The City is in the midst of significant roadway and utility work, which includes paving of roads, sidewalk improvements and related water, sewer and drainage improvements. These are all projects that the City has funded through a combination of Capital…
MBTA Adds Additional North Shore Shuttle Service
The MBTA has announced additional bus service for passengers impacted by the construction on the Newburyport/Rockport Commuter Rail this summer. This new schedule is the result of collaboration with and feedback from passengers, community leaders and elected officials. Alternate weekend…
Former Councilor Will Not Run in District 7, Cannot Work with Current Council
By Seth Daniel Former District 7 City Councillor Clifford Cunningham announced this week that he will no longer be pursuing the seat he once occupied on the Council. In an announcement to the Record on Wednesday morning, Cunningham – who…
Momentum Starting in Remaking Downtown District, Chelsea Lunch to Kick off July 12
By Seth Daniel While wholesale infrastructure changes aren’t expected for another couple of years on Broadway, momentum is already building for major change to the downtown Broadway Business District this summer. On Wednesday, June 28, the musician Kali gave a…
MassDOT Highway Administrator Thomas J Tinlin Resigning
Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) Secretary and CEO Stephanie Pollack announced today that Highway Administrator Thomas J. Tinlin has decided to resign from MassDOT. “From grueling snowstorms to toll demolitions, Tom Tinlin was there to see our highway projects through…
John Ligotti, Former East Boston Clerk-Magistrate, Judge, Passes Away
The passing this past week of John C. Ligotti. known to his friends as Jack, who served for five decades as an assistant clerk and clerk-magistrate of the East Boston District Court and then was promoted to the District Court…
Markey is 100 Percent Correct for Reproach of Kellyanne Conway
It is fair to say that the world as Americans have known it in the post-World War II era has been turned upside-down — and not in a good way — since the election of Donald Trump as President of…
Obituaries 07-06-2017
Edward Uminski Past Officer of the Polish American Veterans Post 13 Edward W. Uminski, a lifelong resident of Chelsea, passed away Saturday evening, July 1 at the Lahey Clinic Hospital in Burlington after a brief illness. He was 81 years…
The Visit
Participants in this summer’s Apollinaire Theatre production “The Visit,” including Jay Connolly, Mat Venson, Sabine Michaud, and Shaun Downey enjoyed unwinding at the Albano/ Eden house party for the Apollinaire Theatre on Friday, June 16.
Chelsea Jewish Nursing Home Celebrates Dramatic $16 Million Renovation
Chelsea Jewish Nursing Home (CJNH), the flagship property of Chelsea Jewish Lifecare, recently completed a spectacular $16 million renovation. Residents, families, friends and community officials joined Chelsea Jewish Lifecare to celebrate this tremendous milestone on Wednesday, June 21 at Lafayette…
Continue to be a Voice:Two Incumbent Councillors Announce They Will Not Seek Re-Election
By Seth Daniel Two incumbent district city councillors announced on Wednesday that they would not be seeking re-election to their seat after having served for several years on the board. Early Wednesday, District 8 City Councillor Dan Cortell led the…
Time to Stop Playing Nice with MassPort, FAA, Residents Say
By Seth Daniel As around 40 residents assembled at the Williams School Monday night on a beautiful summer evening, their greetings to one another and their conversations had to be punctuated by numerous pauses to accommodate the endless parade of…