Massachusetts State Fire Marshal Peter J. Ostroskey announced a new public service announcement campaign that encourages smoke alarm awareness among older adults, who are at greater risk of dying in a fire. The PSAs are available for distribution through the…
Month: February 2022
News Briefs
Relocation of St. Rose COVID-19 Testing Site COVID-19 testing has moved from the St. Rose School location to a new site located in the Parking Plaza Shopping Center off of Webster Avenue, specifically in the former Save-A-Lot location (1100 Revere…
Driver’s License Bill Wins Support of 15 Mayors and Managers
Fifteen mayors and city managers from across Massachusetts announced their support for The Work and Family Mobility Act in a letter submitted to the Joint Committee on Transportation. The bill, currently awaiting a report from the Committee, would allow immigrants…
Gladys Vega, Kourou Pich Named to Suffolk County DA’s Community Advisory Committee
Special to the Record Suffolk County District Attorney Kevin R. Hayden has announced the appointments of Gladys Vega and Kourou Pich to a Community Advisory Committee to assist in the evaluation of the District Attorney’s Office, its bureaus, units, and…
School Committee Member Roberto Jiménez Rivera Launches State Representative Campaign
Chelsea School Committee member Roberto Jiménez Rivera launched his campaign for State Representative last week at a virtual event attended by over 90 people. Among these were elected officials, community leaders, and residents from Everett and Chelsea. Also present were…
Teacher Shortage Was Inevitable
An article in the Wall St. Journal this week highlighted yet another area of a labor shortage in the country that has been fueled by the COVID-19 pandemic: “Burned out teachers are leaving the classroom for jobs in the private…
Pres. Biden’s Supreme Court Pick
There has been criticism from the usual suspects regarding President Joe Biden’s declared intention to choose a Black woman for the U.S. Supreme Court seat to fill that of Justice Stephen Breyer, who announced his imminent retirement last week. We’d…
Guest Op-Ed: America’s Crumbling Bridges, Can We Save Ourselves?
Dr. Glenn Mollette The Forbes Avenue bridge over Fern Hollow Creek in Pittsburgh’s Frick Park collapsed last Friday morning, January 28th with several vehicles, including a Port Authority bus, on the span at the time. The bridge that collapsed is known…
Bruins Beat: Bruins Begin All-Star Break
Tuesday night’s game with the NHL’s newest team, the Seattle Kraken, started out well with the Bruins jumping off to a two-goal lead. A first period strike by the Bruins’ red-hot scoring machine, David Pastrnak, who put up a power…
Obituaries 02-03-2022
Irena Lada March 19, 1934 – January 29, 2022 Irena (Sepkowska) Lada passed away at 87 years of age on Saturday, January 29 in the comfort of her home surrounded by her loving and caring family after a brief decline…