For the past 16 years, Jean Fulco has lived in Chelsea Housing Authority (CHA) properties – virtually every one of them, she said – and put up with roaches, no heat, no hot water and units falling apart on top…
Month: August 2013
Restitution: Retirement Board Will Examine the Idea of McLaughlin to Pay Back CHA
There were mixed feelings two weeks ago, on July 17th, after former Chelsea Housing Authority (CHA) Director Michael McLaughlin received his sentence in Boston’s Federal Court. On the one hand, he got far more time in jail than many expected.…
Drug Sweep Arrests 48, Cleans Up Bellingham Square
As Chelsea’s downtown and adjacent neighborhoods have become more vibrant and desirable, one persistent problem has been the congregation of n’er-do-wells outside to City Hall in Bellingham Square. While many try to do business, get to college classes, wait for…
FBI Project to Go to ZBA Later This Month
At long last, the FBI is coming. In another time and era, such statements in Chelsea were wholly negative, but these days those are the words just about everyone in the City has been waiting to hear for several years.…
Some Water Bills to Go Down, All Trash Bills to Go Up
As the City enters this new fiscal year, changes in billing for City-provided services are being implemented. Half of the City’s water and sewer customers will see reductions in their bills, with the remaining half continuing to enjoy the third…
Arnie Goodman: One of a Kind He Loved the City of Chelsea
The passing of Arnie Goodman removes from the local scene a man who truly gave his heart and soul to everything that was Chelsea on so many levels. Arnie loved the city in which he was born and raised, and…
Death and Taxes
The adage goes that the only certainty in life is death and taxes. This seems to be ringing true for local drivers. There is a plan afoot from the bureaucrats at the Department of Transportation to install new toll gates…
Police Briefs 08-01-2013
July 22 Israel A. Angeles, 32, of 230 Washington Avenue, Chelsea, was arrested for possession of a Class B drug. Rosa Colon, 37, of 835 Broadway, Chelsea, was arrested for two counts of straight felony warrant and one misdemeanor default…
Obituaries 08-01-2013
Angela ‘Angie’ Mazzarelli Homemaker Angela “Angie” (Lento) Mazzarelli, a lifelong resident of Chelsea, passed away unexpectedly on July 17. A homemaker, born in Chelsea, she was the beloved wife of the late Alfred M. Mazzarelli with whom she shared 45…