By Cary Shuman Rebecca Trout, director of the All-America City Award and Communications at the National Civic League, will present City Manager Fidel Maltez and the local team the prestigious honor in person Saturday as part of Chelsea Day. Trout’s…
Month: September 2025
Planning Board Recommends Aapprovals for La Colaborativa Project
By Adam Swift La Colaborativa will be before the zoning board of appeals on Tuesday, Sept. 9 for a possible vote on the special permits for its proposed economic development center at 50 Heard St. Last week, the planning board…
City of Chelsea Seeks Community Input for Potential Intergenerational Recreation Community Center
The City of Chelsea–a city of champions, a city of hope–is conducting a community needs assessment and feasibility study to explore the development of a new Intergenerational Recreation Community Center in Chelsea. As part of this effort, it’s inviting all…
Tompkins Stepping away from office as he faces federal charges
Special to the Record Suffolk County Sheriff Steven Tompkins is stepping away from his position until the case involving federal extortion charges against him is resolved, Governor Maura Healey stated last week. Tompkins, who has served as Suffolk County Sheriff…
NeighborHealth Nationally Recognized for Quality Excellence in Community Health
Special to the Record NeighborHealth, Massachusetts’ largest community-based primary care health system, has been recognized by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) with five distinguished quality badges, a rare distinction both…
Reviving Happy hours will put more drunk drivers on our roads
The proposal by State Senator Julian Cyr to revive happy hours — which have been outlawed in Massachusetts since the 1980s — is a terrible idea that will have only one guaranteed consequence: More motorists will be driving under the…
Obituaries 09-05-2025
Merlin Lucia Serrano Social Worker and leading voice of the Salvadoran diaspora in the United States Merlin Lucia Serrano passed away on Tuesday, August 26th. Merlin was born on March 8, 1957, in Zacatecoluca, La Paz, El Salvador. Merlin spent…