As a result of the two murders Monday on Chester Avenue, Chelsea now has six homicides for the year, which is causing consternation with everyone concerned with the well-being and the safety of the city’s residents. City Manager Jay Ash met with city leaders Wednesday morning to discuss safety. Included at the table were...
In another week, the voters decide if they want to send Senator Sal DiDomenico back to the senate or to send Attorney Tim Flaherty to the senate to take his place. Both candidates are pulling out all the stops in a rush to the end of this campaign. DiDomenico is pinning his hopes on...
State Police detectives and Chelsea police are hunting down the men who gunned down two Chelsea young men in their apartment early Monday morning. Angel Acevedo, 25, and Jenret Appleberry, 26, were apparently executed at close range by gunmen around 2:00 a.m. Both men, who were well known to local police, were found dead...
An apartment on Chester Avenue early in the morning earlier this week. The city is asleep. Two Chelsea young men are asleep at 95 Chester Avenue – and there are others inside the apartment. An assailant or assailants come to the apartment. The two Chelsea young men are shot to death. In actuality, they...
In February 2007, a woman we’ll call A, decided to leave the abusive father of her nine-month old daughter. She had no money, no training or education and she felt she didn’t have anywhere to turn. After visiting the state Department of Transitional Assistance, she was given $290 per month in financial assistance and...
The Chelsea Pride Gladiators seventh and eight grade team defeated Peabody, 62-0, Sunday at Bishop Fenwick High School. Bryan Cedeno rushed for 169 yards and scored four touchdowns to lead the team. One of his touchdowns came on defense when he returned a fumble 50 yards for a score. Jonathan Vazquez returned an interception...
We again mark the terrorist attacks launched upon us on September 11, 2001. We again remember the dead from those attacks – and we remember and recall the memories of those who have died fighting terrorism since we decided to go after those who would destroy our way of life if given the chance....
Sunday, August 29 Ricardo Murillo, 48, of 869 Broadway, Chelsea, was arrested for assault with a dangerous weapon and carrying a dangerous weapon. Luis Santiago, 46, homeless, was arrested for trespassing and drinking alcohol in public. Louis Tovar, 42, of 749 Saratoga Street, East Boston, was arrested for trespassing and drinking alcohol in public....
Pasquale ‘Nicky’ Navarro, 85 Thomas H. Strahan of Chelsea retiree, freelance photographer Pasquale “Nicky” Navarro died unexpectedly at his Chelsea home on September 5. He was 85 years old. Mr. Navarro was born and raised in Fall River, came to Everett as a young boy and moved to Chelsea in 1951 when he married...
