Though things have turned a little colder and wetter this week, last Thursday’s sunny weather made the day all about popsicles and playing outside for Mariyah Hannon and Aliyah Martinez (right). They are pictured here at Kayem Park, where the Salvation Army handed out hundreds of popsicles last Thursday to kids as part of...
Nine-year-old Izabella (Izzy) Barr, of Chelsea, celebrated the culmination of her wish to learn to play the guitar by performing in her very own live concert at Berklee College of Music on May 9th. Izzy, who has Pulmonary Hypertension, a progressive heart and lung condition, had her wish granted by Make-A-Wish Massachusetts and Rhode...
The Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship (NFTE) has honored Chelsea High School (CHS) teacher Catherine Doherty and former CHS student Jennifer LaSala as the student and teacher of the year for New England. A few years ago, Doherty began teaching an entrepreneurship class at CHS, and it was met with wild enthusiasm from the kids...
Memorial Day usually is the unofficial start of the all too brief summer in New England. Temperatures become hotter and days also become longer. For many grade school students, Memorial Day means that the end of the school year is in sight with only weeks remaining of books, teachers and homework. The deeper meaning...
May 13 Edward Lockett, 41, of 216 Revere Beach Parkway, Chelsea, was arrested for assault and battery with a dangerous weapon, resisting arrest and assault and battery on a police officer. Asia Galvin, 27, homeless, was arrested for misdemeanor warrant default. Erin L. Sherwood, 37, of 128 Shurtleff Street, Chelsea, was arrested for misdemeanor...
The Chelsea High boys outdoor track team finished in fourth place last Saturday at the Commonwealth Athletic Conference’s All-League Meet out of the nine teams at the meet. Ricky Maldonado earned the title of CAC champion in the javelin with a throw of 136′-7″. Ricky enjoyed an outstanding meet for the Red Devils, as...
Kevin Piotrowski Car Salesman Kevin M. Piotrowski of Peabody, formerly of Chelsea and Lynnfield, passed away at the North Shore Medical Center at Salem Hospital on May 17 after a courageous battle with overwhelming illness. He was 61 years old. Born in Boston on May 12, 1952, Kevin grew up in Chelsea, attended St....
The Box District might have bloomed for most during a festive ceremony last Friday, but it left young Jose Antonio Cruz all wet. While adults marveled at the progress in the area, kids took to having fun – and few of them could resist the water fountain on the season’s first truly warm week.
An expansion of the Inspectional Services and Public Works Departments, more teachers and instructional support in the School Department, the preservation of police officers and firefighters who may have been lost as a result of the expiration of federal support, additional funding for summer jobs and a renewed focus on public health are just...
We join the Chelsea community in recognizing the Salvation Army in Chelsea as it joins in the national celebration of Salvation Army Week. The Salvation Army helps so many cities and towns, families, and individuals throughout our country. We’re fortunate in Chelsea to have this great organization performing its noble deeds from its building...
