We do not know what devious things or actual crimes committed can be attributed to Chelsea’s Gary Martel who has been charged with fraud and is now being investigated by several agencies, including the Securities and Exchange Commission. He has…
Police Briefs 06-28-2012
June 18 Gaetano Terranova, 46, 794 Broadway, Chelsea, was arrested for assault and battery. Louis Tovar, 43, 23 Chester Ave., Chelsea, was arrested for default warrant and felony warrants. Jose Agular, 31, Bellingham Sq., Chelsea, was arrested for default warrants.…
Obituaries 06-28-2012
Murielle Moon, RN Retired Chelsea Board of Health/School Nurse Murielle L. Moon, RN, retired Chelsea Board of Health / School Nurse, died on June 24 at the Whidden Memorial Hospital in Everett. She was 95 years old. Born and raised…
New Immigration Rules Have Huge Effect in Chelsea
Last Friday was both a surprise and relief to thousands in Chelsea who are in the United States illegally and without documentation. In the Rose Garden at the White House, President Barack Obama announced a unilateral policy decision to stop…
Boutique Hotel May Be in Works on Waterfront
A noted Boston hotel developer told the Record this week that he has, indeed, entered the design phase for a potential boutique hotel and restaurant on the corner of Winnisimmet and Williams Street. Paul Roiff – a principle at Heath…
Martel Charged with Fraud; SEC Freezes Martel’s Assets
The Securities and Exchange Commission has charged Chelsea resident Gary Martel with defrauding at least 12 investors of $1.6 million from 2006 to the present. Martel operated under multiple names including Martel Financial Group and MFG Funding. Investors, according to…
Hennigan, Staff Called Before State Ethics Commission
Several workers at the Suffolk Superior Criminal Court report being called before the State Ethics Commission last week for an alleged investigation into the conduct of the Court’s Clerk, Maura Hennigan. Two sources, which chose to remain anonymous due to…
Simboli Properties Breaks Ground on New Baldor Boston Warehouse
The Simboli Properties today officially broke ground on the new Baldor Boston warehouse at 215 Williams Street in Chelsea, Mass. The Simboli Properties, which announced the new Baldor lease in April, recently negotiated $2.7 million in new financing through Citizens…
Keep Al Ewing
Chelsea Housing Authority Executive Director Al Ewing should be kept on as the Chelsea Housing Authority’s Executive Director. In the post Mike McGlaughlin era, Ewing, untainted by everything that came before, has done an admirable job as was evidenced by…
The Police and a Raise
Those close to negotiations real or imagined that are now ongoing all agree – some headway is being made between all the important parties to finally negotiate a contract with the city. Differences of opinion on tactics not withstanding, divisions…
Obituaries 06-21-2012
Richard Leo LeMoure Retired Union Fish Packer and Handler Richard Leo LeMoure died unexpectedly in his Chelsea home on Father’s Day in the company of his family. He was 90 years old. A Union Fish Packer and Handler, he was…
Looking at the News
There has been a great deal of negative talk making the rounds among residents about the police union ploy of placing bright orange fake parking tickets on the windshields of nearly every parked car in the city a few days…