FY25 property tax rates come in lower than initially estimated By Adam Swift Chelsea taxpayers are looking at some positive news on the property tax rates for Fiscal Year 2025. The rate was recently certified by the state’s Bureau of…
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Council Honors Residents for their Service
By Adam Swift The city council honored two devoted residents with celebratory resolutions at the beginning of its meeting on Monday night. Juan Carlos Morales, an Army veteran and the city’s assistant veterans’ agent, was recognized for his role in…
Dispatchers Raise Concerns about Regionalization Plan
By Adam Swift The city council will be holding a subcommittee meeting in the near future to discuss a possible regionalization of the city’s dispatch operation with Revere and Winthrop. However, the possibility of the move is raising concerns among…
CHS seniors awarded prestigious QuestBridge Scholarship
Special to the Record It was a noteworthy December for Chelsea High School seniors Alma Alla ‘25, Brandon Ossa Barrientos ‘25 and Diana “Yuli” Salinas Garcia ‘25, who learned this month that they were awarded the QuestBridge National College Match…
Barry Berman Receives Prestigious Dr. Herbert Shore ‘Award of Honor’
Barry Berman, CEO of Chelsea Jewish Lifecare, an affiliate of Legacy Lifecare, recently received the notable 2025 Dr. Herbert Shore Award of Honor from the Association of Jewish Aging Services (AJAS). This is the highest award given by AJAS. It…
DiDomenico Celebrates Economic Development Bill Signing with Governor Healey and Officials
Special to the Independent Senator Sal DiDomenico joined Governor Healey at the Ragon Institute for a ceremonial signing & celebration of the Economic Development bill. This sweeping new law authorizes nearly $4 billion into the Commonwealth’s economy while making wide-ranging…
School Committee Honors Departing Finance Director Monica Lamboy
By Adam Swift The School Committee and the administration honored Director of Administration and Finance Monica Lamboy at its meeting last week. Lamboy is leaving the district at the end of the month after almost seven years as its finance…
Chelsea BOH Votes to Adopt Nicotine-free Generation Regulations
By Adam Swift The Chelsea Board of Health voted unanimously at its Dec. 10th meeting to adopt the nicotine-free generation regulations, joining the small number of municipalities in Massachusetts that prohibit the sale of nicotine products to anyone born on…
News in Brief
City of Chelsea Announces Holiday-Related Building Closures To provide its employees with ample time to relax, travel, and celebrate the holidays, the City of Chelsea has announced its public buildings will be closed from Tuesday, Dec. 24, at 2 p.m.…
CTU, school committee agree to new contract
By Adam Swift On Wednesday evening, Dec. 11, the Chelsea School Committee and the Chelsea Teachers’ Union (CTU) reached tentative agreements on new contracts for Chelsea Public Schools educators, clerical and paraprofessional staff. These agreements were reached as a result…