It will be 37 years next month that William “Billy” Curtis and his teammates on the 1984 Chelsea High School football team accomplished something big, something that relatively few have accomplished: they beat Everett in the Thanksgiving game. And what…
Author: Cary Shuman
A Force Unto Himself: McKenzie Founded Chelsea Police Softball and Basketball Teams in 1968
Lou McKenzie had a very distinguished career in the Chelsea Police Department. A 1955 graduate of Chelsea High School who graduated from the FBI Academy and holds degrees from Northeastern and Salem State University, McKenzie, served 33 years in the…
Appreciation: Friends Pay Tribute to Marcy Rosenberg Cochran
Friends and family came to the Chelsea Yacht Club Sept. 11 for a Celebration of Life event for Marcy Rosenberg Cochran. Marcy grew up in Chelsea, graduated from Chelsea High School in 1977, and lived on Admiral’s Hill with her…
Red Sox Star Tim Naehring Supports His Close Friend at Remembrance Event
Tim Naehring was gracious as Red Sox fans recognized him among the large crowd who attended the Celebration of Life for Marcy Rosenberg Cochran Saturday at the Chelsea Yacht Club. The former Red Sox star third baseman had traveled a…
Appreciation: Remembering Lou Deprizio, Beloved Youth Sports Coach and Loving Husband, Father and Grandfather
Lou DePrizio would have been so proud, just as he and his wife, Christine DePrizio, were during all the years they raised their five beautiful children who brought so much joy to their parents through all their academic and athletic…
District 8 Council Candidate Maria Belen Power Holds Reception at Chelsea Station
Maria Belen Power hosted a reception for her election campaign for the District 8 seat on the Chelsea City Council. A huge crowd of supporters joined Maria Belen Power at the event held at Chelsea Station. Following are Maria Belen…
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,…
First Day of Back to School in Chelsea
More than 6,000 Chelsea students began the 2021-22 academic year Wednesday morning at the ten schools in the city. Supt. of Chelsea Schools Dr. Almi Abeyta personally arrived well in advance of the starting time to welcome back students at…
A Positive Impact On Chelsea: JGBC Dedicates Patio, Play Space in Honor of Michelle Perez Vichot
The Jordan Boys and Girls Club honored former executive director Michelle Perez Vichot at an outdoor play space dedication ceremony Aug. 18 at the club on Willow Street. During the impressive ceremony, the club officially unveiled a plaque naming the…
George Ostler Remembered as a Hero, Historian, and Beloved Chelsea Resident at Memorial Observances
They came to the Carafa Funeral Home and Our Lady of Grace Church from all points in Chelsea – city leaders, friends, associates, firefighters, teachers – to say good-bye to one of its most illustrious citizens, George Francis Ostler Sr.…