Among the several hundred walkers who donned rain gear to participate in the annual Herb Chambers ALS/MS Walk to benefit the Chelsea Jewish Nursing Home were (l to r) City Council President Dan Cortell, Councillor Brian Hatleberg, Councillor Leo Robinson, City Manager…
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Remembrance: Morris Seigal, Beloved Educator and School Principal, Passes Away
Morris “Morrie” Seigal, a beloved educator and school principal who later served for 29 years on the Chelsea School Committee, died on Oct. 15 after a brief illness. He was 92. Mr. Seigal lived in Chelsea for his entire life,…
Sheriff Tompkins Presents at El Mundo’s Hispanic Heritage Breakfast
Suffolk County Sheriff Steven W. Tompkins recently took part in El Mundo Newspaper’s Annual Hispanic Heritage Breakfast, held at the Revere Hotel in Boston. The event, which is part award ceremony and part comic roast, is held each year in…
It’s a Girl
Roseann Bongiovanni and her husband, Sandro Figarola, proudly announce the birth of their daughter, Louisa Rose Figarola. Louisa was born on July 15, 2013 at 11:47p.m. She was 5 pounds and 11.6 ounces and 19 inches long at birth. Louisa…
City Seeks Board Members
City officials are calling upon local residents to get more involved in the community. Specifically, the City is seeking volunteers to join standing boards and commissions. “A key to the great success our community is enjoying is the participation of…
PCSS Ranks above the State and Neighboring Districts on MCAS
Pioneer Charter School of Science (PCSS) has started another exciting school year with extraordinary results. Once again, PCSS students have performed extremely well on the recent MCAS and have substantially outperformed the state and district averages in all grade levels…
State Increases Access for Early Education Opportunities
Governor Deval Patrick came to Chelsea on Tuesday to announce that the Department of Early Education and Care (EEC) has increased access for high-quality early education opportunities to more than 3,200 children. The new vouchers will assist high-need families with…
Walk for Living
Judy Mastrocola and Kristen Donnelly served as the directors of the 5th Annual Walk for Living to benefit ALS and MS Residences and other Chelsea Jewish Foundation programs. The organizers are pictured at the event that was held Sunday and…
New School Being Planned at Clark Ave.
In filings submitted to the state School Building Authority (MSBA) late last week, Chelsea School officials revealed that the preferred option for the Clark Avenue Middle School was to tear down the old structure and replace it with a completely…
Officials Now Suspect Woman Was Murdered
For months, the general public has believed that an 88-year-old Washington Avenue woman died due to the extreme heat last July. There were even warnings put out as a result of her death for people to look out for the…