Photos and story by Marianne Salza In a deep and profound tone, Kathryn Woods, as Sojourner Truth, sang “Amazing Grace” as she ambled through rows of listeners, shaking hands. Woods performed an historical re-enactment of Sojourner Truth’s “Ain’t I a…
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Family,Friends Pay Memorial Tribute to Longtime Resident Helen Feinberg
By Cary Shuman Many family friends and neighbors came to Crown Point in Swampscott to pay their respects to longtime Chelsea resident Helen Feinberg, who died on Feb. 21. She was 92. Stuart Feinberg joined his brothers, Richard and Ralph…
Mystic Brewery Finds Reason to Celebrate in Milestone Batch of Marquee Product
By Seth Daniel It all started with the Saison Renaud. The obscure style of beer popular in Belgium and northern France grew on Mystic Brewery founder Bryan Greenhagen while on his honeymoon, and in return it has grown on the…
Attorney General’s Office Reviewing Complaint on Sale of Old YMCA Building
By Seth Daniel The Attorney General’s Office confirmed that a complaint has been filed by one of the unsuccessful bidders on the Chelsea Community Center (CCC) building (old YMCA) on Shurtleff Street, and they are reviewing that complaint. Emily Snyder…
Local Communities Receive Shannon Grant Funding from Metro Mayors
The Baker-Polito Administration recently announced the release of $5.7 million in competitive grants to cities and towns across Massachusetts who, with their local community partners, will use the funding to combat gang violence and support local at-risk youth. Cambridge, Chelsea,…
MAPC:If You Build It, Traffic Will Come:Parking Study Reveals That About 25 Percent of Spaces Go Unused in Residential Apartment Buildings
By Seth Daniel It took a little nighttime surveillance work and the poring over of a lot of data, but a new study from the Metropolitan Area Planning Council (MAPC) of five communities – including Everett and Chelsea – showed…
Coffee with A Cop
Chief Brian Kyes was interviewed by media outlets on Tuesday morning’s Coffee with a Cop event, where he and other officers stated that Chelsea Police are here for the residents and not a part of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).…
Closed:More than 41 Businesses Shuttered for ‘Day Without an Immigrant’
By Seth Daniel Broadway is known for its foot traffic in the business district. But last Thursday, Feb. 16, it was a ghost town. Grates were pulled down all day long on businesses that normally thrive during the morning and…
Generation Shift:Teammates Kyes and Moschella Continue Family’s Love of Hockey
By Cary Shuman There was a golden time in Chelsea Youth Hockey when the Moschella, Kyes, and Quatieri families were the standard bearers for the excellence of a program that once had 200 players participating each week at the Cronin…
Non-Attendance:More than 2,000 Students Absent from School on ‘Day Without an Immigrant’
By Seth Daniel On Wednesday, one day before last Thursday’s (Feb. 16) ‘Day Without an Immigrant’ protest, a fifth grader came up to his principal at one of the elementary schools. With a confused look, the little boy asked his…