City officials awarded a bid to Chelsea’s CAPIC for wrap-around services to help the homeless and addicted communities that often loiter in Bellingham Square. A similar bid for clinical services to help the same communities is expected to be awarded…
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Chelsea Drug Court Program a Success:Justice Barnes Leads End-of-the-Year Meeting
According to the National Association of Drug Court Professionals, 75 percent of Drug Court graduates remain arrest-free for at least two years after leaving the program. That’s a very good success rate and Tuesday’s special program led by Justice Benjamin…
‘COPS’ Show in Chelsea to Premiere Saturday
The long-awaited episode of the ‘COPS’ television show that was filmed in Chelsea will air this Saturday night on Spike TV at 8 p.m. Film crews followed Chelsea Police officers for several weeks last summer filming the ins and outs…
Breakfast with Santa
Ariana Martinez, 7, told Santa what she wanted for Christmas during the Chelsea Chamber of Commerce– annual Breakfast with Santa on Saturday, Dec. 5, at the Williams School. Hundreds of kids gathered to get some time with Santa and let…
Chanukah Celebration
Ronda Winer shows off her Chanukah shirt during the Chanukah celebration at the Leonard Florence Center for Living on Sunday night, Dec. 6, the first night of the eight-day Jewish celebration. The LFCFL held a public celebration for the first time…
Rustigian Family Teams up to Fight Homelessness
By Seth Daniel Perhaps it all started when Chelsea High School (CHS) sophomore Charlie Rustigian was only about eight years old and he encountered a boy at school who didn’t know what a birthday party was. Charlie’s grandmother Peggy Foulco,…
Chelsea Fire to Run ‘Toys for Tots’ Campaign
By Seth Daniel Chelsea Firefighters will be collecting toys for the Toys for Tots and Globe Santa program once again this year, and based on their research, that generosity could land to a needy family in Chelsea. “We did a…
Outlandishness:Ambrosino,Neighbors Question Seriousness of Forbes Plan
By Seth Daniel There was nothing rough around the edges about the presentation by Yihe Forbes LLC at Tuesday’s Zoning Board of Appeals (ZBA) meeting on Tuesday night. In fact, the polished attorneys, architects, engineers and consultants were pretty much…
Parking vs Morality Meet in New French Club Proposal at ZBA
By Seth Daniel For some, the problem was parking and traffic, while others believed the problem was a lack of human sensitivity. It was nearly a first as a 34-unit affordable housing building at the old French Club ran up…
State, RPD Clamp Down on Human Trafficking
A Revere woman and a Chelsea man have been arrested for allegedly trafficking women for sex through an online “escort” service, Attorney General Maura Healey announced this week. Elena Gaston, (a.k.a. “Dana”), 60, of 18 Eustis St., was arrested Wednesday…