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…
Month: May 2016
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…
Girl Scout Parade to Honor Gold Star Mother on Memorial Day
By Seth Daniel The annual Girl Scout Parade will have Diana Ramirez – a Gold Star Mother – riding at the front of the line this year as she honors her son, the late Sgt. Nelson Rodriguez, as the 2016…
Council Passes Community Preservation Act
By Seth Daniel In a unanimous vote on Monday night, the City Council passed the Community Preservation Act (CPA) measure, allowing the plan to proceed to the November ballot for a vote of the people of Chelsea. The vote was…
Second Chelsea Police Officer Dies Within One Week
By Seth Daniel The Chelsea Police Department (CPD) continued its bereavement this week as Officer Robert Longo died suddenly last Thursday, May 19, one day after the funeral that marked the tragic accidental death of Officer John Bruttaniti. Longo, 49,…
Police Briefs 05-26-2016
Monday, 5/2 Vanessa Johnson, 25, 48-50 Clark Ave., Chelsea, was arrested on a warrant. Barbara Parrino, 26, 119 Atlantic Ave., Revere, was arrested for intimidation. Anastacio Rivera, 25, 116 Curwin Circle, Lynn, was arrested on a warrant, operating motor vehicle…
Enjoy the Weekend — Safely
We saw a statistic the other day that seemed baffling: The death toll on our nation’s roads and highways once again is on the rise. Last year, there were 38,000 highway fatalities in America. That’s about 100 Americans killed every…
Let’s Remember the True Meaning of Memorial Day
Memorial Day, our most solemn national holiday, will take place this weekend. It is symptomatic of our national culture that for most Americans, the true meaning of Memorial Day has long been lost amidst the excesses of our materialistic society.…