Calm and quiet is the last word to describe most First Days of School in Chelsea over the years. The schoolyards and courtyard and entrances to almost every school on a normal year would be brimming with activity – exciting…
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After 28 years, as determined as ever to bring Susan Taraskiewicz’s killer or killers to justice
Twenty-eight years ago this week, the body of Susan Taraskiewicz was found in the trunk of her car, which had been left outside an auto repair shop on Route 1A in Revere. So much time has passed since then. But…
Abeyta participates in forum on safe reopening of schools
Supt. of Chelsea Schools Dr. Almi Abeyta participated in a Boston Globe/Harvard Graduate School of Education conference titled: All in This Together? How to Minimize Harm in Reopening Schools [during the COVID-19 pandemic]. Boston Globe reporter Sarah Carr moderated the…
City of Chelsea launches historic COVID-19 small business recovery program
The City of Chelsea has announced the launch of a new program to provide relief to local small businesses as they recover from the COVID-19 pandemic. Beset by an economic paralysis, small businesses are in need of flexible operational capital…
Chief Kyes praises residents for help in recent shooting incidents
Chelsea Police Chief Brian Kyes said residents are stepping up and being very helpful in at least three recent shooting incidents in the city, including one very brazen incident that happened on Tuesday night on Clinton Street. Kyes said they…
Former Nursing Home on Broadway Gets Luxury Makeover
The fortress of a building that was once a nursing home at 932 Broadway seemed like an insurmountable task to transform into luxury housing earlier this year when Broadway Capital started construction on the project. Yet, a transformation is exactly…
A Distant Welcoming: Back to School Preparations Brings in ‘Trust Visits’
Open Houses and shaking the new teachers hand – maybe chatting over coffee in the morning at the school building – have all been hallmarks for back to school in the Chelsea Public Schools to build relationships with parents, but…
Leonard Florence Center for Living Resident Eleanor Karp Turns 106
If anyone knows the secret to longevity, it is Eleanor Karp, a much beloved resident at the Leonard Florence Center for Living who turned 106 on September 1. Born on September 1, 1914 in Dorchester, Eleanor was the youngest of…
Forever Red: City Manager Has Concerns Over ‘Red’ Community Label
As Gov. Charlie Baker doubled up efforts to focus on Chelsea and four other neighboring communities as ‘high-risk’ or ‘red’ communities for increasing COVID-19 cases, City Manager Tom Ambrosino said he has concerns his community may never get out of…
It’s a Virtual 2020 Taste of Chelsea
Special to the Record Since COVID-19 continues to be an issue, we’re inviting everyone to join us for the 17th annual Taste of Chelsea on Monday, Sept. 14 from 6 to 7:30 p.m. via Zoom for a virtual event. Co-hosted…