Special to the Record The City Council honored two women who have dedicated their lives to making Chelsea a better place with resolutions at its meeting on Monday night. For over two decades, Nicola Richardson has called Chelsea home, and…
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Downtown Broadway Infrastructure Work To Get Underway in the Spring
The first of the two phases of the major Broadway reconstruction project is scheduled to get underway early this spring. The planning to improve downtown Broadway’s utilities and surfaces have been in the works for about a decade, and the…
Renewing Their Vows: Nick and Minna Karas-Marino Celebrate Their 60th Anniversary
Nick Marino and Minna-Karas Marino were married on March 17, 1964. Sixty years to the day in a beautiful ceremony at the Walnut Street Synagogue Sunday afternoon, the couple renewed its wedding vows in front of its proud and loving…
EBNHC Appoints Gioioso as Vice President of Campus Operations
East Boston Neighborhood Health Center (EBNHC), soon to be NeighborHealth, announced the appointment of John Gioioso, CFM, MCR as Vice President of Campus Operations. Bringing with him over 30 years of experience in the healthcare and financial asset management sectors, Gioioso…
New Chelsea Fire Chief Sworn In
After eight years of service, Fire Chief Leonard Albanese announced his retirement last December. The new Fire Chief, John Quatieri, was sworn in Friday morning in City Manager Fidel Maltez’s office. Quatieri, has been with the Chelsea Fire Department for…
EBNHC Looking Ahead With Excitement and Optimism
After a major announcement last week that East Boston Neighborhood Health Center will rebrand its health system as NeighborHealth, President and CEO Greg Wilmot said he is looking ahead with excitement and optimism about the future. EBNHC currently operates nearly…
Schools See Positive Trends With Attendance
While not totally unexpected, there was good news on the school attendance front in February. At last week’s school committee meeting, Deputy Superintendent of Schools Adam Deleidi presented the monthly indicators of success for the district, including attendance and the…
Chelsea Virtual Learning Academy Continues To Grow
Chelsea’s Virtual Learning Academy provides an educational opportunity for some of the city’s most vulnerable public school students. At last week’s school committee meeting, Chelsea VLA principal Meg Maccini and several of the virtual school’s students highlighted some of their…
ZBA Gets Positive Feedback on Wesley Street Church Proposal
Pastor Jose Sanchez of Ministerio Internacional Cristo Vive Church is looking to establish a new church at 10 Wesley Street. Plans for the church have been in the works for several years, but there have been issues with making sure…
DiDomenico Hosts Briefing With Students To Advocate for Safe and Supportive Schools
Special to the Independent Last week, Senator Sal DiDomenico hosted a briefing for students from across the state and welcomed them to the State House to discuss the importance of Safe and Supportive Schools. At the briefing, middle and high…