An Admiral’s Hill lawyer and member of the Licensing Board was elected District 8 councillor following a four-ballot contest at city hall Monday night. Dan Cortell was sworn in immediately following the winning vote announced by city clerk Debbie Clayman. Moments later, he took his seat and joined the council for the scheduled meeting. “I am honored.... »
There is now a bit of North Africa in Chelsea Square with the opening last Friday of Casablanca – part bakery, part café, part grocery store and restaurant all wrapped into one. Located on the street level in one of Chelsea Square’s oldest buildings at 222 Broadway, Casablanca is definitely unique and tends to promote... »
Progressive Democrat Michael Albano, a small business owner from Chelsea, announced today that he is officially a candidate for State Senate in the special election to fill the open seat vacated by Anthony Galluccio. Albano, 48, says that people in Massachusetts are looking for new leadership to help restore confidence in local government. "People are... »
The Chelsea High boys basketball team enjoyed a busy, but productive week, winning three of the four games that the Red Devils played in a seven day period. The stretch included two non league games which for CHS head coach Jay Seigal represented a bit of a trip to yesteryear for the former Red... »
The election process surrounding the city council’s selection of Attorney Dan Cortell as the District 8 councillor was a great success. The city council, led by its able president Leo Robinson, made the process pristine and absent of the kind of regressive quid pro quo politics that used to dominate this city in the decades... »
Attorney Dan Cortell is now Councillor Attorney Dan Cortell. Councillor Ron Morgese’s replacement for the empty District 8 seat is a quiet, smart, humble, strong Chelsea guy who came here about ten years ago and wanted to get involved. During this decade of his life, he’s become a well-known and well-liked figure on Admiral’s Hill and... »
We wish to call your attention to Michael Albano, the Chelsea resident tossing his hat into the ring in the political battle to fill the senate seat left vacant by the resignation of former Senator Anthony Galluccio. By officially announcing his intent to run for the senate seat, he has become an important voice for... »
Monday, January 18 Zamora Osmin Herrera, 34, 20 Washington Ave., Chelsea, was arrested for assault and battery. Tuesday, January 19 David Murphy, 40, 60 Franklin Ave., Chelsea, was arrested on a felony warrant. Mario Rosa, 23, 32 Arlington St., Everett, was arrested for operating a motor vehicle unlicensed/revoked, use of motor vehicle without authority. Malissa Choukas, 23, 33 White... »
Marion Walczak Chelsea resident Marion E. (Deschuytner) Walczak of Chelsea died at the Chelsea Jewish Nursing Home on January 25. She was 77 years old. A graduate of St. Rose High School, she continued her education at the Katherine Gibbs School in Boston. In the mid 1960’s and early 1970’s, she was a day school teacher for... »
Chelsea High basketball star Cesar Castro continued his superlative senior season by reaching one of the most coveted individual milestones in high school basketball. Castro, a captain of the Chelsea High boys basketball team, scored the 1,000th point of his career in a 62-28 win over Shawsheen Tech Friday night before an appreciative home crowd. As... »
