The City Council and School Committee – after long debate and measured opposition within their own ranks – have decided to grant themselves notable pay increases for the coming year. Recently, the City Council voted 9-2 to increase councillor pay…
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Murray’s Resignation Mentioned in Same Breath as Mclaughlin
The surprise announcement Wednesday of Lt. Gov. Tim Murray’s intended resignation next month from his post has frequently been mentioned in the same sentence as the upcoming sentencing of former Chelsea Housing Authority Director Michael McLaughlin. Murray has been tied…
Honored:Teacher, Alumnae Mean Business at Chelsea High
The Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship (NFTE) has honored Chelsea High School (CHS) teacher Catherine Doherty and former CHS student Jennifer LaSala as the student and teacher of the year for New England. A few years ago, Doherty began teaching an…
Kitty Connection Hosts Book Signing Event by Local Author
Download: Book Signing Flyer Kitty Connection is hosting a book signing and reading event at Bestsellers Café on May 18, 2013, Saturday at 3 in the afternoon. Bestsellers Café is located in downtown Medford at 24 High Street. The book is…
Cruzin’ the Fountain
The Box District might have bloomed for most during a festive ceremony last Friday, but it left young Jose Antonio Cruz all wet. While adults marveled at the progress in the area, kids took to having fun – and few…
Chelsea Girl Scouts Growing Strong, Busy Planning Second Annual Parade
The Chelsea Girl Scouts announced this week that they will be honoring former School Committeeman and World War II veteran Morrie Siegel at the 2nd Annual Memorial Day Parade down Broadway. Eilene Cusick and Eileena Teixeira told the Record that…
Safe and Sound: MGH Chelsea Family Summer Safety Fair Set for June 15
Sixteen years ago Margo Johnson and MGH Chelsea administrative director Jeanette McWilliams launched the MGH Chelsea Family Summer Safety Fair. Between 250 and 300 people attended the first annual fair in the MGH Chelsea HealthCare Center parking lot. Attendance has…
Intense Police Union Negotiations Settled After Two Years
For nearly three years, there have been shout downs at City Council meetings, immovable positions from the City, and even very public and embarrassing picket lines in the contentious negotiation process between the Chelsea Patrol Officers Union and the City.…
Ash Files $131 Million Budget for Review by City Council
An expansion of the Inspectional Services and Public Works Departments, more teachers and instructional support in the School Department, the preservation of police officers and firefighters who may have been lost as a result of the expiration of federal support, …
Two Deaths, Believed Suspicious, Under Investigation
Chelsea Police detectives and State Police homicide detectives are investigating the suspicious deaths of an Everett man and woman in Chelsea early Monday morning, according to Chelsea Chief Brian Kyes and Suffolk County District Attorney Daniel Conley. After a 9-1-1…