Chelsea police took a man into custody after he was caught drinking in public in Bellingham Square. An investigation into his true identity revealed to the police that Wilmer Romero, 38, is a stabbing suspect who has eluded police for…
Author: Record Staff
Fares are Rising
The MBTA is saying that services will remain intact, entirely without cuts, if fares can go up by 25%. At first blush, this sounds much better than Draconian cuts that would have affected all public transit users in Boston’s neighborhoods…
CHS Boys Hoop Ready for Tourney
The Chelsea High boys basketball team is healthy, rested, and rarin’ to go in anticipation of Friday’s announcement of the seedings and pairings of the MIAA Division 2 North State Sectional Basketball Tournament. The Red Devils started out slowly this…
Police Briefs 02-23-2012
February 14 Deborah Perito, 40, 99 Riverside Apt., Medford, was arrested for assault and battery and carrying a dangerous weapon. Wilson Polo, 43, 80 Webster St., East Boston, was arrested for red light violation, operating motor vehicle with suspended/revoked license.…
Obituaries 02-23-2012
Jeanette ‘Jeanie’ Letizia Retired Bank Accountant Jeanette E. ‘Jeanie’ Letizia, a retired bank accountant, died at Life Care of Stoneham on Friday evening February 17. She was 81 years old. Born and raised in Chelsea, she was the daughter of…
The Auditors Knew
The drubbing this city has taken because of Mike McLaughlin’s treachery is due the ineptitude, dereliction of duty or outright corruption of state auditors who knew McLaughlin was overpaying himself with funds he was not reporting. We are told the…
CHS Boys Take Final Two Games
The Chelsea High boys basketball team turned in a pair of fine efforts to claim victories over Lynn Tech and Shawsheen Tech this past week. The twin wins, which completed the regular season for the Red Devils, raised their record…
Police Briefs 02-16-2012
Monday, February 6 James Hwang, 54, 90 Kingsley Rd., Hull, was arrested for driving with a suspended/revoke license. Julio E. Hernandez Jr., 23, 106 Marlborough St., was arrested on an outstanding warrant. Christopher Steriti, 25, 10 Forsyth St., Apt. #202,…
Obituaries 02-16-2012
John Cardillo Former Smithcraft Co. Retiree John G. Cardillo died in his Revere home on February 12 following a long illness. He would have celebrated his 95th birthday on March 5. Born and raised in Revere, he worked as a…
Senators Brown and Grassley Are Doing the Right Thing
The disgraced former executive director of the Chelsea Housing Authority Mike McLaughlin and the world of hurt he laid on the CHA are now under a microscope in Washington, DC where our Senator Scott Brown and Iowa Senator Charles Grassley…