The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) carries a stellar reputation worldwide, but ironically some students in Chelsea at the Eugene Wright Middle School – who live only a few miles away – had never heard of the famed institution until…
Month: February 2011
CSBG May Be on the Chopping Block
It’s something that is always threatened under Republican presidential administrations so it came as a surprise to many in Chelsea when President Barack Obama singled out Community Service Block Grants (CSBG) as something to cut in his State of the…
Jerry Zullo, Self-made Businessman, Fixture in Neighborhood
Jerry Zullo, a former Chelsea resident and longtime East Boston businessman who owned several restaurants in East Boston for nearly a half a century, died on Saturday, February 5 following complication from pneumonia at the Kaplan Family Hospice in Danvers.…
A Look at Another City Manager
We tend to give City Manager Jay Ash a great deal of credit for the excellent job he’s done. He’s been doing his thing here for nearly a decade – and quite frankly – in its modern history, the city…
Fill the Pot Holes
Nothing, frankly, can be more important to public safety and quality of life than the repair of the city’s many growing pot-holes. Some of them in the most obvious locations – Washington Avenue, Broadway, Everett Avenue, and Beacham Street are…
John Edward McBride
On February 1, Chelsea lost a link to the old days, when this city was a far different place than it is today. The death of John Edward McBride last week at 90 brought to an end a long and…
Police Briefs 02-10-2011
Saturday, January 29 Luis Reyes, 28, 4 Franklin St., Chelsea, was arrested for assault and battery and intimidation of a witness. Sunday, January 30 Jose Gonzalez, 53, 48 Malden St., Everett, was arrested for assault with a dangerous weapon. D’mitri…
Red Devils Win CAC Championship
The Chelsea High basketball team clinched an outright Commonwealth Athletic Conference championship with a string of three victories over their principal CAC rivals this past week. The Red Devils stand at a perfect 11-0 in the CAC and with just…
Obituaries 02-10-2011
Jose Santos Jr. Of Puerto Rico, formerly of Chelsea Jose J. Santos Jr. of Arroyo, Puerto Rico, formerly of Chelsea, died unexpectedly at home n January 1. Born in Malden, he was the beloved son of the late Jose Santos…
HCHA Holds Annual Legislative Breakfast
State and local officials joined community health leaders at the Harbor Community Health Alliance’s Annual Legislative Breakfast Friday at the Winthrop Senior Center. City Manager Jay Ash, State Reps. Eugene O’Flaherty and Kathi-Anne Reinstein, State Sen. Sal DiDomenico, and Speaker of…