The Chelsea community is gearing up for the annual Rev. Dr. Marthin Luther King Jr. Celebration Breakfast that will be held on Monday, Jan. 21 beginning at 9 a.m. at Chelsea High School. The Rev. Sandra Whitley, pastor at the…
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Senator DiDomenico Welcomes New City Council Leadership
On January 7th, State Senator Sal DiDomenico stopped in at the 2013 Chelsea City Council organizational meeting to congratulate new City Council President Dan Cortell and Vice President Brian Hatleberg on their leadership posts. The Senator also offered congratulations and…
Pagant Winner Mary D’eon Carries on Family’s Community Service
Beauty pageant winner Mary D’Eon is pictured with her family at the Burlington Coat Factory store in Revere where she is involved in a community service project for the donation of winter coats. Pictured with Mary are her parents, Phyllis…
Housing Authority Scratches It’s Head over HUD Memos
The new year quickly brought a new challenge to the Chelsea Housing Authority (CHA) Board and administration as the New England office of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has sent some pretty aggressive letters to the CHA – letters that…
Chelsea Man Charged with Extortion Plot
A Shurtleff Street man is being held on high bail in Framingham after being charged with extorting a Framingham man – allegedly going so far as to create a website claiming the victim was a murderer wanted in Brazil. Devair…
Students Of the Month
The November Chelsea High School (CHS) Students of the Month for November were Robert Connors (left) and Amairani Parras. Both are senior members of the Interact Club who were chosen because of their combination of academics and community service. Both…
Robyn Had an A-Mazin Basketball Career
Chelsea resident Robyn Mazin was honored by St. Mary’s High School for scoring 1,072 points in her outstanding basketball career. Pictued at the 1,000-point club banner-raising ceremony Saturday at the school gymnasium are Kristi Mazin, Diane Mazin, Robyn Mazin, Steve…
Callahan Tunnel Now a Dangerous Ride
If you are from Chelsea or East Boston you already know that the Callahan Tunnel that connects Eastie to rest of the city is not one of the most eye-appealing tunnels. However, two weeks ago the tunnel went from an…
12 from `12: the Top Stories from Chelsea in 2012
A major difference between cities and towns is the level of activity found within their borders. Generally, cities are the busier, with the hustle and bustle of millions of people making their way to and through, the hum of business…
City Ends Year with $10.7m in Free Cash
Ever finish balancing a checkbook and become pleasantly surprised to see that there is more money leftover than expected? City Manager Jay Ash again had that experience while balancing the City’s checkbook recently. After all revenues were taken in and…