The Roca, Inc. High-Risk Young Mothers Program is honored to be a recipient of the Center for the Study of Social Policy’s inaugural Accelerating Change Award. The award recognizes programs and initiatives that have demonstrated a commitment to reach diverse…
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CHS Prom
Senior Fiorgenesis Canngieter, 18, attaches a boutonniere to her boyfriend Ryan Santos’ jacket in his backyard last Saturday evening, May 21, prior to the Chelsea High School Prom. The process of getting ready, getting dressed, taking pictures in the backyard…
An All-Time Great:Vito Maida Recalls His Days in Chelsea Football
Cary Shuman Vito Maida has his rightful seat the table of the all-time greats in Chelsea High School sports history. Now 89 years old and living in Tewksbury with his wife, Lucy, Maida has nothing but positive memories of his…
All’s Well at S & L:Steven Powers Jr takes Over Ownership of Popular Mill Hill Sandwich Shop
By Cary Shuman The name Powers has distinguished itself in so many aspects of Chelsea life over the past 50 years: in the Aldermanic Chambers at City Hall where Steven Powers Sr. served as a city official; on the baseball…
Funding Gap:Schools Cut $1.7 Million from Budget to Prepare for ‘Low Income’ Shortfall
By Seth Daniel The State Legislature has made efforts to fill the monumental education funding gap in Revere, Everett and Chelsea – as well as other Gateway Cities – but it has not been enough to save the schools from…
Girl Scout Parade to Honor Gold Star Mother on Memorial Day
By Seth Daniel The annual Girl Scout Parade will have Diana Ramirez – a Gold Star Mother – riding at the front of the line this year as she honors her son, the late Sgt. Nelson Rodriguez, as the 2016…
Council Passes Community Preservation Act
By Seth Daniel In a unanimous vote on Monday night, the City Council passed the Community Preservation Act (CPA) measure, allowing the plan to proceed to the November ballot for a vote of the people of Chelsea. The vote was…
Second Chelsea Police Officer Dies Within One Week
By Seth Daniel The Chelsea Police Department (CPD) continued its bereavement this week as Officer Robert Longo died suddenly last Thursday, May 19, one day after the funeral that marked the tragic accidental death of Officer John Bruttaniti. Longo, 49,…
A Life of Kindness and Generosity:Community Honors Chelsea Police Officer John Bruttaniti
By Cary Shuman The Chelsea community came together this week to remember heroic Chelsea Police officer John Bruttaniti, whose quick and decisive action saved the life of a young child who was choking in a June, 2015 incident in the…
From Brooklyn to Cannes:One Chelsea Dude in An Apartment Makes a Show to be Unveiled in 2016
You never know when things are going to start to get real. In 2014, 28-year-old Brooklyn filmmaker Ace Salisbury – who was born and raised in Chelsea – decided it was time to put aside all his shooting and editing…