The City Of Chelsea finished its Hispanic Heritage Month which ran from September 15 to October 15,with a Latin Heritage Festival held in front of City Hall. Music, food, entertainment, dancing, and morebrought residents together to celebrate. 12 individuals were…
CTU, School Committee Continue with New Contract Negotiations
By Adam Swift Members of the Chelsea Teachers’ Union spoke in favor of a new contract that provides liveable wages, a cap on class sizes, and paid family leave during last week’s school committee meeting. The union has been negotiating…
Market Basket proposes liquor store next to grocery store
By Adam Swift Market Basket wants to build a 20,000-square-foot liquor store in the plaza next to its grocery store at 170 Everett Avenue. The project was before the zoning board of appeals for an initial public hearing last week.…
Neighborhood Developers Name DiDomenico 2024 Honoree
Special to the Independent Recently, Senator Sal DiDomenico was named one of The Neighborhood Developers’ 2024 honorees and received his award at their Raise the Roof celebration in Chelsea. DiDomenico was joined by Fatou Drammeh, a Community School Director, as…
School committee ratifies contract with administrators’ union
By Adam Swift The school committee approved a new, one-year contract with the district’s administrators’ union at its meeting last week. The agreement with the Chelsea Administrators’ Association (CAA) runs through June 30 of next year. “The CAA is our…
School committee honors educators and school
By Adam Swift Four educators and one school were given special recognition during last week’s school committee meeting. The four educators were given Name, Strength, and Story awards by superintendent of schools Dr. Almi Abeyta. “This was created to really…
FKO Creates Massachusetts’ First-ever Registered Apprenticeship for the Out-of-school Time Workforce
Special to the Record For Kids Only Afterschool (FKO) is proud to have created Massachusetts’ first-ever registered apprenticeship program for the Out-of-School Time (OST) workforce. A historic launch event held earlier this month at Spinelli’s in Lynnfield brought together key…
ZBA approves Broadway apartment project
By Adam Swift A scaled-down apartment project at 318-330 Broadway was approved by the zoning board of appeals last week. Initially, the developer proposed adding a fourth floor to the three-floor building at 318 Broadway and then adding four floors…
ZBA okays approvals for battery storage facility
By Adam Swift The zoning board of appeals approved a special permit and variance for the Flatiron Energy Energizer Storage battery storage facility proposed for 284 Eastern Ave. at its regular meeting last week. Flatiron Energy is an energy developer,…
Lead Awareness Seminar for Chelsea Family Child Care and Child Care Center Staff
The Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection – Drinking Water Program (MassDEP-DWP) hosted another seminar to raise awareness about lead exposure joining efforts with City of Chelsea officials and nonprofit organizations such as Early Childhood Initiative, Green Roots, Clean Water Action…
Obamacare is Important for All Americans
The revelation that family members of Republican vice-presidential candidate J.D. Vance used the Affordable Care Act (ACA) to obtain private health insurance is a cautionary tale for all Americans, especially those for whom the ACA is their only refuge for…
Has Florida become unlivable?
The damage caused by Hurricane Milton, the latest major hurricane to strike Florida, raises a very basic question: Is Florida no longer safe or affordable for human habitation? That may sound a bit extreme, but the reality is that extreme…