Monday, February 7 Michael Cataldo, 45, 222 Clark Ave., Chelsea, was arrested for being incapacitated person. Daniel Powers, 23, Homeless, was arrested for operation of motor vehicle unlicensed, improper turn. Marype Dessources, 31, 18 Central Ave., Chelsea, was arrested for…
Author: Record Staff
Senator Brown Comes to Town
Senator Scott Brown’s appearance at the Boys and Girls Club breakfast earlier this week was a big hit. Senator Brown’s comments were carefully listened to by the varied audience of community and business leaders which included City Manager Jay Ash.…
The Fires on Library and Marlboro Streets
The 3-alarm fire on Library and Marlboro Streets Tuesday morning might have ended up much worse than it did. Had it not been for the fast response and the professionalism of the Chelsea Fire Department, many more buildings might have…
The City’s Credit Rating
Chelsea’s credit rating remains at a very high level – and considering the state of the local economy as a result of the recession – that is saying something mighty about the level of leadership this city enjoys and which…
Lady Red Devils Capture CAC Title
It had been 12 long years in the making, but the Chelsea High girls basketball team finally can hoist a championship banner in the CHS gym. Coach Matt LaBranche’s Lady Red Devils clinched an outright Commonwealth Athletic Conference Small Division…
Obituaries 02-17-2011
LeighAnn Zarrella Sony Corp. Executive and animal lover LeighAnn (Thomas) Zarrella in Revere, formerly of Woodcliff Lake, NJ, died on February 4 after a seven year long and valiant battle with breast cancer with dignity, strength, perseverance and an inspiration…
Field Trip – Chelsea Students Spend the Day at MIT
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) carries a stellar reputation worldwide, but ironically some students in Chelsea at the Eugene Wright Middle School – who live only a few miles away – had never heard of the famed institution until…
CSBG May Be on the Chopping Block
It’s something that is always threatened under Republican presidential administrations so it came as a surprise to many in Chelsea when President Barack Obama singled out Community Service Block Grants (CSBG) as something to cut in his State of the…
Jerry Zullo, Self-made Businessman, Fixture in Neighborhood
Jerry Zullo, a former Chelsea resident and longtime East Boston businessman who owned several restaurants in East Boston for nearly a half a century, died on Saturday, February 5 following complication from pneumonia at the Kaplan Family Hospice in Danvers.…
A Look at Another City Manager
We tend to give City Manager Jay Ash a great deal of credit for the excellent job he’s done. He’s been doing his thing here for nearly a decade – and quite frankly – in its modern history, the city…