Juan Jose Dubon Valdivieso, 50, Commercial Painter Who Settled in Chelsea
Born in Puerto Cortes, Honduras, he came to Chelsea, worked as a commercial painter, and followed Real Madrid. He died unexpectedly at…
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John R. Martinello, 92, Chelsea Wallcovering Printer, Died on His Birthday
He worked at the Thomas S. Strahan Co. in Chelsea, drove a van for Teen Challenge in retirement, and died on his…
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Kenneth S. Foulds Sr., 73, Chelsea Yacht Club’s “Captain Ken”
He sailed a boat called the Glass Onion out of the Chelsea Yacht Club, where he served as past vice-commodore. Kenneth S.…
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Meet Our Councillors: A Guide to the 11 People Who Run Chelsea
Chelsea has 11 city councillors: three at-large and one for each of eight districts. Four of the eight district seats drew no…
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Encore Is on Strike. Chelsea Never Got Much From It Anyway.
1,300 workers walked out Friday. Chelsea gets $650,000 a year from a casino it fought in arbitration and lost, and the state…
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11 Percent: Who Actually Voted in Chelsea on September 1
2,152 of 20,302 registered voters cast a ballot in the state primary. Here is what Chelsea decided, which races were never contested,…
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The Council Discussed an Open Meeting Complaint Behind Closed Doors
On July 8 the Sub-Committee on Conference went into executive session to discuss an Open Meeting Law complaint and never reconvened. The…
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Two Orders on the Table for Chelsea’s Older Residents
A Home Rule Petition would exempt income-eligible senior homeowners from property tax entirely. A second order asks for an anti-displacement plan for…
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Chelsea Wants to Delete the Receivership From Its Charter
A proposed charter change would strike the last reference to the receiver, eleven days before the city gathers to mark 35 years…
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50 Fewer Adults in Our Schools: What the Budget Fight Actually Cost
Chelsea students went back to school with about 50 fewer adults in the building. Here is how the $8.6 million gap was…
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