Nine-year-old Izabella (Izzy) Barr, of Chelsea, celebrated the culmination of her wish to learn to play the guitar by performing in her very own live concert at Berklee College of Music on May 9th. Izzy, who has Pulmonary Hypertension, a…
Month: May 2013
Memorial Day:A Time for Soldiers to Cry
There are no tears on the warpath. In fact, soldiers aren’t allowed to cry or mourn in the slightest for their fallen fellow warriors for fear that it may compromise their mission or disturb their mental focus. That’s a pretty…
Shootout on Shurtleff Miraculously Misses Everyone
As police tell it, it’s a miracle that no one died last Thursday on Shurtleff Street as two men stopped in the middle of the street and broke up the sunny afternoon by spraying more than a dozen, large .25…
School Committee, Council Take Pay Increase After Debate
The City Council and School Committee – after long debate and measured opposition within their own ranks – have decided to grant themselves notable pay increases for the coming year. Recently, the City Council voted 9-2 to increase councillor pay…
Murray’s Resignation Mentioned in Same Breath as Mclaughlin
The surprise announcement Wednesday of Lt. Gov. Tim Murray’s intended resignation next month from his post has frequently been mentioned in the same sentence as the upcoming sentencing of former Chelsea Housing Authority Director Michael McLaughlin. Murray has been tied…
Honored:Teacher, Alumnae Mean Business at Chelsea High
The Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship (NFTE) has honored Chelsea High School (CHS) teacher Catherine Doherty and former CHS student Jennifer LaSala as the student and teacher of the year for New England. A few years ago, Doherty began teaching an…
Memorial Day
Memorial Day usually is the unofficial start of the all too brief summer in New England. Temperatures become hotter and days also become longer. For many grade school students, Memorial Day means that the end of the school year is…
Police Briefs 05-23-2013
May 13 Edward Lockett, 41, of 216 Revere Beach Parkway, Chelsea, was arrested for assault and battery with a dangerous weapon, resisting arrest and assault and battery on a police officer. Asia Galvin, 27, homeless, was arrested for misdemeanor warrant…
Boys Track Team Takes Fourth in CAC Meet
The Chelsea High boys outdoor track team finished in fourth place last Saturday at the Commonwealth Athletic Conference’s All-League Meet out of the nine teams at the meet. Ricky Maldonado earned the title of CAC champion in the javelin with…
Obituaries 05-23-2013
Kevin Piotrowski Car Salesman Kevin M. Piotrowski of Peabody, formerly of Chelsea and Lynnfield, passed away at the North Shore Medical Center at Salem Hospital on May 17 after a courageous battle with overwhelming illness. He was 61 years old.…