Special to the Record With Memorial Day fast approaching, Chelsea Harbormaster Robert Griffin provided guidance for boaters during the duration of Governor Baker’s stay-at-home advisory and essential services order. Safe operation of recreational boats is permitted under the following guidelines:…
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Despite Empty Roads, State’s Traffic Fatality Rate Doubled in April, Massdot Says
By Lauren Bennett With COVID-19 causing less traffic on roads across the Commonwealth, speeding and traffic fatalities have increased over the past month, MassDOT said on Monday in an online press conference. Gov. Charlie Baker has routinely addressed residents and…
‘Operation Connecting Veterans Home’ Launched To Connect Isolated Veterans With Loved Ones
Brighton Marine, a non-profit organization that supports Veterans and their families throughout Massachusetts, today announced “Operation Connecting Veterans Home,” an initiative to connect isolated Veterans with loved ones during the COVID-19 pandemic, when visitors to facilities like Soldiers’ Homes are…
Care Dimensions Celebrates Chelsea Hospice and Palliative Care Nurses
Care Dimensions, the largest provider of hospice and palliative care services in Massachusetts, celebrates National Nurses Week, May 6 -12 by honoring its 301 nurses, most of whom are board certified in hospice and palliative care. “Every day, the skill…
Chelsea Councilor Damali Vidot Announces Run for State Rep.
Damali Vidot, former President of the Chelsea City Council, is running for the 2nd Suffolk State House District seat currently held by State Rep. Dan Ryan. The district covers a majority of the City of Chelsea and all of the…
Unemployment Data Shows New Claims Are Overwhelmingly from White Residents
For the fourth week in a row, new unemployment claims were lower than the previous week, and new data from the state shows that more than 80 percent of new claims since March 15 came from residents describing themselves as…
Traffic Impacts for Railroad Crossing Work in Chelsea, Everett
The MBTA is building a new, fully accessible Chelsea Commuter Rail station next to the final SL3 stop in Chelsea. When complete, the new station will connect the Newburyport/Rockport Commuter Rail Lines to the SL3. While building the new station,…
Police Briefs 05-07-2020
By Seth Daniel and Paul Koolloian Drove Car at Man On April 28, at 3:48 p.m., a CPD officer was approached by a taxi driver. He told the officer that he is having ongoing issues with a known male. He…
This Sunday Is Mother’s Day
During this time of unprecedented upheaval because of the novel coronavirus pandemic, the rituals that most of us traditionally follow either have been eliminated or drastically changed because of the need to practice physical distancing. So too, the manner in which…
This Is No Time for Hooverism
Herbert Hoover had been President for about seven months when the stock market crashed in October, 1929. Although there have been many causes attributed to the onset of the Great Depression, the crash generally is viewed as the trigger point…