Residents in the Cary Square area describe this summer’s spike in criminal activity – such as drug dealing, gunslinging and prostitution – like watching two vastly different worlds existing side by side. There is the world of the everyday people,…
Bocce League Offers Seniors Social Time,Competitive Environment
Don’t let anyone be fooled, the senior citizens who congregate every Tuesday morning at the bocce court in the Chelsea Commons may tell one that they’re just there to socialize, but it becomes pretty plain by the “oohs” and “ahhs”…
Police Briefs 07-30-2015
TRENCH TRAINING FOR CFD Ten Chelsea firefighters completed trench rescue training last week at the Boston Fire Academy on Moon Island. The trench rescue training was sponsored by the Metro-Boston Homeland Security Region and is part of Urban Area Security…
Multi-Chamber Barbecue Set for August 27
A committee is organizing the August 27 sixth annual Multi-Chamber Barbecue Fundraiser. The event will benefit North Suffolk Mental Health and be held at East Boston Neighborhood Health Center. Pictured above, front row, from left, are Dr. Deborah Wayne, Committee…
Whales Ahoy
Last week a couple of whales were spotted in Boston Harbor. For those of us growing up in Boston in the 1970’s and 80’s, when many of our rivers and the harbor served as a toxic chemical and sewage dump,…
No Olympics in 2024
It’s now official that there will be no Summer Olympics in 2004 in the City of Boston. Perhaps things could have been different with a better strategy of rolling out the plan, but the proposal never garnered a clear-cut majority,…
Obituaries 07-30-2015
Paul Hurley Verizon retiree, real estate broker and self-proclaimed ‘Jack of all Trades” Paul F. Hurley passed away in his Marlborough home on July 22 from an overwhelming chronic illness. He was 73 years old. Born and raised in Chelsea,…
End of Ramadan
A boy stands among men as they bow in prayer toward Mecca in Highland Park last Friday morning to celebrate the end of Ramadan and start the season of Eid ul-Fitr. Coordinated by the Al Huda Society of Chelsea, more…
Summer Fun
Cousins Valerie Hinojosa and Alexandra Hinojosa cool off in a parachute at Quigley Park on Monday afternoon while taking part in the Parks Program, sponsored by the Chelsea Collaborative Youth Summer Jobs program, the Mass General Outdoor Rx and the Chelsea…
One Street Light and a Long Ways to Go in District 6
The spray painted markings on the pavement of Lynn Street Extension are hardly noticeable, but for Councillor Giovanni Recupero and neighbors of the side street that runs from Suffolk to Central Avenue, such markings are cause for celebration. The markings…
First Week on the Job Brings a Few Goals for Ambrosino
There’s a lot of meeting and greeting to do for new City Manager Tom Ambrosino this week as he took his place in the city manager’s office on Monday, but sandwiched between getting a feel for his new job, Ambrosino…
Potential for Greatness:Former Football Star Shaquor Sandiford is Working at CRC and Helping Youths
Shaquor Sandiford was once one of Chelsea’s brightest football prospects. The former Chelsea Pop Warner star followed through on that potential by becoming an Independent School League (ISL) All-Star quarterback at the Rivers School and a Division 1 college recruit.…