It isn’t very often that a presidential cabinet secretary visits Chelsea. Yet this is exactly what happened this week when the city was visited by U.S.Labor Secretary Hilda Solis. What we learned from her visit is that Hilda Solis is…
The Great Reggie Wilkerson : CHS Football Star Had a Season for the Ages in 1989
Reggie Wilkerson had one of the greatest seasons in Chelsea High football history in 1989. He threw for 1,644 yards and 13 touchdowns, rushed for six more and made 63 tackles at linebacker. At season’s end, Wilkerson was named Commonwealth…
Police Briefs 08-30-2012
Monday, August 20 Maria G. Desimone, 39, 15 Maggi Rd., Revere, was arrested on a warrant. Tuesday, August 21 Daniel Rossetti, 20, 107 Norwish Cr., Medford, was arrested for assault and battery and a warrant. Wednesday, August 22 Karl Becker,…
Obituaries 08-30-2012
Robert Caggiano Boston College Retiree Robert T. Caggiano of Chelsea, formerly of East Boston, died on August 17. A US Army veteran, he was employed for 44 years as Stationary Engineer at Boston College. He was the beloved husband of…
Artie Eells July Fourth Celebration 35th Anniversary
Artie’s July Fourth Celebration had its 35th anniversary on July 4, 2012. The party started in 1977 when Ells received a flag flown over the Capitol Building in Washington on July 4, 1976. Over the years many family and friends…
Ribbon Cutting Ceremony at Great New Park
Just a few years ago, Gabby Alejandro (left) and Jenny Oseguera would have been sitting in a weed-strewn lot full of all kinds of undesirable items, but now they are coloring sidewalk chalk on a beautiful new park at the…
Secure Community Program Stays on Target After Three Months
It hasn’t come without hesitation and it hasn’t come without quite a bit of pressure from all angles, but after one quarter of cooperating with the federal government’s Secure Communities program, Chelsea Police indicate that the feds are not overstepping…
Agnes Birmingham Dead at 87
Agnes Birmingham, one of this city’s great ladies during the course of a long and wonderful life, has died following a lengthy illness. She was 87 years old. Mrs. Birmingham, a longtime employee in the City of Chelsea Auditor’s office…
Immigration Issues Take Center Stage in Chelsea This Summer
There are a number of issues that jump out to the front in Chelsea – whether it be development, school issues or even at one time the Chelsea Housing Authority debacle. This summer, however, one issue that has crept front…
The Chelsea Marriott Residence Inn Opens
The fact that a Marriott Hotel has opened here on land that couldn’t be given away 20 years ago – and is standing next to the Wyndham Hotel – is an achievement of the first order. First, it is a…
Agnes Birmingham
The death of Agnes Birmingham is a great loss for her two sons and daughter and for her grandchildren and for those of us who knew her so well. Agnes was warm and genuine. Everyone who met her liked her…
2012 Pre-season Underway for Red Devil Football Squad
The 2012 edition of the Chelsea High football team officially opened its pre-season training program Monday with a group of 40 candidates, including freshmen, dressing for the first day of practice. “It was a good turnout,” said CHS head coach…