MBTA should prioritize electric transit in Chelsea and other environmental justice communities Dear Editor, The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) has an aging bus fleet. Over 300 MBTA buses are approaching their useful life of 12 years and several will…
Author: Record Staff
What President Trump Wants Us to Forget
By now, nearly every American has seen the terrible images of children being torn from their families, heard the sound of children begging immigration officers to call their relatives. Those images and sounds are the truth of what has been…
Great Job, Senator DiDomenico
Longtime readers of this newspaper know that we have been outspoken for decades in our support of measures that combat the evils of cigarette smoking, particularly among our young people. Nicotine reportedly is even more addictive than heroin, which…
Thank You, Bob Hildreth
In an era when the dream of a college education is becoming less and less attainable for low-to-moderate income families, the need for members of the private sector to step up and provide assistance to such families has become more…
Revere Beach Sand Sculpting Festival
This weekend marks the 15th annual International Sand Sculpting Festival on Revere Beach. Thousands of Revere residents, as well as hundreds of thousands of visitors from throughout the Boston area, will flock to America’s oldest public beach to view the works…
Obituaries 07-19-2018
Uvaldo Elias Azo-Maradiaga Of Chelsea Family and friends gathered at Iglesias de Luz de Cristo in Chelsea on Monday, July 9, to honor Uvaldo’s life and mourn his tragic passing. Uvaldo passed away tragically on July 4 while swimming with…
Chelsea Jewish Lifecare and JGS Lifecare Announce Affiliation
Chelsea Jewish Lifecare (CJL), a highly respected leader in senior living with campuses in Chelsea and Peabody, and JGS Lifecare (JGS) a leading health care system serving seniors and their families in western Massachusetts, announced their intention to affiliate. “Affiliating…
MyRWA to Concentrate on Climate Change, Adaptation
On the heels of record-setting flood events in January and March 2018, the Mystic River Watershed Association (MyRWA) announced today that it is updating its core mission and resources to help municipalities manage the extreme weather associated with climate change.…
Chelsea Prosecutor Honored at Annual Award Ceremony
A member of the prosecution team that handles cases in Chelsea and Revere was honored with a prestigious award named after a former school teacher, Suffolk prosecutor, and Boston City Council member, Suffolk County District Attorney Daniel F. Conley said.…
DiDomenico’s Legislation Included as Key Component of Youth Tobacco Bill
Last week, Sen. Sal DiDomenico (D-Everett) and his colleagues in the Massachusetts Senate passed comprehensive legislation to reduce youth access to tobacco and nicotine products. The bill raises the minimum legal sales age for all tobacco products to age 21…