Due to the nationwide system outage of motor vehicle inspection services by its vendor Applus Technologies (Applus) impacting inspection stations and motor vehicle owners, the Massachusetts Registry of Motor Vehicles (RMV) is allowing a grace period for specific motor vehicle inspection…
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Flawed COVID-19 Study May Be Putting School Workers and Students at Risk
Special to the Record On April 2, members of the Massachusetts Coalition for Occupational Safety and Health’s (MassCOSH) Health Technical Committee had a letter to the editor published in the Clinical Infectious Diseases journal that rebutted findings of a study published by…
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Red Cross Aiming to Make More Than 600 Homes Safer by May 8 The American Red Cross of Massachusetts is on a mission to make more than 600 homes across the state safer between now and May 8. Volunteers will…
Temporary Right Lane Closure on Route 1 Southbound
The Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) announced that it will be implementing a 24/7 closure of the right lane on Route 1 southbound in the area where it passes through the Chelsea Viaduct portion of the combined Tobin Bridge/Chelsea Curves Rehabilitation…
Sumner Tunnel Project Expected to Disrupt Chelsea, Tobin Bridge
The MassDOT is already preparing the community for what could be a major disruption to the streets of Chelsea and the Tobin Bridge in early 2022 when the department does a full restoration – with occasional closures – of the…
‘New Light: Encounters and Connections’ Highlights MFA’s Collection
Spanning cultures and geographies, and sometimes millennia too, “New Light: Encounters and Connections” presents more than 50 works of art from across the MFA’s collection, many of which are on view for the first time. The exhibition is organized into 21 conversations—in…
New Stamp Celebrates Americans Love of Coffee
The U.S. Postal Service celebrates America’s love of coffee this month with the issuance of four new stamps. Whether milky, dark as night, sweetened, flavored or highly concentrated, many coffee drinks have one thing in common — they begin with…
People of Chelsea: Lee Farrington
By Darlene DeVita (The following is one in a series of sneak peeks at the upcoming People of Chelsea additions by Photographer Darlene DeVita. The new work will ultimately appear on the fence of the Chelsea Public Library (CPL) this…
Thank You, Easter Bunny
New Normal: Area Hospitals Treat Virus as Routine
Every few months now it seems there is a “surge” of COVID-19 cases, and everyone worries aloud about a repeat of what happened here one year ago. In the community, it’s a constant concern for people as they see case…