The Chelsea Soldiers’ Home construction project will begin in earnest this week as fences are expected to go up around most of Malone Park. Supt. Cheryl Poppe told the Record that the construction fence is scheduled to go up any…
Author: Seth Daniel
State Rep Dan Ryan Inaugurated Wednesday for New Term
Chelsea’s State Rep. Dan Ryan has been inaugurated for another term in the legislature this week, and he said he is ready to tackle issues from transportation to opiate recovery research in the new term. On Wednesday, with the new…
Year in Review:Balancing Prosperity and Priorities
The year 2018 saw many changes in Chelsea as the city tried to balance prosperity with priorities all year long. While new investment poured in, residents struggled to stay in the city and schools grappled with budget cuts. Meanwhile, public…
An Amazing Job:Supt Mary Bourque Announces Retirement Plans for 2019
School Supt. Mary Bourque announced this week that she will retire from the Chelsea Public Schools within the coming year, an announcement that few expected outside of Bourque’s inner circle. Bourque met with the Human Resources Subcommittee of the School…
Vidot to be Chosen as Council President for a Second Year
Council President Damali Vidot has lined up the votes to be chosen as the Council President for a second year in a row, a rare move on a Council where most only serve for one year and pass it on.…
News Briefs
SUPERINTENDENTS DEMAND ACTION RALLY The Massachusetts Association of School Superintendents (MASS) is calling on state lawmakers to address grave inequities in the state’s funding formula for public education. Chelsea and surrounding communities will meet in a rally at Malden High…
Chief Kyes Named First-Ever Chief of the Year
The Massachusetts Chiefs of Police Association has named Chelsea Police Chief Brian Kyes as its Chief of the Year the first-ever such award handed out by the organization. This week, the executive board of the organization announced that Kyes was…
Berkowitz School Drum Corps Keeps the Beat Going
Fourth-grader Yandeliz Rodriguez-Gonzalez confessed this week before the Berkowitz School Winter Concert that drumming is just in her blood. Her father is a drummer, often playing the bongos around the house, and the rhythm has rubbed off on her as…
MBTA, MassPort Seek Pilot for Chelsea Street Bridge Restrictions
There has been no shortage of colorful language used to express frustration for the often ill-timed Chelsea Street Bridge closures, and now the MBTA has joined the chorus in cursing the 250-foot vertical lift bridge – a bridge that far-too-often…
GreenRoots Talks with Senior Citizens about Public Transit
There has been no shortage of discussion about what people think about public transportation service in Chelsea, but many of those conversations don’t always include the elderly, and that is one of the largest populations to use the service. On…