It’s not what happened so much during the City Council meeting on Monday night, but rather what happened afterward and behind the scenes that has grown more important than the actual issue at hand – that issue being public safety…
Decision Time for Parents, School Officials on Clark Ave
In the coming weeks, parents, school officials and the City will be called on for input and a final decision for the preferred alternative in the rebuilding plan for the Clark Avenue Middle School – a project that has been…
Remembering 9/11
If someone had said on September 10, 2001, that America would be embroiled militarily in affairs in the Middle East for the next 12 years, one would have thought that person to be crazy. Indeed, no one would have dared…
Red Devil Football Team Opens Season Friday Night
With the dog days of August and double sessions now just a memory, the Chelsea High football team will kick off its 2013 campaign Friday evening when the Red Devils host St. Joseph’s of Newton under the lights at Chelsea…
Obituaries 09-12-2013
Charles ‘Chuck’ Kaliris, Jr. Lionbridge Technology Sales Director Charles R. “Chuck” Kaliris, Jr. of 5 Memory Lane, North Reading, formerly of Chelsea and Revere, died on September 9. He was 53 years old. The Sales Director of Lionbridge Technology, he…
Renovated Park Gets Grand Opening in Prattville
City officials cut the ribbon on the renovated park at the center of Prattville last night, just a little outside of the Record’s deadlines. As the Record was going to press, City Manager Jay Ash, State Reps. Gene O’Flaherty and…
Face to Face with the Past, 64 Years Later
Memories are often just images conjured up in one’s head – fond thoughts of the past, of days that once were and people who once lived and were once such pillars in our lives. However, in some rare circumstance made…
Chelsea Grand Reunion
Grand Reunion chairman Herb Kupersmith and committee member Adrean Abrams greet one of the many CHS graduates who attended the celebration.
Jury’s Still out on McLaughlin
While former Chelsea Housing Authority (CHA) Director Michael McLaughlin has been sentenced in Federal Court for failing to fully report his salary, the case on McLaughlin’s tenure at the CHA is far from over. Today, Sept. 5, McLaughlin is scheduled…
Council to Discuss Police Commissioner Position
The reconvening of the Chelsea City Council from its summer recess this coming Monday, Sept. 9, likely won’t be a muted meeting with cordial discussions about summer vacations and successful fishing trips. In fact, according to some councillors, there will…
Congratulations, Diana Nyad: Her Swim Was Quite a Feat on a Number of Levels
The news that long-distance swimmer Diana Nyad successfully had crossed the Straits of Florida from Cuba to Key West this past weekend brought a degree of wonder and joy to all who learned of her accomplishment. First and foremost, this…
Obama Made the Right Call: the President’s Decision to Ask Congress Was Correct
We realize that we are by no means foreign policy experts, but we simply wish to say that it is our view that President Obama made the right decision is seeking the approval of Congress before bombing Syria for its…