Councilor-At-Large Leo Robinson wants the City Council to step up to the plate for youth sports organizations in the city. At Monday night’s council meeting, Robinson requested that City Manager Thomas Ambrosino consider setting aside some of the city’s free…
Police Chief, Council Discuss Detail Pay
The mechanics behind police details and police detail pay took center stage at a City Council subcommittee meeting Monday night. The meeting was requested by Councilor-At-Large Damali Vidot after the council received a letter from a resident earlier this year…
Councilors Request Parking Placards for City Hall
At least two city councilors are sick of getting parking tickets while trying to conduct business at City Hall. During Monday night’s council meeting, councilors Enio Lopez and Giovanni Recupero introduced an order requesting the Traffic and Parking Commission issue…
Water, Sewer, Trash Rate Hikes Expected
Chelsea residents can expect to see a hike in their water, sewer, and trash bills in the new fiscal year, which begins on July 1. Average residential homeowners can expect an increase of less than 2.5 percent on their combined…
Council To Have Input on Clerk Job Description
The entire City Council will have input on the job description a special subcommittee has drafted for hiring a new clerk to the council. Earlier this spring, Paul Casino, who has served as the council clerk for more than a…
Olympic Player Charlie Davies Visits ALS Resident Steve Saling at Leonard Florence Center for Living
Charlie Davies, a USA Olympic player and retired Revolution player, who is currently a CBS soccer analyst and head of philanthropy at The Quin Club of Boston, joined Chelsea’s Jordan Boys & Girls Club at a breakfast series as their…
Chelsea Teens’ Artwork To Be Displayed at Harvard’s Peabody Museum
The group of Chelsea students are part of a larger group of young adults from surrounding communities who created artwork in response to the questions, how do you share your cultural identity? How would you like to take your place…
A Memorial Day Truism: Freedom Isn’t Free
For the first time in 20 years — that’s an entire generation — America’s military men and women are not fighting a war on foreign soil. The withdrawal of our remaining troops from Afghanistan last August brought to an end…
Guest Op-Ed: Why Did Memorial Day Change?
Dr. Glenn Mollette Decoration Day was observed on May 30th from 1868 to 1970 to decorate the graves and honor those dying in military service for our country. In 1971 Congress officially made the last Monday in May Memorial Day.…
CHS Roundup
CHS Girls Finish 2nd at GBL Meet; Rodriguez Double-Champ The Chelsea High girls outdoor track and field team capped a hugely-successful season with an impressive second-place finish at the Greater Boston League (GBL) Meet that was held this past Monday…
Obituaries 05-26-2022
Sabrina Pena Ortiz Retired Nurse’s Aide Sabrina Pena Ortiz, 79, passed away after a brief illness on Monday, May 23 while at the Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston. Born and raised in Piura, Peru, she settled in Chelsea as a…