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…
Chelsea Police Still Searching for Gunman
Chelsea police are searching for a gunman responsible for an afternoon shooting that caused panic on Broadway and forced the lockdown of a nearby school. On Monday Chelsea police responded to 731 Broadway at 2:44 p.m. and found 21-year-old Chelsea…
Merry Christmas Happy Holiday
Christmas 2011 is days away. Most of us are busy preparing for the holiday. All of us this year are receiving a great present – the official end of the war in Iraq. Nine Christmas celebrations have come and gone…
Boys Basketball Team Drops OT Heartbreaker
The Chelsea High boys basketball team came out on the short end of a 65-64 decision to Greater Lowell in overtime last week. The contest was a nip and tuck affair from the opening tap to the final buzzer with…
Police Briefs 12-22-2011
December 12 Paul Lampasona, 47, 113 Patriot Pkwy., revere, was arrested on a warrant. Richard Lovering Jr., 40, 83 Lincoln St., Winthrop, was arrested on a warrant. Saul Valencia-Arenas, 43, 23 Roughan St., Revere, was arrested for failure to yield…
Obituaries 12-22-2011
Karen LaPierre John Hancock Retiree Karen L. (Dion) LaPierre of Haverhill, formerly of Chelsea, died suddenly on December 18. She was 63 years old. A retired employee of John Hancock Insurance Co. of Boston and a member of the Massachusetts…