Indivisible, a national, progressive grassroots organization with over a million members across the country, today announced its endorsement of Ed Markey for re-election to the United States Senate. “Senator Markey is a model progressive legislator: consistent, accountable to his constituents,…
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Four Tips for Preventing Dog Attacks on Mail Carriers
Can you picture a member of your family attacking a mail carrier? Of course not, but it happened 5,803 times last year across the nation. One Hundred and Twenty of those in Massachusetts. Beverly, MA, Letter Carrier Alfonse Jahaj recalls…
Police Briefs 06-18-2020
By Seth Daniel and Paul Koolloian Breaking and Entering On June 9, at approximately 6 a.m., officers were dispatched to 35 John St. for a report of breaking and entering into the building. A homeowner had called 9-1-1 and told…
A Tremendous Court Decision
The decision this past Monday by the U.S. Supreme Court extending the rights of gay and transgender workers under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which bars employment discrimination on the basis of race, religion, national origin,…
Just Unbelievable….
The tragic shooting death this past Friday night of 27 year-old Rayshard Brooks outside of a Wendy’s restaurant by an Atlanta police officer has confirmed even further (as if there needed to be any more proof) the degree of racial bias…
And Now, Stinging Jellyfish….
The ocean temperature barely has reached 60 degrees in Boston Harbor and vicinity, but the warnings on our beaches have confirmed what the beachcombers among us have known for a week or so — the dreaded jellyfish have arrived. According to…
Guest Op-Ed: The Moment Is Now for Big, Structural Change
By Joe Gravellese, Candidate for State Representative Back on February 28 – which feels like a lifetime ago – I was quoted for the first time in the Chelsea Record about my interest in the State Representative race. At the…
Obituaries 06-18-2020
Robert Foresta Retired Whidden Memorial Hospital Director of Pharmacy, Active Member of Revere K of C Robert “Bob” Foresta, 86, passed away from fighting an illness on Saturday, March 7, 2020 at Whidden Memorial Hospital in Everett. After Bob graduated…
City Announces “Chalk Art Saturdays” in June and July
Chalk Art Saturdays is a public art initiative in response to the COVID-19 pandemic presented by Chelsea Prospers, the City of Chelsea’s downtown initiative for neighborhood vitality. Inspired by Chalk Art Saturdays in Salem MA, the City of Chelsea engaged Claudia Paraschiv of Studioful…
DiDomenico Leads the Fight to End Deep Poverty
Sen. Sal DiDomenico has once again partnered with the Lift Our Kids Coalition to sponsor legislation to help the Commonwealth’s most vulnerable children and families. In light of the COVID-19 pandemic, DiDomenico filed alongside his House partner Representative Marjorie Decker…