Disgraced Chelsea Housing Authority executive director Mike McLaughlin, it turns out, was rarely at his job, conducted business by phone from Florida or his home in Dracut and spent so little time in Chelsea that his claims for salary, vacation…
Month: December 2011
Chelsea Gunman Gets Life for Central Avenue Murder
It took only two weeks for a Suffolk Superior Court jury to convict the East Boston man accused of killing a Chelsea man in the summer of 2010. Last Wednesday, the jury convicted Jonathan Carvalho, 22, of East Boston of…
Airport District Might Soon Be Home for New Business
Car renting and leasing has long been absent from the Airport Overlay District in Chelsea, but an approval from the Planning Board Tuesday night on a plan by Enterprise Rent-A-Car brought such business a bit closer to coming back to…
Chelsea Police Still Searching for Gunman
Chelsea police are searching for a gunman responsible for an afternoon shooting that caused panic on Broadway and forced the lockdown of a nearby school. On Monday Chelsea police responded to 731 Broadway at 2:44 p.m. and found 21-year-old Chelsea…
Merry Christmas Happy Holiday
Christmas 2011 is days away. Most of us are busy preparing for the holiday. All of us this year are receiving a great present – the official end of the war in Iraq. Nine Christmas celebrations have come and gone…
Boys Basketball Team Drops OT Heartbreaker
The Chelsea High boys basketball team came out on the short end of a 65-64 decision to Greater Lowell in overtime last week. The contest was a nip and tuck affair from the opening tap to the final buzzer with…
Police Briefs 12-22-2011
December 12 Paul Lampasona, 47, 113 Patriot Pkwy., revere, was arrested on a warrant. Richard Lovering Jr., 40, 83 Lincoln St., Winthrop, was arrested on a warrant. Saul Valencia-Arenas, 43, 23 Roughan St., Revere, was arrested for failure to yield…
Obituaries 12-22-2011
Karen LaPierre John Hancock Retiree Karen L. (Dion) LaPierre of Haverhill, formerly of Chelsea, died suddenly on December 18. She was 63 years old. A retired employee of John Hancock Insurance Co. of Boston and a member of the Massachusetts…
Mystic Brewery’s First Product out in Time for the Holidays
The first batch of beer from the new Chelsea Brewery hit shelves recently and the reviews have been positive. The Mystic Brewery, LLC’s signature beer Saison can now be found a local liquor stores like Fernandez Brothers and restaurants like…
Chelsea Court Program Prevents Repeated Criminal Behavior
Probation officers Olga Lattarulo, Carolyn Shannon, Debra Cerundolo and Christine Thomas were tired of seeing the same women come before the Chelsea District Court in a pattern that just never seemed to end. The same Latina women – as well…