Chelsea High track star Stephanie Simons became the first female athlete to participate in the National High School championship meet last weekend in North Carolina, doing the city proud as she took 15th in the high jump and 27th in…
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Library Renovations Highlighted by Historic Rotunda Skylight
The historic rotunda skylight above the circulation desk at the Chelsea Public Library has served for decades as a nice ceiling, but few knew that the elegant egg-shaped ceiling was designed to provide beautiful natural lighting to the striking entrance…
Chelsea School Official Gerry McCue Honored at Retirement Celebration
The guests at the retirement celebration for popular Chelsea Public Schools official Gerry McCue gave him a prolonged standing ovation. “I’m not done yet,” McCue politely told the crowd. McCue continued his farewell speech, and when the guests knew he…
New School Finance Director Chosen from UMass’s Collins Center
A senior associate from the Collins Center at UMass Boston has been chosen as the new School Department executive director of Administration and Finance, replacing long-time director Gerry McCue – who will retire this summer after 26 years at the…
Chelsea’s Chavez to Offer Workshops at Gardner Museum
Drawing on the themes of Life, Death & Revelry, local artist Silvia López Chavez will offer workshops at the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum designed to engage visitors in the exhibition with hands-on activities. Chavez’s Saturday Open Studio series will run every Saturday, starting June 30.…
Chelsea Rotary Installation Event Set for June 21
The Chelsea Rotary Club will hold its 91st Annual Installation of Officers at 6 p.m. at the Homewood Suites Event Center on Thursday June 21. Past President Allan Alpert will be Master of Ceremonies for the evening celebrating Rotary’s 2018-19…
Chelsea Man Pleads Guilty to Role in Methamphetamine Trafficking Ring
A Chelsea man pleaded guilty June 19 at federal court in Boston to his role in a large-scale methamphetamine trafficking and money laundering ring operating between Massachusetts and California. Steven Beadles, 60, pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to…
Chelsea Black Community Will Host Candidates Forum on Weds., June 27
The Chelsea Black Community (CBC) has become a highly visible and active organization since its inception four years ago under the direction of President Joan Cromwell. The CBC has drawn large crowds to its events and it has assumed a…
Plant Sale
Laura McNeel, Anne Zakrosky, and Enesa Skopljak sell plants on Saturday, June 9, in the Community Garden during the first event of this year’s multi-day Chelsea Art Walk.
A Large and Successful Class Graduates from CHS
Some 344 students walked across the stage at Chelsea High School on Sunday, June 10, as part of commencement exercises – becoming one of the largest classes to graduate in decades. The Class of 2018 followed an unusually large class…