Chelsea
Sal DiDomenico explains why voters of the Middlesex, Suffolk and Essex state senate district should vote for him in the special elections to replace Galluccio.
Coast Guard escorting an LNG tanker last summer.
Dan Hill, who lives near Boston Harbor and is running for state senate in a district that includes Chelsea and Everett, says the state should do everything it can to try to keep LNG tankers out of Boston Harbor - especially Yemeni ones - and phase out the Distrigas natural-gas terminal in Everett in favor of a new facility in Naragansett Bay:
Hill noted that for new LNG ports the Coast Guard requires "security zones" restricting movement within 1,000 yards on either side of an LNG tanker, a standard that could not possibly be met in Boston Harbor. "I find it disturbing that safety requirements for new facilities apparently do not need to be met for existing facilities."
Cambridge News Weekly (yeah, that's a new one for me, too) reports that progressive Democrat and small shopowner Michael Albano is now running for the seat left vacant when Anthony Galluccio resigned on account of being in jail.
Other candidates include attorney Dan Hill of Charlestown, Galluccio's former chief of staff Sal DiDomenico, Cambridge City Councilor Marjorie Decker and attorney and Charlie Flaherty son Tim Flaherty. They're competing in April 13 primary to get into a May 11 final election just in time to start all over again for the regular primary and election this fall.
The unidentified victim, 53, came under fire in an alleyway near 12 Hawthorne St. around noon yesterday, according to the Suffolk County District Attorney's office, which says he was rushed to Mass. General for emergency surgery.
"The incident does not appear to be random" and may be related to a domestic disturbance at that address, the DA's office says in a statement. Know anything about it? Call the Chelsea Police tip line at 617-466-4880 or by texting CHELSEA and your message to TIP411 (847411).
The Chelsea Record introduces us to Tim Flaherty, reprising his 2007 run for the seat held by Anthony Galluccio, only this time without Galluccio.
Wicked Local Somerville reports the state has set April 13 for primaries and May 11 for the final election to replace year-in-jail former state Sen. Anthony Galluccio. Read more
The Herald reports. Story is not for the easily grossed out.
New England Radio News reports fire companies from Chelsea and surrounding communities battled a three-alarm fire that broke out shortly around 1 a.m. in an apartment building at 101-103 Shurtleff St.. An MBTA bus was brought in to provide temporary shelter to ousted residents.
The Globe reports on the arraignment of Marvin Rumana-Garcia for the death and dumping of his roommate Israel Vasquez in Chelsea yesterday. His lawyer claims self defense, says his client dumped body in can because he was nervous about his immigration status.
Chelsea and State Police are investigating the death of a man whose body was found around 7 a.m. this morning at 114 Grove St., the Suffolk County District Attorney's office reports.
Location. The Wyndham Boston Chelsea is located in suburban Chelsea, Mass., five miles from downtown Boston. The Old North Church and the USS Constitution are three miles from the hotel. Less than two miles away, the Bunker Hill Monument stands 221 feet and has 294 steps. The Paul Revere House and the JFK Library are less than three miles away. Read more
Driving directions:
From Logan International Airport:
Approximate distance to the hotel is 3 miles.
Exit the airport on Rt 1A north.
Take the Rt 145 Chelsea/Winthrop exit.
Turn left on Mario Cardinale St and right on Chelsea St.
Cross the bridge and turn left on Marginal St.
Turn right on Spruce St.
Turn left on Everett Ave.
The hotel is located on the right.
Nearby attractions:
Area Attractions: Faneuil Hall 3 Miles / 5 Kilometers <br> Fleet Center 2 Miles / 3 Kilometers <br> Fenway Park 7 Miles / 11 Kilometers <br> Quincy Market 3 Miles / 5 Kilometers <br> Freedom Trail 4 Miles / 6 Kilometers <br> Castle Island 4 Miles / 6 Kilometers <br> Harbor Island 6 Miles / 9 Kilometers <br> Harvard Square 5 Miles / 8 Kilometers <br> Paul Revere House 3 Miles / 5 Kilometers <br> Bunker Hill Monument 3 Miles / 5 Kilometers
Outgoing Chelsea City Councilor Matt Frank tweets:
Plastering campaign stickers on hundreds of voters houses, interesting campaign move let's see how that works out for them tomorrow.
A Suffolk Superior Court jury yesterday found Marco Montano, 29, guilty of sexually abusing a neighbor's child from the time she was 9 until almost her 11th birthday. Read more
Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly reports a federal judge didn't buy Samuel Bartley Steele's argument that a Bon Jovi song used in a TBS playoff promo, "I Love This Town," was stolen from a song Steele wrote called "(Man I Really) Love This Team."
Drawbridge operator charged with being drunk while on duty, Channel 5 reports: Boston DPW worker charged with being incapacitated by means of excessive alcohol at the McArdle Bridge.
As the T continues to drown in red ink, Chelsea City Councilor Matt Frank writes it's time to reconsider plans to let companies sponsor individual T stops - and to encourage companies and shopping districts to sponsor free-ride periods:
... Downtown Crossing, Central Square, Harvard Square, Galleria Mall, Newbury Street, even Fenway/Station Landing could all benefit from consumers making extra stops to patronize the local stores. ...
It could even work to bring back late-night bus service, he says:
... I do not see any reason why night owl buses would not be equipped with special ads just for the night owl service. The ads on the interiors of the bus could go from the normal ads to more adult themed ads for the duration of the night owl service (liquor and other things that are still in good taste but not 100 percent family friendly.) "Beer company X thanks you for making the wise choise and taking the MBTA" just one of the options. ...
Matt Frank tweets it took him an hour and fifteen minutes to get from the loop to Chelsea across the Tobin tonight.
Matt Frank takes us on a tour of New England Sculpture Service, which cast the original Make Way for Ducklings and Tortoise and Hare statues and which is pressed into service whenever one of the ducklings has to be repaired after a theft.
Matt Frank talks to the woman who, back in the 1980s, helped install such items as "a bronze handbag permanently attached to a bench, a coffee cup on a fence an orange half opened on the ground and a pair of ladies gloves on the ground all strewn about but within about 20 feet of each other."
Lopez at booking /
Suffolk County DAA Chelsea man arraigned today on charges of stealing a city school bus has to return to court tomorrow because the substance-abuse center that was supposed to evaluate him wouldn't take him because of injuries from getting shot during a police chase, the Suffolk County District Attorney's office reports.
Rene Lopez, 23, was arrested last night on charges of larceny of a motor vehicle, operating under the influence of alcohol, failure to stop for police, malicious destruction of property and other offenses. Judge James LaMothe initially ordered him held without bail until June 5 while undergoing evaluation at the Massachusetts Alcohol and Substance Abuse Center in Bridgewater.
However, center officials say they couldn't properly care for his gunshot wounds, so he was sent back to jail, the DA's office says. Officials say an officer shot Lopez when Lopez drove into a marked - and occupied - Chelsea police cruiser.
Tomorrow's hearing is to determine where to send Lopez pending his next court appearance.
Innocent, etc.
Santos
A trio of martial-arts pros from Brazil face charges they beat one man into a coma and broke another man's jaw during a fight outside a Chelsea restaurant early this morning.
Bruno DaCosta, 23, of Everett, Iury Debs, 25, of Lynn, and Diego Santos, 23, of Everett, were all ordered to surrender their passports at their arraignment today in Chelsea District Court, the Suffolk County District Attorney's office says. Bail was set at $2,500 each. Read more
Passengers being told to take the Blue Line to Wonderland to get a shuttle bus to Lynn. Did a train hit somebody? Yes, in Everett.
This weekend over in Chelsea there is a walk supporting the construction of a brand new facility which will feature several rooms dedicated to treating those with ALS.
The ALS Association and the Leonard Florance Center for the Living are cohosting the event on Admirals Hill in Chelsea. If you can not make the walk please consider supporting the event with a general donation or a donation to a random walker. I am listed along with hundreds of other people, its possible you may even know someone on the list.
http://www.thealswalk.org/alsamawalk/default.asp
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