A suspect has been arrested and charged with the shooting deaths of two Chelsea men last week in a Chester Avenue apartment. Steven Andre, 22, was taken into custody without a fight by State and Chelsea Police Detectives Tuesday. He…
DiDomenico tops Flaherty in State Senate race
In extremely close balloting throughout the sprawling senatorial district, State Senator Sal DiDomenico beat Cambridge Attorney Tim Flaherty by 172 votes. DiDomenico bested Flaherty in Chelsea, 721-701. In results from all the cities and towns, almost 13,000 voters cast ballots.…
Happy birthday
The Chelsea Provident Cooperative Bank is celebrating its 125th Anniversary – a great accomplishment, given how businesses come and go in the modern world. The bank is the oldest in this city and is very likely one of the oldest…
What to do?
The double homicide on Chester Avenue last week has struck a nerve in many quarters of this tightly knit city. The dead men, it has been pointed out, aren’t simply statistics, they were fathers and sons, brothers and husbands. They…
Arrest Report 09-16-2010
Monday, September 6 Lois Gullage, 52, 230 Chestnut St., Chelsea, was arrested for disorderly conduct, evade tax fair. Tuesday, September 7 William Chaput, 50, 100 Astle St., Tewksbury, was arrested for assault and battery. Rocio Valencia-Anguiano, 36, 133 Chester Ave.,…
Obituaries 09-16-2010
Mary Benvenuto Chelsea resident Mary V. (Capizzi) Benvenuto of Chelsea died suddenly at home on September 7. She was 78 years old. She was the daughter of the late Michael and Gina Capizzi, devoted mother of Anne Benvenuto of Chelsea…
Meeting discusses brutal slayings
As a result of the two murders Monday on Chester Avenue, Chelsea now has six homicides for the year, which is causing consternation with everyone concerned with the well-being and the safety of the city’s residents. City Manager Jay Ash…
Down to the wire – DiDomenico and Flaherty sprint to the finish line; Cambridge is key
In another week, the voters decide if they want to send Senator Sal DiDomenico back to the senate or to send Attorney Tim Flaherty to the senate to take his place. Both candidates are pulling out all the stops in…
Police hunt murderers of two Chelsea men
State Police detectives and Chelsea police are hunting down the men who gunned down two Chelsea young men in their apartment early Monday morning. Angel Acevedo, 25, and Jenret Appleberry, 26, were apparently executed at close range by gunmen around…
The double homicide on Chester Avenue
An apartment on Chester Avenue early in the morning earlier this week. The city is asleep. Two Chelsea young men are asleep at 95 Chester Avenue – and there are others inside the apartment. An assailant or assailants come to…
One woman’s tale of survival – How HarborCOV helped her; How you can help HarborCOV
In February 2007, a woman we’ll call A, decided to leave the abusive father of her nine-month old daughter. She had no money, no training or education and she felt she didn’t have anywhere to turn. After visiting the state…
Gladiators roll in season opener
The Chelsea Pride Gladiators seventh and eight grade team defeated Peabody, 62-0, Sunday at Bishop Fenwick High School. Bryan Cedeno rushed for 169 yards and scored four touchdowns to lead the team. One of his touchdowns came on defense when…