Superintendent David DiBarri is pleased to announce that Northeast Metro Tech has appointed its first Diversity and Inclusion Coordinator. The district’s School Committee approved the creation of the position and the appointment of Dawon Dicks to the role at its…
Month: June 2020
Chelsea Commuter Rail Station Project – Traffic Impacts in Chelsea & Everett June 19-22 and June 26-29
The MBTA is building a new, fully accessible Chelsea Commuter Rail Station next to the final SL3 stop in Chelsea. When complete, the new station will connect the Newburyport/Rockport Commuter Rail Lines to the SL3. While building the new station,…
MVES Partners With Action Ambulance to coordinate With Meals on Wheels
(Nearly 2,000 consumers in 11 cities and towns rely on Mystic Valley Elder Services (MVES) for Meals on Wheels home delivery, with close to 3,000 meals provided each day. Especially for frail, homebound elders, the nutrition services provided by MVES…
Markey Receives Endorsement for Senate From National Leading Grassroots Organization, Indivisible
Indivisible, a national, progressive grassroots organization with over a million members across the country, today announced its endorsement of Ed Markey for re-election to the United States Senate. “Senator Markey is a model progressive legislator: consistent, accountable to his constituents,…
Four Tips for Preventing Dog Attacks on Mail Carriers
Can you picture a member of your family attacking a mail carrier? Of course not, but it happened 5,803 times last year across the nation. One Hundred and Twenty of those in Massachusetts. Beverly, MA, Letter Carrier Alfonse Jahaj recalls…
Police Briefs 06-18-2020
By Seth Daniel and Paul Koolloian Breaking and Entering On June 9, at approximately 6 a.m., officers were dispatched to 35 John St. for a report of breaking and entering into the building. A homeowner had called 9-1-1 and told…
A Tremendous Court Decision
The decision this past Monday by the U.S. Supreme Court extending the rights of gay and transgender workers under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which bars employment discrimination on the basis of race, religion, national origin,…
Just Unbelievable….
The tragic shooting death this past Friday night of 27 year-old Rayshard Brooks outside of a Wendy’s restaurant by an Atlanta police officer has confirmed even further (as if there needed to be any more proof) the degree of racial bias…
And Now, Stinging Jellyfish….
The ocean temperature barely has reached 60 degrees in Boston Harbor and vicinity, but the warnings on our beaches have confirmed what the beachcombers among us have known for a week or so — the dreaded jellyfish have arrived. According to…
Guest Op-Ed: The Moment Is Now for Big, Structural Change
By Joe Gravellese, Candidate for State Representative Back on February 28 – which feels like a lifetime ago – I was quoted for the first time in the Chelsea Record about my interest in the State Representative race. At the…