santa to Chelsea were State and City officials and members of the Chamber of Commerce at the annual tree lighting ceremony…

Fair Fight Turn Deadly

As they often say, don’t bring a pair of fists to a gunfight, and that was especially true in the case of a murder on Central Avenue last year according to law enforcement officials. Luis Raul Rodriguez was shot to…