Month: December 2023
CBC has a New Home on Washington Ave.
After more than a decade, Chelsea Black Community finally has a home to call its own. On Thursday, Dec. 14, city officials, residents, and CBC members gathered to cut the ribbon for the nonprofit’s new offices at 56 Washington Ave.…
City Council Honors Outgoing Members
It was a bittersweet meeting for the City Council on Monday night, as four departing members were honored for their time in office. Damali Vidot, Judith Garcia, and Enio Lopez all first came to office in a historic 2015 election…
Appreciation: CHS Football Star Reggie Wilkerson Passes Away at the Age of 52
Reginal “Reggie” Wilkerson, an All-Scholastic quarterback who led Chelsea High School to one of its greatest seasons, died Monday, Dec. 18 after a courageous, three-year battle against cancer. He was 52 years old. While Reggie was recognized for his athletic…
ZBA Denies New Permit Extension Request for Forbes Project
The Forbes development plan remains in limbo. Last week, the Zoning Board of Appeals denied a request from the owners and potential developers of the Forbes property to extend the previously granted special permit for the project for one year.…
ZBA Grants Special Permit For Veterans’ Home Development
The ZBA approved the special permit for the public-private Veterans’ Home in Chelsea redevelopment project at its regular meeting last week. The presentation before the ZBA was essentially the same that has come before the Planning Board and the ZBA…
GreenRoots’ ‘Teaching Kitchen’ Opens in Chelsea To Bridge Nutrition, Environmental Justice, and Culture
Special to the Record Chef and Restaurateur Jose Duarte and Chef and Caterer Charlton Becker joined the grand opening of the kitchen, located next to GreenRoots’ urban farm On Thursday, December 14, GreenRoots, a community-based organization dedicated to improving and…
Emergency Management Department Nears Completion of Evacuation Plan
Over the past several years, some city councilors have been calling for a detailed emergency evacuation plan for Chelsea. That plan should be complete early next year, according to Emergency Management Director Steve Staffier. Staffier said there are several plans…
MCU Announces New Round of 2023 Charitable Foundation Grant Recipients
Special to the Record Metro Credit Union, the largest state-chartered credit union in Massachusetts, announced that it has awarded $55,000 in grant funding to six local non-profit organizations through the Metro Credit Union Foundation. Metro launched the Foundation in April,…
Merry Christmas
This is the most wonderful time of the year, to paraphrase the popular song, with holiday music playing in the malls and on our car radios, resurrecting our earliest childhood memories of Christmases-past. We choose just the right tree, decorate…