Broadway has traditionally been a business district, but a new proposal to locate a church in the middle of that busy business district has some in the City wondering if such changes in use are a positive step forward for…
Police Chief Kyes Leads Expanded Policing Effort
Special to the Record A group of local police chiefs and city and town leaders led by Chelsea Chief Bryan Kyes have banded together to increase the value of their law enforcement efforts. In a scenario that seeks to give…
City Fears Loss of Funds from Census Numbers
Census figures say one thing on paper, but the reality on the streets in Chelsea is a completely different thing altogether. In the wake of last week’s Census 2010 population release, City Manager Jay Ash said he believes thousands of…
Development taking off at the Mystic Mall
The Mystic Mall is an example of the way things are going in Chelsea. The supermarket itself is the leading example of a successful, capital-intensive development that has gone to plan. Also going according to plan is the old Demoulas…
Police Briefs 03-31-2011
Monday, March 21 Darwin Calderon, 24, 146 Union St., #1, Everett, was arrested for pick pocketing. Maura Sullivan, 25, 64 Francis St., Basement Apt., Revere, was arrest on a warrant. Rigoberto Gonzalez, 53, 57 Hawthorne St., was arrested for disorderly…
Obituaries 03-31-2011
Sybil Swartz Of Chelsea, formerly of Winthrop Sybil Swartz of Chelsea, formerly of Winthrop, died on March 22 at the Chelsea Jewish Nursing Home. She was 83 years old. Born in Boston and raised in Roxbury, shortly after graduating from…
The Flagship
There she is, the giant retail success story of all retail success stories, the Demoulas flagship, the Marketbasket, the great engine powering the development of the mall and causing so many from this city and outside of this city to…
Homegoods Opens with Large Crowd
Chelsea’s HomeGoods store opened Sunday at the Demoulas’s Mall. A large crowd of shoppers attended the event, which featured good old fashioned shopping for much of the day. “This is one more sure sign that we are moving ahead with…
T.j. Maxx Opening Sunday at Mall
The grand opening for Chelsea’s T.J. Maxx store is Sunday, March 27 at 8 a.m. The doors will open to the brand new store in the Demoulas’s Mall. The retailing giant is offering stunning savings to shoppers on Oepning Day.…
Chelsea Police Cracking Down on Graffiti with Arrests
The Chelsea Police Department in their continued aggressive crackdown on graffiti in the city has charged a 15 year old Chelsea juvenile with multiple counts of defacement of property. These charges included several counts of malicious destruction against residential properties.…
The City Council at Its Best
The Chelsea City Council’s recent vote to keep City Manager Jay Ash in Chelsea was a profile in courage for that board. It showed, above all else, that this city council is responsible, clear thinking, business minded and concerned about…
TJ Maxx Opening Sunday
Chelsea’s TJ Maxx store opening will be held Sunday at the Demoulas’s Mall. The opening of this major retailing outlet is a wonderful shot in the arm to the local economy and will give as well a boost in creating…