All summer long, Chelsea residents and City leaders attended meeting after meeting to advocate and discuss the Silver Line Bus Service coming to Chelsea. For the most part, all they wanted was the new service. What they got was the…
Veterans Day: Thank a Veteran for His or Her Service to Our Country
This Monday, November 11, we will join with our fellow Americans in observing Veteran’s Day, a day set aside to honor the sacrifices made by all of those who have served in our nation’s armed forces. Veteran’s Day originated as…
Red Devils Fall in Tourney Opener to St. Clement’s
The Chelsea High football team was eliminated from the competition in the Division 6 North MIAA football tournament with a 41-0 loss to St. Clement’s Saturday evening at Dilboy Field in Somerville. St. Clement’s got off to a fast start,…
Obituaries 11-07-2013
Kim Leisey Retired Union Glazer, Coached Chelsea Youth Baseball Kim R. Leisey of Nahant passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, November 3 at the North Shore Medical Center in Salem. He was 58 years old. Born in Cambridge, the son of…
Silver Line Will Bring New Value to Chelsea
After decades of mining for unique public transportation solutions in Chelsea, this week Chelsea and state officials have struck silver – and the find could end up being worth its weight in gold. City Manager Jay Ash and Gov. Deval…
Fitzpatrick, McLaughlin Indicted for Rigging Inspections
Media reports this week indicated that former Chelsea Housing Authority (CHA) Director Michael McLaughlin has been indicted with two others regarding the alleged rigging of public housing inspections. McLaughlin, 67, who is already imprisoned on federal charges regarding his salary…
Pot of Gold Dinner
Tricia Williams, and Gloria Gerrig and Gloria Glazer, representing Temple Emmanuel, split the $10,000 prize at the Chamber of Commerce Pot Of Gold Dinner.
Celebrity Sighting
Susan Gallant and her sister Beverly Jones (right) love John Travolta so they had to get a picture with him while he was filming on Addison Street recently.
Malden Deal Not Good Enough for Chelsea
Some $1 million per year for casino mitigation will not be enough for Chelsea, City Manager Jay Ash said this week in response to the Surrounding Community Agreement inked between Malden and Wynn Resorts last week. “It’s less than what…
Be Sure to Vote Tuesday
When the Founding Fathers drew up our Constitution, the notion of a democratic form of government, in which every citizen was given the right to vote (although admittedly, citizenship in the late 18th century was conferred solely upon white males)…
Have a Safe Halloween
Halloween is for children or the child in all of us. The thought of getting loads of free candy is sometimes just an overload as children race around the streets trying to make sure that they hit every house and…
CHS Football Team to Face St. Clement’s in State Tourney
The Chelsea High football team will take part in the MIAA’s new football playoff format when the Red Devils travel to Dilboy Stadium in Somerville Saturday evening to take on St. Clement’s, the champion of the Small Division of the…