Special to the Record The Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) announced that it has released a Request for Proposals (RFP) to procure a transportation planning and engineering consultant team to develop and evaluate options for the eventual replacement of the…
Celeste Williams Announces Candidacy for School Committee District 7
Special to the Record Celeste Williams has announced that she is a candidate for School Committee District 7. The following is her statement: “I’m running for School Committee District 7. I am a longtime resident of Chelsea and parent of…
Manager Search Down to Four Candidates
The City Council is set to conduct public interviews for four finalists for the City Manager position on Saturday morning at City Hall beginning at 10 a.m. Last week, the City Manager Screening Committee presented its four finalists for the…
Garcia, MacAlpine Top District 4 Council Preliminary Election
The city saw exceedingly low turnout for Tuesday’s preliminary election for District 4 City Councilor and District 7 School Committee member. Overall, only 144 ballots were cast between the two races. In the District 4 Council race, current District 7…
15th Annual ALS & MS Walk for Living To Be Held on October 15
Steve Saling and Patrick O’Brien were given 2-5 years to live after each was diagnosed with ALS. Defying all odds, they have been living at the Leonard Florence Center for Living for the past 13 years since the Center opened…
United Way and the Boston Foundation Award $570,000 From the Migrant Families Relief Fund
United Way of Massachusetts Bay and The Boston Foundation announced the first of two rapid distributions of $570,000 to 12 community-based organizations from The Massachusetts Migrant Families Relief Fund. The fund was created last month in partnership to address the…
MIT Convenes Industry Leaders To Address Challenges, Opportunities Across the Value Chain
On September 25, Boeing, Delta Air Lines, Massport, Pratt & Whitney, and World Energy came together with experts from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) to discuss paths towards achieving a future where aviation can connect the world with drastically…
Chelsea Man Held Without Bail on First-Degree Murder Charges
Angel Alvarez, 65, of Chelsea was arraigned in Suffolk Superior Court on Tuesday and ordered held without bail on charges of first-degree murder and assault and battery with a dangerous weapon in violation of a restraining order. Prosecutors allege that…
DiDomenico Advocates for His Wage Theft Bill Alongside Governor and Attorney General
Special to the Record Last week, Senator Sal DiDomenico testified alongside labor unions, advocates, and workers in support of his wage theft legislation which would protect workers’ rights and hold companies that steal from their employees accountable for their actions.…
Anarchy in Congress
Imagine if a foreign government or some terrorist group were to hack into the U.S. government’s computers and bring all of its operations to a halt. Everyone in the country would be outraged. That is the scenario we are facing…
Can Nuclear Power Save the Planet?
As it becomes increasingly clear that renewable sources of energy — wind, solar, hydropower, and hydrogen fuel cells — are not going to become available on a large scale anytime soon, the only real hope for the U.S. both to…
Letter to the Editor
Celebrating Latino Heritage Month! To the Editor, It is with great pleasure that we welcome you all to Hispanic Heritage Month. As Latinx women and migrants, it is essential for us to recognize the significant role that the Latinx community…