Noted author, lecturer, political activist, and feminist organizer Gloria Steinem, Zooming in from her Manhattan apartment, headlined Tuesday’s Women History Month event held at the Saul Nechtem Gymnasium at Chelsea High School. But each of this year’s nine honorees, along…
Month: March 2023
Dropping the Ceremonial First Puck
School Budget Up for Committee Vote
The School Committee was scheduled to vote on a $132,367,509 Fiscal Year 2024 budget at its meeting on Thursday evening. The budget represents a significant increase from the current school year budget of just over $118 million, and includes 62.5…
City Council Debates Parliamentary Procedure
The City Council is looking to run a tighter ship by having councilors get more training and education on parliamentary rules. At Monday night’s meeting, Councilors Damali Vidot, Todd Taylor, and Norieliz DeJesus introduced a motion requesting that the city…
Former Councilor Selected As New Council Clerk
Former City Councillor Clifford Cunningham will be back in the council chambers next month, but in a new role. On Monday night, the council voted 9-0 to appoint Cunningham as the new clerk to the city council. He will replace…
Remediation Work Underway on Tobin Bridge
Progress is underway to remove paint chips with high levels of lead from the Tobin Bridge. Local environmental justice nonprofit GreenRoots, the city, and representatives from the Conservation Law Foundation and the Boston University School of Public Health sent a…
Another Week – Another Mass Shooting in America
The news this week of yet another mass shooting, this time in a private school in a wealthy neighborhood of Nashville, Tennessee, in which six persons (including three, nine year-old children) were killed, once again has highlighted the need for…
The Iraq War – Never Again
Last week marked the 20th anniversary of the American invasion of Iraq, a conflict that was broadcast into our living rooms on our TV sets in great detail thanks to the many reporters who were allowed to become “embedded” with…
CHS Cheerleading Reaches Milestone With First-Ever Showcase
Special to the Record Around 1:30 p.m. on the afternoon of Sunday, March 26, the Chelsea High School cheerleading team stood in front of applause and cheers in the CHS Gymnasium upon completion of its routine at the CHS Cheerleading…
Obituaries 03-30-2023
Barbara Jean Richards October 11, 1961 – March 6, 2023 A lifelong resident of Chelsea, Barbara Jean Richards lived courageously with ongoing illnesses for several years. She passed away on Monday, March 6 with her loving family at her side while being cared…