Month: July 2010

Colombian ambassador visits area

It was an exciting day for Colombians in Chelsea this week as they had the rare opportunity to sit with their native country’s ambassador to the U.S. Ambassador Carolina Barco Isakson, the daughter of Colombia’s former president Virgilio Barco Vargas,…

Anthony Simboli’s dream

No one has benefited more from his father coming before him than local developer Anthony Simboli (the younger). The senior Mr. Simboli has become a bit of a legend in local commercial real estate circles. He started in Chelsea about…

On the Chelsea waterfront

When the new park has been completed on the waterfront on Marginal Street, Chelsea might benefit by planning a series of events or a single signature event there every summer that has some of the panache of the Revere Beach…

Arrest Report 07-22-2010

Sunday, July 11 Liang Yu You, 35, of 43 Lambert Avenue, Chelsea, was arrested for disorderly conduct. Abraham Almodovar, 33, of 101 Franklin Avenue, Chelsea, was arrested for breaking and entering in the daytime, destruction of property, assault and battery,…

Obituaries 07-22-2010

Robert Griffin Member of Cary Square Associates Robert J. Griffin of Revere, formerly of Chelsea, died on July 19. He was 69 years old. A member of the Cary Square Associates, he was currently a member of the Board of…

Demoulas’ at one year

At one year and counting, the Demoulas’ Market Basket continues to break all kinds of sales records while attracting huge and diverse throngs of shoppers. The enormous supermarket – perhaps the largest of its kind east of the Mississippi River…

A real Chelsea success story

Bruce Berkowitz remembers vividly his days growing up on Washington Avenue, attending the Prattville, Carter, and Williams schools, enjoying the company of good friends and the good times at the old Chelsea Y.M.H.A. And there are people still living and…