Flora Teele North End resident Flora (Leo) Teele of the North End of Boston died on March 8. She was 101 years old. Born in 1909 to Raffaele and Clementina Leo, she was the last surviving sibling. She was the cherished mother of Ralph Teele and his wife, Sheila, of Cottonwood, AZ and Bruce Teele and his... »

Chelsea resident Ashley Rodriguez’s quest to be the next “American Idol” came to end on the popular show last Thursday night. Rodriguez was one of four contestants who did not advance to the next round. Janell Wheeler, Joe Munoz, and Tyler Grady were also ousted from the Fox Network’s nationally televised singing competition Many had felt... »

The Chelsea High boys basketball team had their state title aspirations ended by a hot-shooting Reading High School team, 76-66, in the Division 2 North quarterfinals Saturday night at the Sol Nechtem Gymnasium. Reading guard Trey Jones scored 33 points, with most of his baskets coming from long range. The Reading guards seemed to hit... »

Consultant for the Chelsea Street Bridge project, John Vitagliano, announced that preliminary traffic closures on the bridge will commence in the first week of March. “This is the start of a four month series of temporary night-time closures from 8:00 p.m. to 5:00 a.m. for a couple of days per week and occasional weekend... »

Tuesday night marked the first meeting – an organizational get together – of the newly appointed Charter Review Selection Committee responsible for setting the boundaries and establishing the format for the Charter Review Committee. The city council voted 11-0 to convene such a Charter Review Committee last month The committee members were named recently by Council... »

A Charter Review selection committee has been chosen. The long and complex process of examining the city charter and the likelihood of making some changes in its composition has begun. There should be no bickering in doing the right thing that leads to the proper make-up of the ultimate Charter Review Committee. Political agendas must be... »