A quick acting Chelsea Police officer is credited with rescuing two toddlers that were pinned and being dragged in an amusement ride on Sunday evening. Officer Paul McCarthy was working a paid detail and monitoring the carnival grounds when he…
Metro Credit Union gives $5,000 to Chelsea Collaborative
-Special to the Record Metro Credit Union recently donated $5,000 to the Chelsea Collaborative, the second installment of a five-year commitment totaling $25,000. The Chelsea Collaborative’s mission is to empower Chelsea residents and Chelsea organizations to bring about social, environmental…
For Our Jewish Friends
There was a time, and it was not so long ago, when a good part of this city literally shut down during the Passover holiday. Those days are irretrievably gone and so too is the large population of Jewish people…
The Easter Holiday is a Time for Reflection and Joy
Just about everything has changed in our lives during the past few decades. Nothing is the way it used to be anymore. It is a vastly changed Chelsea of today that celebrates the Easter holiday this weekend. As much as…
Lady Red Devil Tracksters Run Past Lynn Tech, Voke
The Chelsea High girls track & field team is off to a great start this season. The squad size is large, the energy is high, and the determination is growing. The team currently consists of 58 girls, 32 who are…
Sports 04-20-2011
The Chelsea High boys track team won its first two meets of the season, defeating Lynn Tech 105-31, and Northeast Regional Vocational School, 88-48. Senior captain Santos Hernandez led the way in both meets, capturing the 400 meter low hurdles…
Obituaries 04-20-2011
Catina ‘Tina’ Tritto Chelsea resident Catina A. “Tina” ( Caccamesi ) Tritto of Chelsea, formerly of East Boston, died on April 19. She was the beloved wife of the late Joseph Tritto with whom she shared 37 years of marriage;…
Fire Guts House on Addison St.
Chelsea firefighters rescued a man who remained asleep even as he was surrounded by roaring flames, rumbling fire engines, and the noise of high-powered water hoses during a three-alarm blaze at 74 Addison St. that destroyed a residential building early…
Ash Leading Efforts on Energy, Looking for Help
Special to the Record Add climate change and environmental sustainability to City Manager Jay Ash’s seemingly endless list of priorities. Both in his municipal role and as president of the Metropolitan Area Planning Council, the regional planning agency for 101…
The Last House on Third Street was Harry German’s Home
The photograph above freezes in time forever what I have described as The Last House on Third Street. It was taken by Chelsea photographer Arnold Jarmak about 1980, when the city was coming back to life after a precipitous decline…
Trial Begins for Chelsea Man Accused of Murder
The trial has begun for the Chelsea man who allegedly fatally stabbed his roommate and stuffed him in a trash barrel last year. Fifty-year-old Israel Vasquez was stabbed to death during a fight with his 24-year-old roommate who dumped his…
Police Briefs 04-14-2011
Monday, April 4 Jose Reyes-Prudencio, 58, 56 Hawthorne St., Chelsea, was arrested for indecent assault and battery on a child under 14, indecent assault and battery on retarded person. Laise Prado, 22, 1214 Salem St., Malden, was arrested for disorderly…