The stage could not have been set more perfectly. The Chelsea High football team was playing on its home field against Northeast Metro. The Red Devils were sitting at 7-1 and could win the Commonwealth Athletic Conference Title with a…
Veterans Day 2009
Veterans Day has come and gone – and with it – the remembrances all of us have of those who served and gave their lives and of those now serving and willing to die. Since the time of the Revolutionary…
The Collaborative’s New Home
The Chelsea Collaborative’s new home on Broadway will be something that stands out when it is completed. The $350,000 build out of a building at 318 Broadway will bring new life and interest to the organization, which has been a…
Obituaries 11-20-2009
Marguerite Arsenault Of Malden, formerly of Chelsea Marguerite (Brown) Arsenault of Malden, formerly of Chelsea, died on November 14. She was the beloved wife of the late Joseph F. Arsenault; mother of Diane Johnson and her husband, Robert, of Chandler,…
Arrest Report 11-20-2009
Monday, November 9 Luis Lopez, 29, 32 Congress Ave., Chelsea, was arrested for assault and battery, reckless endangerment to children. Tomas Chacon, 34, 84 Marlborough St., Chelsea, was arrested for drinking/possessing open alcoholic beverage in public, and warrant. Rosa Johnson,…
Chelsea Collaborative unveils new home on Broadway
The Chelsea Collaborative, an organization that has grown in stature and size and helped thousands of Chelsea residents under the leadership of Executive Director Gladys Vega, ushered in a new era Tuesday with a ceremony marking the construction kickoff for…
Tax and spend
Brace yourselves. Reality is hitting Chelsea and some added taxes are bound to find their way into the next city budget. It is very likely that the city will impose a slightly higher meals tax. This has been done in…
Cahill positions himself as the candidate for Everyman
Of all the candidates vying for the State House’s corner office next year, there’s one gubernatorial candidate who, if elected, would be standing up for the average Joe. Treasurer Tim Cahill, who was in the area last week, and met…
Going Green – Chelsea Jewish Foundation Awarded Grant for New Green House Nursing Home
The Chelsea Jewish Foundation was recently awarded a $75,000 grant by The Boston Foundation. The grant money will go toward training staff and volunteers as well as developing operational procedures for the Leonard Florence Center for Living, a ground-breaking new…
Soccer Devils ousted by Somerville
The Chelsea High drew a familiar foe for its first game of the playoffs. The eighth seeded Red Devils were paired against ninth seeded Somerville High in what would become the third meeting of the year between the two teams.…
Investigative report unfair, ill-advised
Fox Television tends to do a good job reporting the news. However an investigative report aired Tuesday night and purporting to show how some residents of the Chelsea Soldiers Home are being abused by an administration that doesn’t care, was,…
Arrest Report 11-12-09
Monday, November 2 Phillip Drago, 50, 145 Stevens St., Revere, was arrested for assault and battery. Robert Deramo, 41, 27 Lexington St., Waltham, was arrested for larceny of motor vehicle, larceny over $250, reckless operation of motor vehicle, operation of…