BLACK HISTORY MONTH ONLINE PROGRAMS •All month – Chelsea City Hall Art Gallery Exhibit, ‘Celebration of Family, Freedom, Healing, Love.’ •All month – Downtown Gallery 456 – Photography Exhibit “Family, Peace, Justice, Equality,” Photographer: Sharon Caulfield. •Feb. 18 – ‘Injustice…
Month: February 2021
Pressley’s Provision to support families experiencing homelessness included in House American Rescue Plan
Special to the Record Last week, the House Financial Services Committee included in the House American Rescue Plan Act a measure championed by Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley, in partnership with several colleagues, that would to invest nearly $5 billion in additional funding to support vulnerable families…
Appreciation: Chick Corea left his heart in Chelsea
The City of Chelsea lost one of its greatest native sons with the passing of jazz great Armando Anthony “Chick” Corea this past week at the age of 79. Chick Corea (whose nickname “Chick” derived from the nickname “Cheeky” that an…
Giannino appointed to legislative committees
On Friday, February 12, Speaker of the Massachusetts House of Representatives Ronald Mariano (D-Quincy) appointed legislators to various legislative committees for the 2021-2022 Session of the General Court. Newly elected State Representative Jessica Ann Giannino (D-Revere) was appointed to serve…
Ryan lands chairmanship
State Rep. Dan Ryan was appointed to his first chairmanship position late last week by House Speaker Ron Mariano, with the veteran representative taking the lead on the House Election Laws Committee. Ryan has served for his first several terms…
School Updates
DISTRICT UPDATES•Chelsea Public Schools will be hosting Community Budget Conversations with the Chelsea Community and our Faculty and staff. To attend, please email [email protected] to sign up for the event and receive the Zoom information. *Teachers and Staff (K-8): Feb. 22 –…
Exit renumbering operations completed on nine statewide corridors
The Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) has announced that construction and sign replacement operations to convert former sequential exit numbers to new milepost-based numbers is continuing across the Commonwealth. The renumbering operations, which are required per a Federal Highway Administration mandate,…
Foundation Trust helps local families
Chelsea Community Connections (CCC) is pleased to announce the award of a $5,000 grant from Foundation Trust (FT) in support of the basic needs of undocumented families. The undocumented immigrants in Chelsea face additional barriers to accessing any form of…
Public meeting planned on MBTA service changes
The MBTA Service Planning team will provide information about temporary schedule changes that go into effect in March and April of 2021 at a virtual public meeting beginning at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, February 17. A second virtual public meeting will also be…
Obituaries 02-18-2021
Alfred Zani (a.k.a. Zarni) Former President of Rocky DeCamillo Steel Erection Co who loved the City of Chelsea Alfred A. Zani (AKA Zarni), 91, of Chelsea died on January 30 in Revere following a long illness. Alfred loved the City…