In anticipation of federal pandemic-related unemployment benefits ending Sept. 4 the Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development and MassHire Career Centers across the Commonwealth of Massachusetts announced that the MassHire: Massachusetts Virtual Job Fair will run August 16 – 20 from…
Author: Record Staff
News Briefs
Serve on the ARPA Board – Get Paid! Signed into effect by President Biden on March 11, 2021, the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) seeks to help the country recover from the devastating impacts of the pandemic, providing…
Only Vaccine Mandates and Masking Can End This
With the Delta variant of the COVID-19 virus now ripping through America, especially in the South where folks are neither vaccinated nor take precautions such as wearing masks, it is obvious that the only way out of this pandemic is…
Afghanistan: Deja-Vu All Over Again
For those of us of a certain age, the sad and tragic debacle that has been unfurling in Afghanistan this past week is deja vu all over again. We have seen variations of this theme over the course of 60…
Letter to the Editor
Help Alleviate Suffering in Both Afghanistan and Haiti To the Editor, Today we see two new humanitarian crises developing on opposite sides of the globe,” said Daniel Pereira, Communications Director for the MIRA Coalition. “The collapse of the Afghan government…
Guest Op-Ed: Afghanistan – God Help Them
Dr. Glenn Mollette Many Americans did not want our military invading Afghanistan. We did not want our military to stay in Afghanistan. Many of us hoped our troops would leave Afghanistan. However, the chaotic departure has been one of the…
Obituaries 08-19-2021
Karen Venditto Owner and Operator of Karmichael Realty for Almost 30 Years Karen M. Venditto, loving mother, grandmother, and friend, passed away at the age of 64 on August 11 in the home of her daughter surrounded by her family…
We Sing: Chelsea
City Re-institutes Mask Mandate in Public Areas of City Hall, Senior Center and Library
The Department of Public Health is closely monitoring an increase in COVID-19 cases in Chelsea and surrounding areas caused by the Delta variant, and said last Friday it will re-institute the mask mandate in some public buildings. “As a preventative…
DiDomenico Secures $1m in funding for Massachusetts Early Intervention programs
Sen. DiDomenico recently announced the inclusion of an additional $1 million in state funding for the Commonwealth’s Early Intervention (EI) programs. This funding was secured by Senator DiDomenico during this year’s budget discussions via an amendment he filed to the…