U.S. Navyman Reichart bows his head during the Chelsea Soldiers’ Home Memorial Day Exercises at Woodlawn Cemetery in Everett.
Branch Manager:Longtime DPW Deputy Andy Desantis is Named Mass Tree Warden of the Year
By Cary Shuman Every city and town in Massachusetts with a population of 10,000 or more residents is required to have a tree warden. So when Chelsea Tree Warden Andy DeSantis becomes the Massachusetts Tree Warden of the Year, it’s…
Apollinaire Summer Shakespeare Intensive Announced for Youth
Apollinaire Theatre will be holding a Summer Shakespeare Intensive, June 27-July 31, for youth ages 11-18 as part of the new and expanded Chelsea Youth Theatre program. Participants will perform Hamlet in Spanish as part of our Apollinaire in the Park production running July 13-31 in…
Art Walk will Emphasize New Cultural District in Chelsea Square Layout
By Seth Daniel When the Chelsea Art Walk premieres this coming June 11 and 12, it will have a significant Chelsea Square feel to it. That’s because instead of buses ferrying folks all over the City, this year’s Art Walk…
Roca’s High-Risk Young Mothers Program Wins National Award
The Roca, Inc. High-Risk Young Mothers Program is honored to be a recipient of the Center for the Study of Social Policy’s inaugural Accelerating Change Award. The award recognizes programs and initiatives that have demonstrated a commitment to reach diverse…
Police Briefs 06-02-2016
INVESTIGATION INTO DEATH OF 4 MONTH OLD Chelsea Police detectives and State troopers assigned to the Suffolk DA’s office are investigating the death of a 4-month old boy discovered around noon on Monday, Police Chief Brian Kyes and District Attorney…
Sports 06-02-2016
CHS Roundup CHS softball team to host tourney game this Saturday The Chelsea High softball team, which completed a fine 12-4 season, will host a first round game of the Division 3 North Sectional of the MIAA state softball tournament…
Obituaries 06-02-2016
Claire Ells Dedicated her life to husband, family and home Claire L. Ells of Chelsea passed away on May 24 after a brief illness while convalescing for the past two months at the Chelsea Jewish Nursing Home. She was 86…
CHS Prom
Senior Fiorgenesis Canngieter, 18, attaches a boutonniere to her boyfriend Ryan Santos’ jacket in his backyard last Saturday evening, May 21, prior to the Chelsea High School Prom. The process of getting ready, getting dressed, taking pictures in the backyard…
An All-Time Great:Vito Maida Recalls His Days in Chelsea Football
Cary Shuman Vito Maida has his rightful seat the table of the all-time greats in Chelsea High School sports history. Now 89 years old and living in Tewksbury with his wife, Lucy, Maida has nothing but positive memories of his…
All’s Well at S & L:Steven Powers Jr takes Over Ownership of Popular Mill Hill Sandwich Shop
By Cary Shuman The name Powers has distinguished itself in so many aspects of Chelsea life over the past 50 years: in the Aldermanic Chambers at City Hall where Steven Powers Sr. served as a city official; on the baseball…
Funding Gap:Schools Cut $1.7 Million from Budget to Prepare for ‘Low Income’ Shortfall
By Seth Daniel The State Legislature has made efforts to fill the monumental education funding gap in Revere, Everett and Chelsea – as well as other Gateway Cities – but it has not been enough to save the schools from…