State and local officials gathered at Washington Park in Prattville to mark the start of the $700,000 renovation project there. That project, funded through a State PARC grant and local appropriation, will introduce active recreational equipment, additional seating and gathering…
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Florence Center for Living a Hub for MS/ALS Care, Fundraising
One doesn’t have to venture very far into the Leonard Florence Center for Living to see that it is a top-notch elder care facility, but venturing just a bit further into the facility reveals that it is also one of…
Excel Academy Opens New Facility with Ribbon Cutting
Administrators from Excel Academy, the state’s top charter school that serves students from Chelsea and East Boston, joined elected officials, last Wednesday to cut the ribbon on Excel’s new facility on Moore Street in East Boston. The renovations to the…
Chelsea Police Continue Public Attacks in Contract Bargaining
The two-year-long negotiations between the Chelsea Police Patrol Officers’ Association (CPPOA) and the City’s Administration have been a tale of two very different tactics. To this day, City Manager Jay Ash and his administration have been tight-lipped and have declined…
HUD Auditors Complete CHA Oversight Study
Federal Housing and Urban Development auditors studying the Chelsea Housing Authority’s annual independent financial audit, which HUD received recently from the CHA as mandated, have packed up their laptops having completed their visit after a thorough review of financial records.…
Bids Finally Go out for New Mill Hill Fire Station
It’s been quite some time since the City committed to demolishing and fully rebuilding a new Fire Station at the Mill Hill (Engine 3) location on Broadway, but this week construction bids finally went out on the project. City Manager…
American Flag in the Afternoon
A man on County Road waits in the afternoon sun last week as the American Flag and the Boston skyline loom above and behind him.
Don Orione Adult Day Care Helping Residents Be Active
There was a time when Chelsea resident Ron Kocher would just stay at home for days on end with no social interaction with the outside world. That all ended two years ago when he began attending the Don Orione’s Adult…
All-chelsea Awards Winners Announced
The 11th Annual “All-Chelsea Awards” will be presented on Monday, October 22nd to ten individuals and entities that have improved the lives of local residents and enhanced the city’s overall civic standing. “A significant reason that Chelsea’s stock continues to…
Looking Back : Dr. John Silber
Dr. John Silber had a long and enduring relationship with Chelsea and with Andrew P. Quigley, my mentor, friend and the publisher of the Chelsea Record. Silber, the bigger than life educator and philosopher who was president of Boston University,…