Carol Ann Parrotta Of Chelsea Carol Ann (Tedford) Parrotta of Chelsea died on June 20. The devoted wife of Nicholas Parrotta, she was the beloved mother of Elizabeth West and her husband, Christopher of Tewksbury; sister of Eileen Cronin of Chelsea…
Movement’s Championship
Minerva Cruz sets the ball during The Movement’s championship women’s volleyball game on Saturday, Aug. 27, at Highland Park. The day long celebration featured the top basketball and volleyball teams from the season facing off against one another. Cruz’s team took…
First Day of School
Xavier Acevedo, Joshua Audon and Alex Beck enjoy a little playground time before they get called into their class lines for the first day of school on Tuesday, Aug. 30, at the Mary C. Burke Complex. Chelsea Public School students…
Giving Back for Back to School, One Haircut at a Time
By Seth Daniel The costs of getting kids back to school is a tough bill to pay for parents, and many parents are in situations where they cannot afford all the things that kids need. In those times, they must…
Controversy:Differing Opinions On Taking of Malone Park Next to Soldiers’ Home
By Seth Daniel A move by some city officials to look into the purchase of Malone Park next to the Soldiers’ Home from the state for badly-needed youth sports programming space has mounted no small controversy in the last week…
Supt. Bourque Unveils New School Five-Year Plan
By Seth Daniel When Supt. Mary Bourque and administrator Gerry McHugh were working in a teaching exercise last year to help them to be able to sell their schools to a skeptical parent, they began listing off all the attributes…
Enforcement Actions:City Settles with Securities and Exchange Commission for Bond Violations
By Seth Daniel The federal Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) last week announced enforcement actions against 71 municipal issuers and other obligated persons across the country for violations in municipal bond offerings, with the only Massachusetts violator being the City…
School Committee Plan to Discuss Stand on Charter School Question
By Seth Daniel The Chelsea School Committee will leave it’s summer break and get back into action with a bang on Thursday night, Sept. 1, when it is expected to take a vote on whether or not to oppose the…
Police Briefs 09-01-2016
Monday, 8/22/16 Francisco Herrera, 39, 22 School St., Revere, was arrested for assault and battery with a dangerous weapon. Jose Mancia, 49, 133 Shawmut St., Chelsea, was arrested for shoplifting. Tuesday, 8/23 Marco Roman, 20, 31 Crescent Ave., Chelsea, was…
Enjoy Labor Day Weekend — Safely
It’s hard to believe, but the inevitable has arrived — Labor Day weekend is here. For those of us in the Greater Boston area, this has been the most incredible summer that anyone can remember (and for some of us,…
Sports 09-01-2016
Bruins Beat by Bob Morello Bruins Warrior Ice Arena opening Next Thursday (September 8th), the Boston Bruins will officially cut the ribbon on their new practice facility, the Warrior Ice Arena (80 Guest Street, Brighton) at 7:00pm. Currently a handful…
Obituaries 09-01-2016
Stanley Drella Past Commodore and Life Member of the Charlesgate Yacht Club of Cambridge, Captain of the ‘Puga II’ and owner of Ditto Instant Printing of Lawrence Stanley M. Drella of Saugus, formerly of Chelsea, passed away Tuesday afternoon. August…