Richard Feinberg, a beloved Chelsea High School teacher and a member of a longtime and well-known Chelsea family, died unexpectedly Monday. He was 70. The son of the late Julius “Moxie” Feinberg and Helen (Bulafkin) Feinberg, Richard, or “Richie” as…
Author: Cary Shuman
Art Appreciation:Lane Helps Chelsea Village Seniors Use Art as Therapy
Lesley University graduate student Natalie Lane wanted the students in her art therapy group to have their artwork appreciated by others, so she organized a show in the community room at Chelsea Village Elderly on the final day of her…
Remembering Kathy Finklestein
They came from all walks of life, bowlers and business people, friends and family, people of all faiths and backgrounds – and what they all had in common was this: to have known Kathleen “Kathy” (Pawlak) Finklestein was to have…
Thomsen Holding Court:Legendary NBA Writer from Swampscott will Hold Book Signing in Winthrop
Swampscott resident Ian Thomsen, one of the nation’s leading sportswriters for the past three decades, will be in Winthrop on April 19 to talk about his new book, “The Soul of Basketball: The Epic Showdown Between Lebron, Kobe, Doc and…
Game Changer:Sherman Takes on Weekend News Anchor Role at WBZ Radio
The familiar and professional voice on WBZ-AM on weekends is that of Charlie Sherman. Yes, our Charlie Sherman. Of the Shawmut Street Shermans, son of Allen and Louise Sherman, brother of Rhonda Sherman, who lives in nearby Everett, and husband…
Storm Force:Frank Ippolito III Carries on Proud Family Tradition in Snow Removal
Anyone who lived in the Prattville section of Chelsea knew Frank Ippolito Jr. He was the familiar face and kind gentleman at Ippy’s Amoco Gas Station at the corner of Washington and Garfield Avenues who owned that popular service station…
Chelsea’s College Basketball Star:Drexel’s Sammy Mojica Excels in His Last Game in Boston
The Chelsea police officers were there to Sammy Mojica Jr. The Chelsea High and Brimmer and May basketball players were there to see their former teammate, Sammy Mojica Jr. And Sammy Mojica Jr., son of CPD Officer Sammy Mojica Sr.…
Appreciation:Donald Robinson Was a True Chelsea Sports Great
They would often discuss at family gatherings who was the better all-around athlete, the uncle, Donald Curtis Robinson, or the nephew, Reggie Wilkerson. Donald was a three-sport standout and All-Star running back for the Red Devils in the 1960s. Reggie…
Remembering ‘Bear’ Burke
When the Chelsea Youth Baseball League, more widely known as the Pony League, was at its height of popularity from the late 1960s through the 1980s, when large crowds made their way to Merritt and Voke Parks for nightly games,…
Chelsea Native Joe Smith Receives Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
Chelsea native Joe Smith celebrated his 88th birthday this week but there is a professional milestone to be celebrated as well. Smith has received one of those incredible honors that only go to the well accomplished and the famous: a…