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Chelsea

Chelsea’s 100th Class

Saturday, June 15, 2013

Chelsea — Just before he stripped half his wardrobe, commencement speaker Rusty DeWees questioned the 11 Chelsea High School graduating seniors as they sat on stage in their red caps and gowns. “Is the kid with the worst GPA going to fess up?” said DeWees, a Vermont actor and entertainer who spent time in off-Broadway productions and is best known for his one-man comedy show The Logger. Grinning, senior Dante …

Marilyn Polson, of Chelsea, has been the organist at Bethany United Church of Christ in Randolph since 1990. She is passionate about the organ at the church, which was made in 1894 and still has all its original pipes. “There are some pieces that I play that are so magical it’s like casting a spell,” she said. “And if I make a mistake, it’s like it shatters everything.” (Valley News - Libby March)

Playing Is Their Passion

Sunday, June 9, 2013

Churches often feature organists or pianists who play during services, and these musicians come from all walks of life. One Upper Valley accompanist grew up surrounded by Episcopalian hymns; another played throughout his childhood and during his decades-long Army career. One woman did not begin to play until later in life, after the …

Oxbow coach Brian Musty during an Oxbow girls lacrosse game in Chelsea in Spring 2011. (Valley News - Tris Wykes)

Ex-Oxbow Teacher In Court

Thursday, May 23, 2013

Chelsea — The woman police say was sexually assaulted as an Oxbow Union High School student by former teacher and coach Brian H. Musty said she is uncomfortable returning to the Upper Valley and trying to cope with her role in the ongoing case. In a statement filed in Orange Superior Court, the …

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