There is now a bit of North Africa in Chelsea Square with the opening last Friday of Casablanca – part bakery, part café, part grocery store and restaurant all wrapped into one. Located on the street level in one of…
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Michael Albano enters senate race
Progressive Democrat Michael Albano, a small business owner from Chelsea, announced today that he is officially a candidate for State Senate in the special election to fill the open seat vacated by Anthony Galluccio. Albano, 48, says that people in…
A grand young man – Hoop star Cesar Castro scores his 1,000th point
Chelsea High basketball star Cesar Castro continued his superlative senior season by reaching one of the most coveted individual milestones in high school basketball. Castro, a captain of the Chelsea High boys basketball team, scored the 1,000th point of his…
Working the crowd
This year’s Chelsea tribute to the late Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. at the Chelsea Senior Center on Riley Way had a political twist. Everett Councilor Sal DiDomenico and former Middlesex Assistant District Attorney Tim Flaherty added some luster to…
Coakley carries Chelsea, Suffolk County but Brown wins U.S. Senate election
Attorney General Martha Coakley showed great strength in Chelsea on Tuesday’s United State Senatorial election. Coakley carried the city with a 2562 vote versus that of Scott Brown, who scored 1501 votes. Although Brown lost Chelsea, he won the battle…
Heading to Hollywood – Rodriguez earns spot on American Idol
Ashley Rodriguez is heading to Hollywood. Rodriguez, a Chelsea High School graduate and senior at the famed Berklee School of Music, earned a highly coveted spot on Season Nine of Fox Television’s “American Idol” after excelling at an audition held…
Career criminals, troublemakers arrested in citywide sweep
A series of raids conducted throughout the city last Friday by state, local and federal law enforcement officers, has led to the arrest of 16 career criminals. All the arrests were made without incident although an FBI Swat Team was…
Candidates lining up for likely special election
One week has passed since former Senator Anthony Galluccio was sent to prison and resigned his senate seat after failing to comply with the stipulations of his probation. With State Senate President Therese Murray apparently on the verge of announcing…
Nowicki endorses Flaherty for Senate
The Committee to Elect Tim Flaherty today announced that former Chelsea City Council President Paul Nowicki, who ran against Flaherty in the 2007 special election for the Middlesex, Suffolk & Essex state senate seat, has endorsed Flaherty’s candidacy. “It’s not…
City government sworn in at city hall ceremony
The 2010 Chelsea City Government was sworn in at inaugural ceremonies held inside a packed city council chamber Monday night. City Clerk Robert Bishop did the official swearing in of the city council and the school committee. Bishop had the…