Some could say Chelsea’s Selvin Socop Morales has his dreams in the clouds, and they would be correct, as the very grounded young man is finding quick success in laying a career path as a flight attendant – just two…
Month: April 2021
MGC Recognizes March 2021 as Problem Gambling Awareness Month
The Massachusetts Gaming Commission (MGC) is pleased to recognize March 2021 as Problem Gambling Awareness Month (PGAM). Established 19 years ago by the National Council on Problem Gambling, PGAM is a national outreach campaign designed to educate the public about…
School Updates
District Updates •The Chelsea SEPAC had a great presentation hosted by Laura Perez from MAC, families learned about the process of ‘Understanding the IEP’, two parents joined the SEPAC Officials during this learning session, Officials hope to welcome more families…
Zonta Club of Chelsea and North Shore Scholarship Donations
Members of the Zonta Club of Chelsea and North Shore recently delivered scholarship checks to local High Schools in Everett, Winthrop, Revere, Saugus and Chelsea. We are so pleased to continue awarding these scholarships to deserving young woman excelling in…
Metro Mayors Mark Five Years of Climate Action, Discuss Plans for Resilient, Green and Just Recovery
Special To The Chelsea Record City Manager Tom Ambrosino was a featured speaker at the virtual “Regional Climate Collaboration: A Metro Mayors Celebration” that took place over Zoom. Mayors and managers from 15 Metro Boston cities and towns gathered to…
Erin Go…Bingo! Chelsea Kiwanis Club Celebrates the Luck of the Irish
The St. Patrick’s Day parades might have been cancelled, but the Chelsea Kiwanis Club celebrated the luck of the Irish, albeit a week later, with a virtual Shamrock Bingo evening over Zoom with more than 50 participants from throughout New…
State Announces Funding for Chelsea TDI Program
The Baker-Polito Administration announced $510,000 in funding for 10 organizations to provide relief for small businesses in Gateway Cities during the COVID-19 public health crisis. Through MassDevelopment’s Transformative Development Initiative (TDI) Local COVID-19 Emergency Grants program, developed in response to needs faced…
Former State Rep. Eugene O’Flaherty Joins Ballard Partners’ Washington, D.C. Office
Eugene O’Flaherty, former Corporation Counsel for the City of Boston and former state representative for Chelsea and Charlestown, is joining Ballard Partners, one of the top lobbying firms in the United States. In his role as Corporation Counsel, O’Flaherty was the…
The Markey-Warren-AOC Build Green Act Is Needed
The recent catastrophic winter-weather event in Texas has highlighted the degree to which our national infrastructure (among other things) has fallen victim to the penny-wise and pound-foolish thinking that has dominated our national politics for the past 40 years. The…
Guest Op-Ed: Pandemic Highlights the Contributions of Immigrants to Mass.
By Marcelo M. Suárez-Orozco In Massachusetts, immigration is both history and destiny. Immigrants have been shaping the state’s economy, politics and culture since the 1700s. The COVID-19 pandemic is illuminating how their contributions will shape the Commonwealth well into the…