It is the summer of discontent as we approach the 4th of July holiday. In the 234th year of American Independence, there is a feeling held among Americans that the business life of the land is unnatural, strained, weak, and…
Arrest Report 06-30-2010
Tuesday, June 22 Osmin Castro, 34, of 20 Reynolds Avenue, Chelsea, was arrested for disorderly conduct. Shannon McGrath, 44, of 928 Broadway, Chelsea, was arrested for operation of motor vehicle with suspended license. Vikki Wommer, 28, of 135 Chelsea Street,…
Obituaries 06-30-2010
Edward Landers Worked at Santagate Supermarket Edward C. Landers of Haverhill, formerly of West Peabody, died on June 22 at the Wingate at Haverhill Nursing Home after a long illness . He was 81 years old. He was born in…
Lifetime Achievement Robert Verrier, AIA
Robert Verrier, the president and founder of the Architectural Team on Admiral’s Hill – one of the leading architectural firms in Boston – turned 70 this week. It is a birthday to note not just because he designed Admiral’s Hill,…
Camacho’s murder trial is underway
The trial of the East Boston man accused of killing a 27-year-old Everett man inside King Arthur’s Lounge in Chelsea began last week and jurors visited the crime scene on Monday. Camacho, 23, of East Boston, who went by the…
Casino at Suffolk would mean jobs for Chelsea residents
Chip Tuttle, chief operating officer of Suffolk Downs, said a casino project at the East Boston venue would mean hundreds of jobs for residents of Chelsea and area communities. Tuttle made his remarks at the June Breakfast hosted by the…
Northeast Regional softball team completes successful season
The Northeast Regional softball team enjoyed another successful season under the direction of head coach Al Generazzo. Generazzo is well known in the city. He is a physical education teacher at Chelsea High School and his father, the late Al…
Representative Gene O’Flaherty
The years come and go. Politics change from time to time but our Representative Gene O’Flaherty has remained on Beacon Hill where he grows stronger and stronger as time goes by. His recent fundraiser at Anthony’s Pier Four on the…
Ed Fish
When the city bought back the Naval Hospital site from the US Government more than 30 years ago, the Fish Construction Company was hired to tear down the old and to build the new and to rehabilitate certain of the…
Arrest Report 06-23-2010
Monday, June 14 Walter Cacerea, 25, of 33 Suffolk Street, Chelsea, was arrested for drinking/possessing open alcoholic beverage in public. Carlos Jose Lebron, 32, of 122B Washington Avenue, Chelsea, was arrested for straight warrant felony. Kenneth Stoddard, 45, of 14…
Obituaries 06-23-2010
Morris Smith Proud Lifelong Chelsea resident Morris L. Smith passed away at the Whidden Memorial Hospital on June 22 after a heroic battle with overwhelming illness. He was 77 years old. He was the son of the late Leon M.…
Chelsea Art Walk great success; hundreds view local exhibits
The annual Chelsea Art Walk once again revealed this city’s artful heart and soul. With exhibits displayed throughout the city, Chelsea’s budding local art community got to show off its best work. Eleven different venues – from oil paintings shown…