An initial discussion with property owners on Suffolk Street and in that area regarding potential eminent domain takings of vacant land was met with solid resistance at a Council subcommittee meeting on July 27. Council President Roy Avellaneda has floated…
School Committeewoman Santiago to Run for District 3 Council
School Committeewoman Marisol Santiago announced on Tuesday that she had made a U-turn and pulled Nomination Papers for City Council District 3, and has now qualified for the ballot to run for Council. Santiago, who had previously pulled Papers for…
People of Chelsea: This is Cecilia Baudriz With Her Son Nathan. 2020
By Darlene DeVita This is Cecilia Baudriz with her son Nathan. 2020 _________________________ We asked her a few questions. My name is Cecilia Baudriz, and this is my son Nathan. I’ve been living in Chelsea for three years. We…
News Briefs
Chelsea Poetry Walk Will Kick Off Aug. 7 The Chelsea Poetry Walk will kick off on Saturday, Aug. 7 at the Chelsea Walk pathway downtown, between the Chelsea Walk Pub and the Broadway House of Pizza. Guest speakers will deliver…
Labor and Community Groups Demand Funds Go To Frontline Workers and Impacted Communities
Massachusetts residents, labor and community groups convened on the steps of the State House last week, demanding that billions in federal relief aid allocated to Massachusetts from the American Rescue Plan (ARP) be distributed to help those most impacted by…
Officials Urge Public to Inspect Boxwood Shrubs for Tree Moths
Special to the Record The Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources (MDAR) is alerting Massachusetts residents that it has received notification from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) that a number of nurseries within the…
Turco to Leave Executive Office of Public Safety and Security
Gov. Charlie Baker and Lt. Gov. Karyn Polito announced the departure of Executive Office of Public Safety and Security Secretary Thomas Turco, III. Secretary Turco is retiring after more than 30 years of public service. The Administration also announced the…
DiDomenico Promotes American Families Plan
On July 7th, Senator Sal DiDomenico joined with Cecilia Rouse, President Joe Biden’s Chair of the White House Council of Economic Advisers, at a local childcare center in his district to promote the American Families Plan. Senator DiDomenico and Chair Rouse, alongside…
Bridgewater Awards Undergraduate Degrees
Bachelor’s degrees in the arts, sciences, business and education were awarded to approximately 2,000 graduates including Yesenia Vega of Chelsea during Bridgewater State University’s 180th Spring Commencement Convocation held for the first time off-campus at Gillette Stadium on Saturday, July 31. Undergraduate majors…
New Encore Charity Program Uses Pennies to Help MyRWA, Other Charities
Those who say every penny counts would be happy to know that Encore Boston Harbor has collected more than $13,000 in pennies over the first month of a new program that looks to use unwanted change from the casino’s cash…
Not All Parents Know What’s Best for Their Kids
The executive order signed last week by Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida banning local school boards from requiring students to wear masks in schools in that state rates as one of the most reprehensible actions of any public official since the pandemic…
Enjoy the Revere Beach Sand Sculpting Festival
This weekend marks the return of the 16th annual Revere Beach International Sand Sculpting Festival, featuring master sand sculptors who have come from all over the globe to compete in one of the largest sand sculpting festivals in the world. The festival…