A member of MS-13’s Enfermos Criminales Salvatrucha clique in Chelsea was sentenced Aug. 2 in federal court in Boston for RICO conspiracy involving the assault of two rival gang members. Kevin Ayala, a/k/a “Gallito,” 23, a Salvadoran national residing in…
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Crown Fried Chicken Manager Charged in Tax Fraud Scheme
A manager of two Boston-area restaurants was charged last month in federal court in Boston with tax fraud. Burhan Ud Din, 48, of Watertown, was indicted on one count of conspiring to defraud the Internal Revenue Service and 12 counts…
ES$G Member Sentenced for Crack Cocaine Trafficking
An East Side Money Gang (ES$G) member was sentenced Aug. 8 in federal court in Boston for trafficking crack cocaine. Moises “Moi” Casado, 21, of Chelsea, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Senior Judge Richard G. Stearns to five years…
Summer Nights in Chelsea Square
Los Sugar Kings vocalist and guitarist Patino Vazquez rocks out during a number last Thursday, Aug. 3, at the first-ever Summer Nights in Chelsea Square concert. The concerts will continue throughout the summer and are part of the Chelsea Prospers…
Chelsea Science Festival
Celeste Williams works on one of her abstract paintings while Tony Smith plays percussion in the background during the Chelsea Science Festival on Friday, Aug. 4, put on by the Lewis Latimer Society of Chelsea at the PORT Park. It…
BIDMC Opens New Urgent Care Center in Chelsea
By Seth Daniel Responding to community input, the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center has opened up a new urgent care facility in Chelsea, a facility that includes hours on the weekends. The new medical offering opened on Monday, Aug. 7.…
Election Ballot Firming Up, Frank Bows Out in Mill Hill
By Seth Daniel As the City Election ballot is getting confirmed this week, with Nomination Papers having come due on Tuesday, District 3 Councillor Matt Frank announced that he would not run for re-election. Nomination Papers were due to the…
Scholarship Established Honoring Richard Clayman
The Richard I. Clayman Memorial Scholarship Fund has been established at Suffolk University Law School. The purpose of the fund is to endow a perpetual Scholarship in Richard’s name which will assist students in their legal education from places like…
Senator DiDomenico Attends NCSL Summit in Boston
Senator Sal DiDomenico recently joined State Senators and Representatives from throughout the United States during the 2017 National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL) Summit held in Boston. Each year elected officials meet to share information and best practices at this conference held…
Police Taking Major Precautions After Officers Exposed to Fentanyl
By Seth Daniel After three officers were exposed and affected by Fentanyl last Friday – and another had been exposed and affected in June – Chelsea Police Chief Brian Kyes has established a brand new protocol for how officers respond…