City Mourns Loss of Retired Fire Lt. Harvey Raley
Harvey C. Raley Jr. The city is mourning the loss of retired Chelsea Fire Lieutenant Harvey C. Raley Jr., who died March…
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Distracted to Death: Texting Law Hard To Enforce Despite Increasing Dangers
As the state’s texting and driving law hits its five-year anniversary, texting and driving – or phone distractions of any type –…
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Police Briefs 03-19-2015
A Chelsea resident faced indictment Wednesday, March 18, in connection with the 2014 murder of 29-year-old Javier Ortiz and a non-fatal shooting…
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Sure Shot: Vaccination Rates in Spotlight, Very High in Chelsea
When there’s a stoplight that turns red late at night when there is no other traffic around, most people will stop anyway…
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Chelsea Firefighters Battle a 3-Alarm Fire on Crescent Ave.
A three-alarm fire that struck the 300th block of Crescent Avenue last Saturday night resulted in $400,000 in damages, exposed infrastructure problems…
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Remembering Mr. Roy Butt: A Great Chelsea Man
William “Roy” Butt, a former Chelsea firefighter who passed away on Jan. 6 at the age of 92, left behind a remarkable…
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Chelsea-Boston Metro Area Veterans Affairs 2014: The Year in Review
VA Secretary McDonald Visits Harvard Law School Last month, I was among several veteran professionals associated with the Chelsea Soldiers’ Home (CSH)…
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Police Charge Forty in Bellingham Square Drug Sweep
The Chelsea Police Department Drug Unit, with assistance from the Massachusetts State Police and the Everett Police Department last week began serving…
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Chelsea next Stop on Silver Line: $33m Project Was Approved by MassDOT Directors
The state Department of Transportation (DOT) Board voted Wednesday to award the Silver Line Gateway project contract to McCourt Construction Company. The…
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Police briefs 09-11-2014
SCHOOL IS GETTING EXPENSIVE The Chelsea City Council got an update on the Clark Avenue School project Monday night at its Council…
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