In celebration of the City of Chelsea’s 400th anniversary, the Chelsea Road Race Committee, in collaboration with Chelsea Recreation & Cultural Affairs, will be hosting the Chelsea 5K Road Race on September 8 to promote wellness and healthy living. “This…
Author: Marianne Salza
Chelsea Youth Commission Hosts Leadership Training Event
The Center for Teen Empowerment joined the Chelsea Youth Commission on March 26 at the Williams School for training that emphasized collaboration, unity, and the meaning of being a leader. “This is a special gathering because The Center for Teen…
GreenRoots – Celebrating Yaritza Morales Gonzalez During Women’s History Month
Lifelong Chelsea resident, Yaritza Morales Gonzalez, has been an advocate for environmental and social justice since she was 14-years-old, working as a youth organizer for Chelsea Green Space, a sub-committee of Chelsea Human Services, which is now La Colaborativa. Although…
Discussion on the Outer Brewster Island Diaries at Winthrop Historical Meeting
Four Lowell women set out on a 17-day excursion on Great Brewster Island in July 1891. They referred to themselves as the Scribe, the Aristocrat, the Acrobat, and the Autocrat; and documented their self-discoveries in a hand- written diary that…
GBCH Holds Scarlett Soirée
The Governor Bellingham-Cary House (GBCH) was illuminated in red during the first annual Scarlett Soirée on November 4. The evening’s theme celebrated the appearance of Massachusetts Governor Richard Bellingham in Nathaniel Hawthorne’s 1850 romance, “The Scarlett Letter.” “We decided to…
Creekside Commons Skate Park
Skateboarding is a productive and healthy outdoor activity for all, providing urban youth with a relatively inexpensive outlet; and so the City of Chelsea is thrilled to welcome residents to the Creekside Commons Skate Park, located on the corner of…
Low Vision Group Meeting Discusses FY2024 State Budget Programs
John Oliveira, Acting Commissioner for the Massachusetts Commission for the Blind (MCB), Brookline, attended the August 16 Winthrop Low Vision Group meeting at the Robert DeLeo Senior Center to discuss the proposed $27.1 million FY2024 state budget as well as…
Chelsea Public Library Hosts ‘Take Your Place’ Artist Reception
Chelsea Public Library, in collaboration with Chelsea Recreation & Cultural Affairs, and the Harvard Museums of Science & Culture welcomed visitors to the “Take Your Place/ Toma Tu Lugar” artist reception on January 25 at the Chelsea Public Library. The…
CYBLs Has Two New Leaders
Joshua Concepcion and Ruben Vargas have been best friends for over 20 years. Growing up in Chelsea, they lived a block away from each other and would meet half way at Vargas’ grandmother’s house because there was a basketball hoop…
7th Annual Chelsea LGBTQ Pride Celebration
Friends celebrated diversity, acceptance, and love during the 7th Annual Chelsea LGBTQ Pride Celebration, hosted by Chelsea Prospers and the Chelsea LGBTQ Coalition, on June 3, in Chelsea Square. The colorful festivity included a flag raising ceremony and drag show…