One week after Chelsea and State Police announced a major criminal sweep of Bellingham Square – with 48 arrests logged in one week – the Chelsea Licensing Board announced an agreement with a frequently troubled liquor store in the Square…
ZBA Says ‘no’ to Check Casher on Parkway
There is no shortage of ‘Check Casher’ stores and ‘multi-service’ bodegas in Chelsea, and neighbors on the Parkway were firm in voicing their disapproval over adding yet another such store to the heap that already exist in the city. The…
Chelsea Jewish Foundation Partners with North Shore Community College
The Chelsea Jewish Foundation (CJF) announced that its educational division – the Chelsea Jewish Academy (CJA) – has partnered with North Shore Community College (NSCC) to provide healthcare training to 50 new and incumbent workers. The collaboration was created to…
Officials Hopeful for Voke Park Improvements
The City has submitted an application for State funding for a portion of the cost of a major rehabilitation of Voke Park. If Chelsea’s local and state officials are successful, Voke could see a $750,000 fix-up beginning next spring. “We’ll…
Obituaries 08-08-2013
Joseph Ianno Retired Carpenter, Of New Hampshire, formerly of Chelsea and Saugus Joseph M. Ianno, a resident of Tilton, New Hampshire since 2001, died at his home with his loving family at his side on Monday, August 5 following a…
Arnold Goodman: Outstanding Teacher, Mentor, Sportsman Dies at the Age of 80
There were so many people that Arnold Goodman affected in such a positive, uplifting way that even he probably didn’t realize the tremendous impact his teachings and his niceness would have on others for the remainder of their lives. Richard…
Mobile App Academy
Samsung Mobile hosted several Chelsea High School students last Wednesday and Thursday – including CHS’s Fernando Mazzoni, shown here comparing programming notes – at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) for a two-day mobile application academy. The academies were hosted…
Rats, Roaches, Bedbugs: Tenants Hailed for Standing Up in Federal Court to Detail Awful Living Conditions Under McLaughlin
For the past 16 years, Jean Fulco has lived in Chelsea Housing Authority (CHA) properties – virtually every one of them, she said – and put up with roaches, no heat, no hot water and units falling apart on top…
Restitution: Retirement Board Will Examine the Idea of McLaughlin to Pay Back CHA
There were mixed feelings two weeks ago, on July 17th, after former Chelsea Housing Authority (CHA) Director Michael McLaughlin received his sentence in Boston’s Federal Court. On the one hand, he got far more time in jail than many expected.…
Drug Sweep Arrests 48, Cleans Up Bellingham Square
As Chelsea’s downtown and adjacent neighborhoods have become more vibrant and desirable, one persistent problem has been the congregation of n’er-do-wells outside to City Hall in Bellingham Square. While many try to do business, get to college classes, wait for…
FBI Project to Go to ZBA Later This Month
At long last, the FBI is coming. In another time and era, such statements in Chelsea were wholly negative, but these days those are the words just about everyone in the City has been waiting to hear for several years.…
Some Water Bills to Go Down, All Trash Bills to Go Up
As the City enters this new fiscal year, changes in billing for City-provided services are being implemented. Half of the City’s water and sewer customers will see reductions in their bills, with the remaining half continuing to enjoy the third…