Approximately 150 sailors sang out “Anchors Away” as they marched to the Soldier’s Home in formation on Navy Day last Tuesday, Aug. 30. Navy Day occurs every August when sailors around the country find ways to serve the communities where…
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Matt Siegel to Emcee Eighth Annual ALS & MS Walk for Living
Word spread quickly. The Leonard Florence Center for Living (LFCL), the only urban model skilled nursing Green House in the world caring for individuals with ALS – was opening a second home for individuals living with ALS. Within days, the…
Chelsea Firefighter Loses Battle with Occupational Cancer
After a year of fighting valiantly against a work-related cancer condition, Chelsea Fire officials announced on Saturday night that Firefighter Peter Kannler, 37, had passed away. It was being considered an active duty death. “It is with deep regret that…
Goodbye Weeds:Much Needed Attention Begins to Hone in on District 6 Infrastructure
By Seth Daniel There’s a light shining in District 6 – a street light to be exact. A major investment into the infrastructure of District 6 – located along the Chelsea Creek and back of the hill neighborhoods – is…
Malone Park Still Generating Controversy Amongst Council
By Seth Daniel One week after an idea was floated publicly by Councillor Roy Avellaneda to look into taking the Soldiers’ Home park (Malone Park) out of the state’s hands so the City could use it for youth sports programming,…
Movement’s Championship
Minerva Cruz sets the ball during The Movement’s championship women’s volleyball game on Saturday, Aug. 27, at Highland Park. The day long celebration featured the top basketball and volleyball teams from the season facing off against one another. Cruz’s team took…
First Day of School
Xavier Acevedo, Joshua Audon and Alex Beck enjoy a little playground time before they get called into their class lines for the first day of school on Tuesday, Aug. 30, at the Mary C. Burke Complex. Chelsea Public School students…
Giving Back for Back to School, One Haircut at a Time
By Seth Daniel The costs of getting kids back to school is a tough bill to pay for parents, and many parents are in situations where they cannot afford all the things that kids need. In those times, they must…
Controversy:Differing Opinions On Taking of Malone Park Next to Soldiers’ Home
By Seth Daniel A move by some city officials to look into the purchase of Malone Park next to the Soldiers’ Home from the state for badly-needed youth sports programming space has mounted no small controversy in the last week…
Supt. Bourque Unveils New School Five-Year Plan
By Seth Daniel When Supt. Mary Bourque and administrator Gerry McHugh were working in a teaching exercise last year to help them to be able to sell their schools to a skeptical parent, they began listing off all the attributes…