By Darlene DeVita The following is one in a series of sneak peeks at the upcoming People of Chelsea additions by Chelsea Photographer Darlene DeVita. The new work will ultimately appear on the fence of the Chelsea Public Library (CPL)…
MBTA Celebrates Completion of Chelsea Commuter Rail Station
Special to the Record MassDOT Secretary and CEO Jamey Tesler and MBTA General Manager Steve Poftak were joined on Wednesday by community leaders to celebrate the completion of the new, multimodal, $37.7 million Chelsea Commuter Rail Station. Newburyport/Rockport Line riders…
Scenes from the Latest Mural That Exemplifies Community, Friendship and Unity
On a warm November afternoon, the community came together to celebrate Chelsea’s latest. With a grant from the Chelsea Cultural Council, muralist and Chelsea resident Silvia Lopez-Chavez collaborated with GreenRoots and their seven member ECO teen crew to design this…
Local Charter Public School “Levels Up” Its Academic Program
At the Phoenix Charter Academy Chelsea, students aren’t waiting until June to move up a grade level. Jorleny, a second year student at the Phoenix Charter Academy Chelsea, approaches the stage for the third time this evening as a crowd…
‘Tis the Season for Giving — and Never Has the Need Been More Urgent
“It was the best of times; it was the worst of times.” — Charles Dickens, A Tale of Two Cities. With Christmas fast approaching, most of us will be rushing about — either to the stores and malls or on-line…
GOP’s Opposition to Rachael Rollins
The unprecedented opposition, accompanied by unprecedented vitriol, by the Republican members of the U.S. Senate to the nomination of Suffolk County District Atty. Rachael Rollins for the position of U.S. Attorney for the Massachusetts district has laid bare driven agenda.…
Guest Op-Ed: Somehow, Some Way, May This Be a Christmas worth Remembering
Dr. Glenn Mollette We had difficulties when we were growing up in Martin county, Kentucky but overall, we thought we were doing okay. President Lyndon Johnson came to Inez, Kentucky in 1964 to let us know we weren’t doing very…
Obituaries 12-16-2021
Paolo Scimemi Late Member of the Danvers Fish and Game Club Paolo Scimemi of Chelsea, formerly of Salemi Sicily, Italy, died on December 10. Paolo served in the Italian Military before coming to the United States in April of 1966.…
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Teachers’ Union Holds Rally at High School
Chelsea teachers, educators, staff, and community rallied outside Chelsea High School on Wednesday afternoon as the Chelsea Teachers’ Union prepared for another negotiating session for a new contract with district representatives. Members of the union have been calling for investments…
Superintendent Honors Outgoing School Committee Members
Last week’s School Committee meeting was the last for members Marisol Santiago and Rosemarie Carlisle. During the meeting, Superintendent of Schools Dr. Almi Abeyta (virtually) presented plaques to the two members for their service to the School Committee and the…
Excel Academy Charter Schools Gets Grant from Barr Foundation
Through a grant from the Barr Foundation Excel Academy Charter School in Chelsea and East Boston will become one of eight academic communities that were recently selected to take part in the new “Driving Toward Diversity in the Educator Workforce”.…