It was an emotional end to the trial of the East Boston man accused of killing a soon-to-be Chelsea father last August as family members got to speak at Jonathan Carvalho’s sentencing hearing. Carvalho, 22, of East Boston was recently…
President Robinson; Vice-president Dan Cortell to Lead City Council
The Chelsea city council will be voting for long-time councillor Leo Robinson to once again lead the city council in 2012. Robinson, a popular city councillor at large, said he will be working closely with his colleagues and with City…
From “No Way” to a Way Out: Determination Took Orlando Echevarria from the Streets to a College Education
Like many kids growing up, Orlando Echevarria’12 had dreams. He wanted to graduate from high school and play basketball at a four-year college. It hasn’t been easy, but Echevarria is fulfilling his dream. He graduated from Chelsea (Massachusetts) High in…
Out with the Old; In with the New
It was a turbulent and tumultuous year in some parts of the world. In this nation, it was, above all, a year when we got more of the same rather than the dramatic change needed to alter our course. The…
CHS Girls Power Past Greater Lawrence, 57-39
The Chelsea High girls basketball team gave themselves an early Christmas present with a 57-39 triumph over Greater Lawrence last Thursday. After overcoming what CHS head coach Matt LaBranche described as a “bumpy start” in which the teams battled to…
Obituaries 12-29-2011
Wallace Antczak Retired Rigger and Lifelong Chelsea Resident Wallace J. Antczak, a retired rigger and lifelong Chelsea resident, died at home on Christmas Day surrounded by his beloved family after a courageous battle with overwhelming illness. He was 88 years old.…
Winter Fest a Success
Danielle Poste, Iris Sanchez, Brianna Moschella, Andrea Orozco, Shelby Sweeney, Leilani Chin, and Melissa Wilson from the off Broadway dance Studio at the City’s first Chelsea Winter Fest.
A Give and Take for the Salvation Army
Donations to the local Salvation Army unit are down this Christmas, and City Manager Jay Ash is booked to do his best this Friday to ring the bell and raise money. Earlier this week, Ash (r) stopped by Market Basket…
Program Helps Sick, Disabled Kids and Their Families Celebrate Christmas
Times of celebration are few and far between for families that care for young people with chronic conditions. That goes for Christmas and, basically, any other time of year. And it’s not because they can’t have a good time, but…
McLaughlin Was Everywhere, but in Chelsea
Disgraced Chelsea Housing Authority executive director Mike McLaughlin, it turns out, was rarely at his job, conducted business by phone from Florida or his home in Dracut and spent so little time in Chelsea that his claims for salary, vacation…
Chelsea Gunman Gets Life for Central Avenue Murder
It took only two weeks for a Suffolk Superior Court jury to convict the East Boston man accused of killing a Chelsea man in the summer of 2010. Last Wednesday, the jury convicted Jonathan Carvalho, 22, of East Boston of…
Airport District Might Soon Be Home for New Business
Car renting and leasing has long been absent from the Airport Overlay District in Chelsea, but an approval from the Planning Board Tuesday night on a plan by Enterprise Rent-A-Car brought such business a bit closer to coming back to…