February 27 Felix River-Marcado, 28, 175 Cottage St., Chelsea, was arrested for herion/morphine/opium, trafficking in over 14/28/100/200 grams. Richard Fajardo, 24, 36 Warren Ave., Chelsea, was arrested for receiving stolen property over $250, possessing burglarious instrument. Jorge Romero-Hernandez, 17, 125…
Obituaries 03-08-2012
Edward French Machinist and Model Maker; Inventor and Tinkerer Edward G. French, a resident of Tewksbury for more than 50 years, formerly of Chelsea and Revere, died on February 12 at a Lowell nursing home following a short period of…
In Like a Lion
Snow is shown on spring plants set up nicely and for sale at Home Depot on Wednesday morning. Those plants have since been taken in due to the snowstorm.
New Access Road for Traffic Going to Logan
Where there was once an old long-forgotten railroad covered in overgrown weeds is now a beehive of activity. Construction crews have been busy since November carving out what will eventually the area’s long awaited by-pass road along the former Conrail…
Police Contract Negotiations Stuck at Wide Impasse
The officers of the Chelsea Police Department have been working without a contract for the past 20 months. In recent months, union representatives for the department, Officers Felix Rivera and Paul McCarthy, have been negotiating with Stephen Lisauska, the city’s…
Planning Board Okays Efforts to Add Controls for Alcohol
The Planning Board met on Tuesday and gave a positive recommendation to one new proposal from City Manager Jay Ash that looks to tighten up planning efforts for convenience stores and supermarkets that sell alcohol. The Board recommended that the…
Proposed Ethanol Trains Irk Council, City Officials
For nearly a year, ethanol trains have been a serious subject for discussion in Revere, but so far they haven’t entered much into the dialogue within Chelsea even though the potentially dangerous trains could be passing right through the heart…
In Like a Lion out Like a Lamb
Just as we were all exhaling a collective sigh about the winter without snow or even terrible cold comes a snowstorm on March 1 – the first real bit or winter we will have experienced since the freak end of…
Heating with Oil
Chelsea residents heating with oil are now paying approximately $800 per fill for a 200 gallon tank. This is an absolute outrage with no one in a position of responsibility doing anything to stop the rampant speculation for the price…
Red Devils Ready for Tourney Play
The Chelsea High boys basketball team will embark on its Journey to the Tourney tonight (Thursday) hosting Beverly of the Northeastern Conference in an opening round game of the Division 2 North Sectional at the CHS gymnasium. Chelsea, which compiled…
Obituaries 03-01-2012
Orlando ‘Red’ Rojas Longtime Eastpointe Nursing Care Security Supervisor Orlando “Red” Rojas of Revere died on February 19. He was 69 years old. Born in Cuba on August, 1, 1942, the son of Alipio and Julia (Ramos) Rojas, he came…
Bagel Heaven
Jimi Katz of Katz’s famous bagels is shown above exhibiting his million dollar smile with little Matthew Cipriano nearby holding a small piece of baked heaven in his right hand during an early morning visit to the king of bagels…