After a major announcement last week that East Boston Neighborhood Health Center will rebrand its health system as NeighborHealth, President and CEO Greg Wilmot said he is looking ahead with excitement and optimism about the future. EBNHC currently operates nearly…
Author: Cary Shuman
Super Sunday Fans Set To Wager on the Big Game This Sunday at WynnBET Sportsbook in Encore
Football fans will be making their way to Encore Boston Harbor in Everett Sunday to make a wager on the Super Bowl at the WynnBET Sportsbook located on the casino floor. The NFL’s title game, matching the defending champion Kansas…
Justin Toro Provides a Highlight With a Trio of Three-Pointers at TD Garden
Senior guard Justin Toro displayed his excellent shooting touch in the Chelsea High School boys basketball game versus Cambridge in the Andrew James Lawson Foundation Tournament Sunday at TD Garden. Toro netted three 3-pointers from beyond the NBA 3-point line…
The Golden Moment: Boston Garden Sprung a Lifetime of Sports Memories for Rico Tyre
There was a time when junior high basketball was enormous in Chelsea, packing gyms for games that featured the best ninth grade players from Williams, Carter, and Shurtleff Schools. Golden “Rico” Tyre Jr., who would go on to excel in…
Making A World of Difference
Pastor Elaine Mendes and her church are proving invaluable Mendes, who is senior pastor of the Revival International Center, distributed more than 100 gifts at the festive celebration that was enjoyed by the children and their families, many of whom…
City Council And School Committee Inauguration Set
The members of the newly elected Chelsea City Council and Chelsea School Committee will be inaugurated at a ceremony Tuesday (7 p.m.) in the City Council Chambers. City Clerk Jeannette Cintron White will administer the oath of office to the…
Appreciation: CHS Football Star Reggie Wilkerson Passes Away at the Age of 52
Reginal “Reggie” Wilkerson, an All-Scholastic quarterback who led Chelsea High School to one of its greatest seasons, died Monday, Dec. 18 after a courageous, three-year battle against cancer. He was 52 years old. While Reggie was recognized for his athletic…
Keeping the Dream of a New Soccer Stadium Alive
He didn’t use any notes in front of him. He simply spoke with clarity and from the heart, emphatically telling Everett residents and Greater Boston sports fans that hopes for a new state-of-the-art soccer stadium and waterfront park are still…
New Space, New Concept: GreenRoots Will Hold Grand Opening of Teaching Kitchen on Dec. 14
Executive Director Roseann Bongiovanni has announced that GreenRoots will hold the grand opening of its Teaching Kitchen on Thursday, Dec. 14 at a newly refurbished site at 63 Pearl Street. In explaining the innovative addition to her organization’s already substantial…
Early Riser: Eighth grader Xzavier Chafin is soaring high as a starting lineman for the BB&N varsity football team
The word is out. The Buckingham Browne & Nichols School football team has one of the best eighth grade players in the region. Xzavier Chafin, who is 6-feet-2 and growing, has been excelling in his role as a defensive lineman…