Please vote for my mom Dear Editor: Hi my name is Nina. My mom, Damali Vidot, is running for City Council at-Large and I want to talk to you about her. She was born in New York, raised in Chelsea,…
Cortell’s Response to Perlatonda’s Comment on Strip Club
I was most surprised to read of Councillor Joe Perlatonda’s unwillingness to oppose the return of a strip club he speaks of in the same breath as concerns he voices about prostitution, addiction and the negatives that go along with…
Get Out and Vote In Tuesday’s Election
Anyone who has lived in Chelsea for a long time knows what a politically active community it has been throughout its history. There were mayoral, board of aldermen, and school committee elections in the 1960, 1970s, and 1980s where voter…
Sports 09-17-2015
CHS Roundup Red Devils drop opener, face Revere Friday night Although the Chelsea High football team dropped its season opener to Lynn Tech, 20-6, Friday evening, CHS head coach Jack Halas saw a lot of good signs from his Red…
Obituaries 09-17-2015
Joseph Kulpa Former owner of Okay Corral Tavern in Peabody and Harmony Lounge in Chelsea Joseph A. Kulpa, a lifelong resident of Chelsea, passed away Wednesday evening, September 2 at the Whidden Memorial Hospital in Everett. He was 75 years…
Feast of St.Rose
The Feast of St. Rose of Lima took place at St. Rose Church in Chelsea during the weekend of Aug. 21-23. Pictured is Gabriella Romero in the children’s tent.
Temple Emmanuel Set To Hold Rosh Hashanah Services
The Great Shofar is sounded; a still, small voice is heard. This line from the High Holy Days liturgy, more than any other, captures the power of the approaching Days of Awe. Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur call out…
Casino Project to Kick Off Clean Up Efforts Today
Wynn Resorts has announced that equipment will roll in and workers will begin site preparation and pre-construction activities on the $1.7 billion Wynn Everett Resort this morning, Sept. 10. The pre-construction work is starting less than two weeks after Wynn…
Firefighters say Fourth Engine Working as Predicted
Though it’s still a controversial subject within City government, firefighters this week said that having a fourth engine company deployed during the Washington Avenue Bridge project – and paid for by the state Department of Transportation (DOT) during the project…
Seventh Annual ALS & MS Walk for Living Set for Sept 27
Imagine being confined to one room for days, months, even years and then finding a home that enables you to regain your independence and, with it, your dignity. That home is the Leonard Florence Center for Living (LFCL), the first…
Investigation into ‘Wiretap Room’ Shows No Factual Basis to Allegations
Investigators from the Massachusetts Gaming Commission (MGC) reported last Thursday, Sept. 3, during a regular meeting that there was no factual basis to the allegations that two former State Troopers had gained unauthorized access to the state Attorney General’s wiretap…
No New Trial in 2008 King Arthur’s Murder
The man serving a life sentence for murdering 28-year-old Jeff Santiago as he lay wounded on the floor of a Chelsea strip club in 2008 will not receive a new trial, Suffolk County District Attorney Daniel F. Conley said this…