Slug: MBTA Lowers CharlieTicket and Cash Fare to CharlieCard Levels; Implements Free Bus and Subway Transfers from Zone 1A Fairmount Line Stops and Half-Price Zone 1A Commuter Rail Fares for the Youth Pass As part of their Fiscal Year 2021 budget,…
Author: Record Staff
Catholic Churches Look to Begin Masses May 30 and 31
The Archdiocese of Boston released to parishes a video demonstrating how Catholics can help to keep each other safe as Churches begin to re-open this coming weekend. It is expected most parishes will wait until the weekend of May 30…
Massachusetts Implements Pandemic Emergency Unemployment Compensation (PEUC)
The state announced May 21 that Massachusetts residents who are eligible for the federal CARES Act and qualify for having exhausted their regular unemployment compensation may now receive the new Pandemic Emergency Unemployment Compensation (PEUC). The launch of this program…
King Arthur’s to Be Demolished in Coming Days
City officials and developer Greg Antonelli confirmed that the infamous King Arthur’s strip club building will be coming down in the next week or so – putting an end to an infamous and embarrassing part of the history of Chelsea…
Legislature Passes Bill to Provide Relief and Improve Access to Unemployment Benefits
State Rep. Dan Ryan joined his colleagues in the Massachusetts Legislature to pass a bill that will provide additional Unemployment Insurance (UI) relief to low-income families, non-profit institutions and employers. The legislation now moves on to the governor. “The legislature…
Slug: 32BJ SEIU & The Maintenance Contractors of New England Agree to a One-Year Contract Extension
In a moment of employer and labor unity during the Coronavirus crisis, 32BJ SEIU and the Maintenance Contractors of New England have agreed to a one-year extension of their 2016-2020 contract. The new contract—which covers approximately 14,000 janitors who clean commercial office buildings and…
AG Healey Brief: Environmental Pollution Contributes to Disparate Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on Communities of Color
Attorney General Maura Healey released a brief on the environmental factors that compound the COVID-19 pandemic’s disparate impact on communities of color in Massachusetts, and outlines steps the state should take to address the longstanding impact of environmental injustice on…
Suffolk DA Rachael Rollins Honors and Remembers Heroes of Soldiers’ Home in Chelsea
Suffolk District Attorney Rachael Rollins last week proudly announced a virtual memorial for the soldiers, sailors, Marines and Coast Guardsmen who bravely served our nation and were residents of the Soldiers’ Home in Chelsea and died within the past two…
RMV Implementing Further Extensions to Expiring Licenses, Learner’s Permits, and Plate Registrations
The Massachusetts Registry of Motor Vehicles (RMV) is announcing this week it will be implementing further extensions to the renewal timelines for expiring motor vehicle inspection stickers, passenger plate registrations, professional credentials, and driver’s licenses and learner’s permits, including Commercial…
April Unemployment Numbers Hit 15.1 Percent Overall
The state’s April total unemployment rate is up 12.3 percentage points at 15.1 percent, the Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development announced Friday. The Bureau of Labor Statistics’ preliminary job estimates indicate Massachusetts lost 623,000 jobs in April. This follows…