There seems to be a move afoot to place a ballot question for the November, 2022, state election that would allow for the return of so-called Happy Hours (a/k/a, drink as much as you can, as fast as you can)…
Month: September 2021
CHS Roundup
CHS Fall Sports Start This Week The 2021 fall sports season swings into gear this week with all of the Chelsea High sports teams engaging in their season-openers. The Red Devil volleyball team, under the direction of head coach Gabriel…
Obituaries 09-09-2021
Jay Voke Well known as “Jay from Chelsea” on The Howie Carr Show Jay Voke, a lifelong resident of Chelsea, passed away peacefully on September 1 at the age of 64. Jay was educated in Chelsea schools and graduated from…
Back To School In Chelsea
Events Set for Lewis Latimer’s 173rd Birthday Commemoration
Well-known Chelsea brothers Ronald Robinson and Leo Robinson have been promoting the extraordinary work of Black American inventor and scientist Lewis Howard Latimer in the city for more than 20 years. Mr. Latimer was born in Chelsea on Sept. 4,…
Council Looking at Affordable Housing Opportunities
The City Council is continuing its discussions on the appropriation of $75,000 for appraisal and consulting services that could eventually lead to the creation of affordable home ownership opportunities on Suffolk Street and Congress Avenue. The Council’s Subcommittee on Conference…
Markey Hosts Climate Action Conversation
At a Climate Action Conversation at the New England Aquarium last Thursday U.S. Sen. Ed Markey called the global warming crisis a ‘Code Red’ and outlined steps needed to be taken now to ensure a sustainable future for the planet.…
Transfer Student Disparities Grow Across Racial and Ethnic Lines
In the 2020-21 academic year, higher education lost about 191,500 transfer students, or 8.4% compared to the previous year, according to research released today by the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center. The COVID-19: Transfer, Mobility, and Progress Academic Year 2020-21…
Florence & Chafetz Expands Assisted Living Memory Care with Twelve New Apartments
Florence & Chafetz Home, a specialized memory support residence operated by Chelsea Jewish Lifecare, is pleased to announce the expansion of its assisted living memory care residences on September 1,2021. The twelve newly open private studio apartments, each with a…
People of Chelsea: Terry and Joe England — 2020
By Darlene DeVita (The following is one in a series of sneak peeks at the upcoming People of Chelsea additions by Photographer Darlene DeVita. The new work will ultimately appear on the fence of the Chelsea Public Library (CPL) this…