Martin Named New Communications and Community Engagement Manager First Responders Honored for Efforts in Fire
Special to the Record City Manager Fidel Maltez is pleased to announce the hiring of Lillian Martin as the new City of Chelsea Communications and Community Engagement Manager (CCEM), effective Sept. 4. Martin replaces the City’s previous CCEM, Lourdes Alvarez,…
First Responders Honored for Efforts in Fire
By Staff Report During a special meeting Monday night, the Chelsea City Council presented resolutions to the fire department, the E-911 Communications Center, and Chelsea Emergency Management Supervisor Paul Koolloian for their response to the large fire at an 18-unit…
City Manager Provides Update on Emergency Resilience Plans
City Manager Fidel Maltez has placed an emphasis on communicating with residents since he took office in January. Earlier this week, Maltez recorded the latest in his series of public outreach videos to air on Chelsea Community TV. The text…
Council Wants to Take a Closer Look at Motorized Scooter Ordinances
The proliferation of motorized scooters has caused a number of safety concerns throughout the region. At Monday night’s city council meeting, Councilor-at-Large Leo Robinson requested the council hold a subcommittee meeting with Police Chief Keith Houghton to review and consider…
Gladys Vega recognized by Council for service to the community
For decades, Gladys Vega has been a leader in the community as the executive director of La Colaborativa, often stepping beyond the nonprofit’s mission to provide relief and assistance to anyone in need in Chelsea and its surrounding communities. On…
Council to hold hearing on changing street name back to Walnut Street
The city council has scheduled a public hearing on renaming Arlington Street Extension to Walnut Street at its Monday, Oct. 7 meeting. “During our last council session, the council received a request to rename this street (to) celebrate the historically…
Officials get early start on CIP
City Manager Fidel Maltez is looking to have the city get a jumpstart on its budget process a little earlier in the year for FY26. While FY25 began on July 1, Maltez said the city has already launched its Capital…
New CHS Cafeteria to Open in November
A new $10 million cafeteria project at Chelsea High School should be ready for its grand opening in November, according to school officials. During last week’s school committee meeting, school district finance director Monica Lamboy updated members on the status…
CUAW Against Recruitment Efforts at CHS
By Fran Roznowski Chelsea Uniting Against the War (CUAW) – Chelsea Uniéndose en Contra de la Guerra’s annual anti-military recruitment campaign was launched at Chelsea High School this week. Members and supporters of CUAW distributed over 1300 English/Spanish fliers as…
Bellingham Square Stabbings Under Investigation
Police are investigating two stabbings that happened in the Bellingham Square area late last week. Police officials stated that they believe the two incidents are related. Chelsea Police are actively investigating two stabbings that occurred this morning in the Bellingham…
Man Held Without Bail After Biting off Part of Officer’s Ear
A 27-year-old man is being held without bail pending a dangerousness hearing after being arraigned last week in Chelsea District Court for biting off a piece of an officer’s ear during a domestic violence call on Friday, August 30. Carlos…