Allan Alpert, past president and master of ceremonies and Arthur Arsenault, president of the Chelsea Chamber of Commerce, presented a Chelsea Clock in appreciation to Patrick Wardell, chief executive officer of Cambridge Health Alliance, for being the guest speaker at the Chamber breakfast on Wednesday at the Wyndham Hotel on Everett Avenue.
In four of the poorest communities in Massachusetts (Eastie, Revere, Chelsea and Everett), money transfer stores in 2012 helped residents send $247.08 million in cash to several foreign countries around the world. The process of sending money from the U.S. to foreign countries is nothing new, and there is certainly nothing illegal or wrong...
Thank goodness for seven minutes. Spencer Lofts resident Bobby Gaudreau has never been so thankful for just a few extra minutes, but those few minutes might have saved him from grievous injury, and certainly saved him from being at ground zero for Monday’s bombing attacks at the Boston Marathon. Having come across the finish...
As Erin Clarke packed up the things in her Newtown, CT home last December, preparing for a move to Boston and a job at ROCA in Chelsea, she had no idea that she would be sent off from her hometown with monumental sadness. In fact, the newest ROCA Redevelopment Associate and chief planner for...
There can be no debate that Craig Walker is one of the greatest basketball players in Chelsea High School history – if not the greatest. Walker averaged 28.8 points per game in his senior year to lead the entire state in scoring. He helped the Red Devils win a Greater Boston League championship in...
A Dorchester man has been charged with attempted murder for setting two major fires – one in Chelsea – after getting in a fight with his girlfriend and trying to fight that fire with a fire. Late last week, State Fire Marshal Stephen D. Coan, Everett Fire Chief David Butler, Chelsea Fire Chief Robert...
Perhaps I am still in sense of shock as the details and the reality of the bombing at the finish line of the Boston Marathon on Monday sinks into my mind. One is almost immune when you hear about civilian targeted bombs exploding in those places of unrest like the Middle East or Africa....
April 8 Joshua Beaulieu, 34, 44 Lafayette Ave., Chelsea, was arrested for assault and battery. Ramon Pagan, 41, 1 Pine St., Boston, MA was arrested for drinking/possessing open alcoholic beverage in public. Jodie Perkins, 45, Homeless, Chelsea, was arrested on warrants. Raissa Avilez, 22, 29 Chester Ave., Chelsea, was arrested for assault, threat to...
The Chelsea High baseball team shook off a pair of tough losses earlier this past week to post an 11-4 win over Maimonides Academy Tuesday evening under the lights at Chelsea Stadium. Jason Pineda was the leading light for the Red Devils, pitching a complete game six-hitter with just two earned runs and socking...
Sharon Greeley Harney Of Middleton, formerly of Chelsea Sharon J. (Cain) Greeley Harney died April 14 in her home following an extended illness. She was 58 years old. The beloved wife of Stephen G. Harney, she was born in San Bernadino, California on March 1, 1955, the daughter of the late Harry L. and...
Paula Marino of the Kelly School poses for a photo with her mother, Helen Espinoza, and her principal, Tim Howard.
For several City Councillors, finding those little, orange $25 parking tickets on their windshields after a Council meeting has become a rite of passage. Few councillors have escaped the parking ticket wrath during their tenure, and it pretty much has become a given that councillors who frequent City Hall meetings will come away with...
Jerry Shafir, founder and president of Kettle Cuisine, was the recipient of the Chelsea Chamber of Commerce Outstanding Citizen of the Year Award. Making the presentation of a Chelsea Clock was Joanne Tarason, a member of the executive committee.
Step by step, the Browne Middle School Step Dance team will make their way to Providence College this coming Saturday, April 13th, to perform in front of several thousand students as part of the College’s Diversity Festival. Teacher Asha Chana and five students from the school have been honing their skills since last December...
Outraged Chelsea Housing Authority (CHA) tenants and organizers will meet with U.S. Attorney Carmen Ortiz today, April 11th, to discuss the plea deal and sentencing of former, disgraced CHA Director Michael McLaughlin. Attorney Jay Rose – who has assisted residents in organizing a tenant-driven protest of McLaughlin’s plea deal – said the informal group...
Fire Union officials this week are calling on the City and the City Council to respect the collective bargaining process and approve their contract. Last week, the Council narrowly voted to keep the contract on the table in hopes that the Union would agree to go back to the table with City Manager Jay...
On the television at any given time in the afternoon, one can see cases being tried and adjudicated with no nonsense. Sometimes, in a particular case, the television judge just lays the person out and you cheer. Well in Chelsea, we have been fortunate to have had such a judge. Judge Diana Maldonando of...
The Chelsea High baseball team posted its first win of the season with a 12-2 triumph over Notre Dame of Lawrence Monday night under the lights at Chelsea Stadium. The Red Devils set the tone for the contest from the outset, pouncing on Notre Dame’s starting pitcher to rack up nine runs in the...
Richard Pilcher Served in US Air Force Intelligence Service Richard L. Pilcher of Chelsea passed away suddenly at home. He was 76 years old. Born in Eufaula, Alabama to W.E. and Jerusha (Nobles) Pilcher, he joined the US Air Force in 1955 and served for four years. During that time he was in the...
Since 2006, the Shannon Community Safety Initiative has been providing communities in Massachusetts with funding to combat youth violence, gangs and substance abuse, typically through a regional and multi-disciplinary approach. As Shannon supporters from around the state gathered at the State House last week to lobby for funding for its continuance, helping to lead...
Owners of Suffolk Downs unveiled its 3D model of the $1 billion Caesars Resort at Suffolk Downs last week to the media. On Monday, the East Boston Times sat down with Suffolk Downs’ COO Chip Tuttle to get a sneak peak at the model and updated renderings before it begins a tour through the...
The glamour and style of Las Vegas arrived at a transformed Edward Connolly Center on Wednesday, March 27, as a backdrop of yellow drapes and artistic lighting turned the cavernous center into a totally different place. With Frank Sinatra tunes playing in the background, Everett Mayor Carlo DeMaria Jr. and Gamal Aziz, Chief Operating Officer...
One of the major investors in Suffolk Downs has pulled out of the partnership and will consolidate its efforts in its core business – that being commercial real estate in New York City and the eastern seaboard. Vornado Realty Trust had a nearly 20 percent stake in Suffolk Downs for the last several years...
A 72-year-old Chelsea man was held on high bail after his arraignment this week on 20 separate charges resulting from Chelsea Police discovering firearms, ammunition, stun guns, and drugs inside two apartments he occupied. Frederick J. Bonamo, 72, was arraigned in Chelsea District Court Monday on four counts each of unlawful firearm possession and...
