The City Council will choose a new at-large councilor at its meeting this Monday night. Over the past several weeks, the council has met in subcommittee to interview about a dozen candidates to replace former Councilor-at-Large Roy Avellaneda, and has…
Month: December 2022
State Funding Earmarked for Eastern Avenue Flood Protection Project
Special to the Record The city recently received a $324,000 grant to address the mounting threats of coastal flooding and begin the planning and preliminary design of an Eastern Avenue flood mitigation project. The city, in partnership with the North…
News in Brief
Assisted Living Locators Urges Adult Children To Have Long Term Care Plan The holiday season is a time of giving and sharing special moments with your family. As you decorate the tree and bake those cookies, don’t forget about an important…
Burlesque Troupe Gets in Holiday Spirit at Chelsea Theatre Works
Who wouldn’t love a classic, embarrassing office holiday party without all of the day-after guilt? Thanks to BeauTease Burlesque’s ScroogeCo. Holiday Party, that’s exactly what you’ll be able to take part in over the next two weekends at Chelsea Theatre…
Mary Ann Pires Honored With Plaque at Cohen Florence Levine Estates for 60 Years of Employment
Special to the Record It’s a beautiful plaque, simply elegant in fact. But more importantly, it’s what the plaque symbolizes, and that is a dedicated employee whose work is appreciated by an outstanding Chelsea organization. Mary Ann Pires has worked…
Chelsea Kiwanis Installs New Officers and Members
On November 3, the Chelsea Kiwanis Club and family members met at El Potro Mexican Bar & Grill in Chelsea to install its officers and directors for the new Kiwanis year, which runs from October 1, 2022 to September 30,…
The Art of the Brick
Story by Marianne Salza Nathan Sawaya shapes rigid, plastic LEGO blocks into intricate and dynamic figures in his exhibition, The Art of the Brick, on display in the Back Bay through Sunday, April 23. The contemporary artist is returning to…
Still Time To Support the Christmas Toy Drive At The Brown Jug
One of our all-time favorite Chelsea institutions, The Brown Jug, once again is conducting a Christmas Toy Drive for children in our community. Donors should bring an unopened/unwrapped toy for a boy or girl to the Jug (which is located…
Freedom Isn’t Free: Pearl Harbor Was 81 Years Ago
It was 81 years ago this week that the warlords of Japan launched their attack on the United States at Pearl Harbor in Hawaii on December 7, 1941. The very next day, President Franklin D. Roosevelt convened a joint session…
Guest Op-Ed: Christmas Rest and Peace
Dr. Glenn Mollette Christmas is a good time to catch up on your pumpkin pie eating. Pecan pie seems readily available so this too is a good option. Try to drink one glass of eggnog during the season of joy.…