After eight years of service, Fire Chief Leonard Albanese announced his retirement last December. The new Fire Chief, John Quatieri, was sworn in Friday morning in City Manager Fidel Maltez’s office. Quatieri, has been with the Chelsea Fire Department for…
EBNHC Looking Ahead With Excitement and Optimism
After a major announcement last week that East Boston Neighborhood Health Center will rebrand its health system as NeighborHealth, President and CEO Greg Wilmot said he is looking ahead with excitement and optimism about the future. EBNHC currently operates nearly…
Schools See Positive Trends With Attendance
While not totally unexpected, there was good news on the school attendance front in February. At last week’s school committee meeting, Deputy Superintendent of Schools Adam Deleidi presented the monthly indicators of success for the district, including attendance and the…
Chelsea Virtual Learning Academy Continues To Grow
Chelsea’s Virtual Learning Academy provides an educational opportunity for some of the city’s most vulnerable public school students. At last week’s school committee meeting, Chelsea VLA principal Meg Maccini and several of the virtual school’s students highlighted some of their…
ZBA Gets Positive Feedback on Wesley Street Church Proposal
Pastor Jose Sanchez of Ministerio Internacional Cristo Vive Church is looking to establish a new church at 10 Wesley Street. Plans for the church have been in the works for several years, but there have been issues with making sure…
DiDomenico Hosts Briefing With Students To Advocate for Safe and Supportive Schools
Special to the Independent Last week, Senator Sal DiDomenico hosted a briefing for students from across the state and welcomed them to the State House to discuss the importance of Safe and Supportive Schools. At the briefing, middle and high…
Chelsea, Everett, Revere, Winthrop Join Regional Homelessness Program
Special to the Record For the first time, eight communities north of Boston will launch a joint program to provide supportive services and outreach to those who are homeless, at-risk of becoming homeless, or fleeing domestic violence. The new program…
The Verdict Is In: We Are Eating Ourselves to Death
Most Americans by now are aware that we are among the most overweight people on earth: 40 percent of us are obese and another 32 percent are overweight, which means that a total of 72 percent of Americans — that’s almost 3 of every 4 among…
Instant Impact: Lasell Basketball Star Che Hanks Selected GNAC Rookie of the Year
Picking a college is a very important decision in one’s life. Chelsea resident and Busche Academy graduate Che Hanks had several schools correspond with him, and Che chose Lasell University in Newton as the school in which he would continue…
Obituaries 03-14-2024
Mariana Figueroa She Was Passionately Devoted to Home and Family Relatives and friends are most kindly invited to attend visiting hours for Mariana Figueroa today, Thursday, March 14th from 4 to 8 p.m. in the Welsh Funeral Home, 718 Broadway,…
Chelsea Trailblazer Award Recognition Dinner
East Boston Neighborhood Health Center To Rebrand As NeighborHealth
Special to the Times-Free Press During an announcement to its nearly 2,000 employees, East Boston Neighborhood Health Center (EBNHC) outlined plans to rebrand its health system, which serves more than 120,000 people and has an operating budget of $270 million.…