Frank Souza and Brandon Menjares at the Temple Emanuel field in Cary Square celebrating the extreme clean up of an overgrown lot that both of them played in every day as kids. The two young men are part of the…
Ash, Ribeiro Discuss Casinos on Channel 5
City Manager Jay Ash and Anti-Casino Advocate John Ribeiro – of Winthrop – squared off on casinos Sunday morning, July 27, on Channel 5’s popular ‘On the Record’ news magazine show. Hosted by Ed Harding and Janet Wu of Channel…
Unravelling the Trauma of the Journey: North Suffolk Forms Support Group
It was only the second meeting of the new support group for young girls who have come to Chelsea illegally from Central American countries as part of the recent influx, but even with just two meetings, there was finally a…
CHA Makes Turnaround in Becoming ‘High Performer,’ for Real This Time
In a remarkable, and short, turnaround for the Chelsea Housing Authority (CHA), the once-troubled agency reported late last week that it had been designated a legitimate ‘High Performer’ by federal and state housing officials – including a perfect score on…
Duke Bradley Celebrates His 78th Birthday
Robert “Duke” Bradley, executive director of Chelsea Community Cable Television, is pictured with his wife, Dorothy Bradley, Tuesday at an event in Chelsea. Bradley, a 1955 graduate of Chelsea High and lifelong Chelsea resident, is celebrating his 78th birthday this week. Happy Birthday, Duke, from…
Collaborative Effort in Cary Square Will Restore Green Space, Enlarge Garden for Somalis
Some 15 years ago, Brandon Menjares and Frank Souza spent most days in the wide-open field off of Temple Emanuel in Cary Square. It was one of the few open green spaces in the neighborhood where they could play baseball,…
A Great Day for Justice Amy Nechtem
Judge Amy Nechtem will take the oath of office today as the Chief Justice of the Massachusetts Juvenile Court for a five-year term. It is a much-deserved promotion for the former Chelsea resident and Chelsea High Class of 1972 graduate,…
Metro Credit Union Annual Barbecue
Metro Credit Union is hosting the fifth annual barbecue Multi-Chamber Networking fundraiser event to benefit The Neighborhood Developers and CONNECT on Aug. 26, from 5:30 to 8 p.m., at the Metro headquarters, 200 Revere Beach Parkway. Pictured above is the…
Police Briefs 08-14-2014
14-1021-Ar 7/29/2014 Arrestee: Patrick Jordan (Age: 46) 191 Constitution Ave Revere, Ma 02151 Family Dollar Store 615 Broadway Charge: Shoplifting By Concealing Mdse Page 115 Of 120 Chelsea Police Department- 2014 Arrest Log 14-1024-Ar 7/30/2014 Arrestee: Ramiza Dinarica (Age: 23)…
Bruins Beat
The Sports Museum has announced that Patrice Bergeron will be among the honorees at this year’s annual fundraising event, ‘The Tradition’ on Wednesday, September 17 at 5:30 PM on the arena floor at TD Garden. Bergeron will be the recipient…
Obituaries 08-14-2014
Malcolm Wilson Stop & Shop Retiree Malcolm L. Wilson of Dunedin, Florida, formerly of Chelsea and Swampscott, died on August 2. He was 87 years old. Born in Lynn and a resident of Swampscott and Chelsea prior to moving to…
Chelsea DTA Honors Clients Who Found Success
Rosa Caraballo was used to getting up every morning and making sure she arrived just a little bit early at her day care job. She had been doing the same routine for seven years, until this past January when the…