The Baker-Polito Administration last week announced $13.5 million to support community organizations working in the cities and towns hardest hit by the COVID-19 pandemic as part of the Massachusetts Vaccine Equity Initiative to increase awareness, acceptance and access to the…
Mayor Michelle Wu: Grace Under Pressure
The job of mayor of a large American city never has been easy, but these days the challenges facing our public officials who lead our major metropolitan areas are greater than ever. The COVID-19 pandemic has created a confluence of…
Something Else to Worry About
We were driving on the Expressway the other day and we heard on the radio that the Florida orange crop will be at its lowest output since the 1940s. “What? The 1940s?!?” we thought to ourselves. The point of the…
Chelsea High School Roundup
CHS Boys Track Team Tops Malden The Chelsea High boys indoor track and field team earned a 46-39 victory over Greater Boston League foe Malden this past week. Leading the way for coach Cesar Hernandez’s Red Devils with first-place performances…
Obituaries 01-20-2022
George Paul Mastrangelo Retired Chelsea Firefighter, Bronze Star Recipient Who Fought in Battle of the Bulge George Paul Mastrangelo, a life-long resident of Chelsea, passed away Friday, January 14 at the age of 95. Born February 23, 1926, he was the…
Chelsea in the Snow
Appeciation: The Rev. Patrick Francis Healy, Beloved Chaplain at Soldiers’ Home, Passes Away at 100
The Rev. Patrick Francis Healy, the beloved chaplain of the Chelsea Soldiers’ Home for several years, died Wednesday at Cambridge Hospital. He was 100 years old. The Rev. Healy grew up in Charlestown and graduated from Boston English in 1939.…
An Interview With GreenRoots Executive Director Roseann Bongiovanni
The Chelsea Record interviewed GreenRoots’ dynamic executive director, Roseann Bongiovanni, about the organization’s work in 2021 and its goals for 2022. GreenRoots is a community-based organization dedicated to improving and enhancing the urban environment and public health in Chelsea and…
City Manager Gives Update on Latest COVID Procedures
Even as vaccination rates have topped 80 percent in the city and the pandemic nears the two-year mark, Covid-19 continues to leave its mark in Chelsea and across the country. Recently, City Manager Tom Ambrosino provided an update to residents…
Committee Nearing Decision on Use of Federal Relief Funds
The city’s ARPA Community Advisory Committee should have recommendations on how Chelsea can best spend $15 million in federal relief funds by the end of the winter. “The ARPA Committee, following the holidays, will be resuming its meetings and will…
School Committee Member Candidates Wanted
The City Council and School Committee will meet on Monday, Feb. 7 to select two new School Committee members. The vacant seats are in Districts 4 and 5. In District 4, there was no candidate on the ballot for the…
Making an Impact in Chelsea Jimenez-Rivera Will Run for State Representative
Roberto Jimenez-Rivera has made a noteworthy impact during his two years on the School Committee and in the three years he has called Chelsea home. The 31-year-old organizer for the Boston Teachers Union is hoping to continue those important contributions…