On Tuesday, May 1, International Workers’ Day workers, immigrants and supporters from across the region will join with labor and community organizations, starting at 4:00 p.m. in East Boston, and marching to Chelsea and Everett to participate in an act of unity and defiance against the…
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Women Celebrating Women at Roca
Every country has a story about the strength of its women. That was the lesson learned by the 30 or so young mothers who attended Roca Chelsea’s International Women’s Day celebration on March 29. Roca’s Young Mothers program focuses on…
Leslie Aldrich Takes the Reins as New Executive Director at CCHI
After many years of working closely with the communities of Revere, Chelsea and Charlestown on public health issues, Leslie Aldrich was recently announced as the new executive director for the Center for Community Health Improvement (CCHI) at Mass General Hospital – the umbrella…
News Briefs
CORRECTION In a Police Brief in last week’s Chelsea Record, it was reported that a “light oil” release in the Mystic River came from Global Oil in Chelsea. In fact, Global had nothing to do with it. Chelsea Fire officials…
Chelsea Included in Baker-Polito Administration Opportunity Zone
Gov. Charlie Baker submitted the state’s Opportunity Zone designations to the U.S. Treasury Department today to encourage long-term investment in eligible Massachusetts communities. Created as part of the federal Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017, the Opportunity Zone program…
A Silver Line-ing: First Rides on the SL-3 Line Begin Saturday
The MBTA is gearing up for the big rollout of its Silver Line SL-3 expansion on Saturday, April 21, as operations on the expansion of the bus rapid transit look to change the landscape, and the commute, of the City.…
Remembering Kathy Finklestein
They came from all walks of life, bowlers and business people, friends and family, people of all faiths and backgrounds – and what they all had in common was this: to have known Kathleen “Kathy” (Pawlak) Finklestein was to have…
Chelsea Schools Announce Schmidt as Principal for New School
Chelsea has a new leader for what will be a new school, as current Chelsea High Assistant Principal Ron Schmidt has been tapped to lead the new Chelsea Opportunity Academy, which starts on July 1. Supt. Mary Bourque announced the…
Cottage Street Project First Silver Line-Based, Affordable Housing
A 66-unit apartment building looking to be constructed on what is now a vacant, derelict property looks to achieve a lot of firsts – the first Silver Line-based development and the first project to include affordable housing under the City’s…
Wynn Resorts Appoints Three New Female Independent Directors
The Board of Directors of Wynn Resorts announced Wednesday that it has expanded its board to 11 members, with the appointment of Betsy Atkins, Dee Dee Myers and Wendy Webb as independent directors, effective immediately. All three new appointments are…