Grammy-winning jazz pianist Chick Corea had a sweeping and influential music career Armond Anthony “Chick” Corea, who grew up in Chelsea and would go on to become an internationally known superstar in the music industry and win 23 Grammy Awards…
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Diversity director position a hot commodity amongst applicants
More than 60 candidates applied for the new Diversity Director position within the City of Chelsea – a new department that will have high-level status and will be charged with making City government more inclusive and welcoming. It’s a department…
Civic Duty
At a young age, Kelly Garcia learned from her mother to be politically active By the time School Committee Chair Kelly Garcia was elected to the Committee six years ago, she had already attended hundreds of hours of school-related meetings…
Associate Justice Kelly to speak at Black History event
Associate Justice of the Mass. Superior Court Angel Kelley will join the Chelsea Black Community (CBC) in a virtual conversation tonight (Thursday) at 6 p.m. The topic of the event will be “Injustice Everywhere Is A Threat To Justice Everywhere.”…
Chelsea’s Senate district likely to become majority-minority
A new statewide report done by a Boston University professor for Lawyers for Civil Rights Boston shows major population shifts in the Greater Boston area that could potentially switch Chelsea’s entire state delegation into majority-minority districts when new lines are…
Individuals ages 65+, individuals with 2+ comorbidities eligible for COVID-19 vaccination now
By Lauren Bennett Governor Charlie Baker announced on Wednesday that beginning on February 18, individuals age 65 and older, as well as those with two or more “certain medical conditions” will be eligible to receive the COVID-19 vaccine. These conditions…
Baker prioritizes Chelsea for vaccine outreach to residents
Chelsea will join 19 other cities and towns disproportionately affected by COVID-19 for an effort by Gov. Charlie Baker to deploy targeted outreach to the communities and $1 million to support community health centers in priority vaccination of residents. The…
News Briefs
BLACK HISTORY MONTH ONLINE PROGRAMS •All month – Chelsea City Hall Art Gallery Exhibit, ‘Celebration of Family, Freedom, Healing, Love.’ •All month – Downtown Gallery 456 – Photography Exhibit “Family, Peace, Justice, Equality,” Photographer: Sharon Caulfield. •Feb. 18 – ‘Injustice…
Pressley’s Provision to support families experiencing homelessness included in House American Rescue Plan
Special to the Record Last week, the House Financial Services Committee included in the House American Rescue Plan Act a measure championed by Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley, in partnership with several colleagues, that would to invest nearly $5 billion in additional funding to support vulnerable families…
Appreciation: Chick Corea left his heart in Chelsea
The City of Chelsea lost one of its greatest native sons with the passing of jazz great Armando Anthony “Chick” Corea this past week at the age of 79. Chick Corea (whose nickname “Chick” derived from the nickname “Cheeky” that an…