By Cary Shuman Gina Centrella-O’Hara, a member of the staff at the Jordan Boys and Girls Club in Chelsea for 17 years, has been named the club’s new executive director. Centrella-O’Hara succeeds Michelle Perez, who is the new executive vice…
Month: December 2016
City Preparing for Quick Turnaround on CPA after Overwhelming Vote
By Seth Daniel Lost in the turmoil of the November election was the overwhelming ‘yes’ vote for the Community Preservation Act (CPA) in Chelsea, and now City leaders have set an accelerated schedule to get the new program up and…
Police Briefs 12-01-2016
JUMPED ON THE WAY HOME FROM SCHOOL On Nov. 16 at 3:40 p.m., while assigned at Chelsea High School, a CPD officer had a male student reporting a past robbery to him. The student approached him and told the officer…
The Secret Weapon to Ending America’s Health Crisis:Schools
By Kenneth Thorpe America has a big, fat problem. A whopping 13 million American children are obese — and millions more are about to join their ranks. By 2025, according to a report in Pediatric Obesity, the nation will house…
Let’s Stay Cool and Calm On Legal Marijuana
If recent news reports are to be believed, some in our state are hyperventilating about the imminent legalization of marijuana in Massachusetts which was approved by voters in the recent election. Their opposition primarily is two-fold: First, that more under-age…
Sports 12-01-2016
Red Devils celebrate Turkey Day with 36-0 victory over Matignon The Chelsea High football team put an exclamation point on its 2016 campaign with a 36-0 victory over Matignon on Thanksgiving Day morning at Chelsea Stadium. The contest started inauspiciously…
Obituaries 12-01-2016
Donna Marie Chafin Best remembered for her love of animals and her caring, fun loving and feisty personality Donna Marie Chafin, a lifelong resident of Chelsea, passed away on November 17 at the Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston after a…