A new piece of legislation being debated on Beacon Hill this week should be a positive change for local craft brewery companies like the Mystic Brewery in Chelsea if passed. The Massachusetts Brewers Guild is lobbying law makers to pass…
Sen. Brown and Sen. Grassley Leading Federal Inquiry of CHA
The long reach of disgraced Chelsea Housing Authority executive director Mike McLaughlin’s perfidy has led to Iowa Senator Charles Grassley and our Senator Scott Brown demanding full explanations about policies at the CHA. “Senator Grassley is dealing with HUD,” Jill…
ROCA Key Program
The sun shone brightly on Broadway last Thursday afternoon – a mild day by typical February standards. The wind whipped some stray papers around and some leaves left over from the fall blew wildly as cars sped by and pushed…
CHA Receiver Submits Her Second Invoice
Chelsea Housing Authority (CHA) Receiver Judith Weber has submitted her second invoice to the Supreme Judicial Court (SJC) – this time for just more than $16,000 for one month’s work – but indicated that her fees were standard and reasonable.…
Receivership Looks to Put Its Feet Up and Stay Awhile Longer
Receivership at the Chelsea Housing Authority (CHA) could go over the 90-day, Feb. 21, deadline if Gov. Deval Patrick doesn’t soon find an appointee for the troubled-agency’s rebuilt Board of Directors. The prospect of that happening, though, seems fairly slim…
Senators Brown and Grassley Are Doing the Right Thing
The disgraced former executive director of the Chelsea Housing Authority Mike McLaughlin and the world of hurt he laid on the CHA are now under a microscope in Washington, DC where our Senator Scott Brown and Iowa Senator Charles Grassley…
Marguerite Donovan
The death of Marguerite Donovan brings sadness to those of us who knew her, and her late husband, John. Mrs. Donovan was a real personality, a character actually. When this city was turning around 30 years ago, she was one…
Red Devil Boys Win Two More
The Chelsea High boys basketball team continued on its roll of late, winning both of its contests this past week in convincing fashion against Commonwealth Athletic Conference foes. The Red Devils defeated Greater Lawrence last Friday, 66-40, and then took…
Obituaries 02-09-2012
Mary Tarpinian Chelsea Resident Mary Tarpinian of Chelsea died on February 3. She was 82 years old. The loving daughter of the late Oscar and Mary (Kenosian) Kayajanian, she was the dear sister of Helen Chobanian of Saugus and is…
Grand Opening
Five guys burgers is another wonderful addition to the culinary world developing at the Marketbasket Mall. Its grand opening attracted a great deal of attention Tuesday. Shown above are Five guys employees, Xiomara Perez and Marie Scali.
Bus Craziness: Chelsea MBTA Driver Faked Crime to Collect Worker’s Compensation
Chelsea has come a long way in fighting crime, and according to local officials, the last thing the city needs is to have to fight crime that doesn’t exist. Suffolk County District Attorney Dan Conley’s office announced last Friday that…
Gun Play: Chelsea Court in Turmoil After Disappearance of Firearms
The Chelsea District Court is in turmoil this week and one Revere firearms case against an alleged career criminal is now compromised as a result of three firearms – which were evidence in criminal cases – being stolen from the…