Nearly 200 visitors participated in Chelsea All Skate on February 26 at Cronin Memorial Rink – the largest attendance in the six years that Chelsea Recreation and Cultural Affairs has been hosting the event.
Environmental Justice Leader María Belén Power To Join Healey-Driscoll Administration in New Leadership Position
Special to the Record Energy and Environmental Affairs (EEA) Secretary Rebecca L. Tepper has announced a newly created position to elevate environmental justice as a part of the Healey-Driscoll Administration’s agenda. María Belén Power of Chelsea-based GreenRoots will join the…
Trailblazers Recognition Dinner
Residents Give Input on City Manager Search
Several residents gave their input on the qualities and qualifications they would like to see in a new city manager at a council subcommittee meeting on Tuesday night. The public input session is one of the initial steps in the…
Council Committee Will Select Citizen Screening Committee for New City Manager
The City Council is looking for residents to serve on a citizens screening committee for the city manager search process. Monday night, the council voted to establish a selection committee of councilors who will select four residents to serve on…
Change in Marijuana Ordinance Could Lead to More Licenses
The City Council will be considering a change in the city’s marijuana ordinance that could lift the cap on the number of retail marijuana establishments allowed in the city. The motion introduced by Council President Leo Robinson to revise the…
Former School Committee Member Pleads Guilty To Rape Charge
Former Chelsea School Committee member Henry Wilson, 57, pleaded guilty in Suffolk Superior Court on Thursday, Feb. 23 to raping a 12-year-old child in 2021 after offering the child a ride in his car. Wilson pleaded guilty to rape and…
Local Students Earn Academic Honors
Shang Earns Dean’s List Emerson College student Jonathan Shang of Chelsea earned Dean’s List honors for the Fall 2022 Semester. The requirement to make Dean’s List is a grade point average of 3.7 or higher for that semester. Jonathan Shang…
DiDomenico Hosts Annual DiDomenico Foundation St. Patrick’s Day Kick Off Roast on March 9
Special to the Independent The top elected officials in Massachusetts will join host State Senator Sal DiDomenico (D-Everett) at the head table for the Annual DiDomenico Foundation St. Patrick’s Day Celebration on Thursday, March 9 beginning at 6:30 p.m. at…
City Council Approves Linkage Fee Ordinance
The City Council officially adopted a long-awaited linkage fee ordinance at its Monday night meeting. The ordinance will require developers to pay a fee to the city for developments that meet certain size requirements. Those fees would then be used…
EBNHC Appoints Dr. Ryan Boxill Chief Operations Officer
East Boston Neighborhood Health Center (EBNHC), the largest community-focused health system in Massachusetts and among the largest in the country, is pleased to announce that Dr. Ryan Boxill, PhD MBA, has been appointed executive vice president and chief operations officer…
Statewide Poll Finds the Most Salient Issues Among the State’s Latino Population Are Related to Affordability
Amplify Latinx, Massachusetts-based nonprofit non-partisan, collaborative convener advancing Latino leadership representation, economic prosperity, and civic engagement, along with the MassINC Polling Group released the findings of a recent poll among about 1,200 Latino residents of Massachusetts. It is the largest…