By Lauren Bennett This year, instead of gathering around the Hatch Shell, you’ll have to gather around your television for the Boston Pops virtual Fourth of July spectacular. There will be no live performance or fireworks on the Esplanade this…
Author: Record Staff
News in Brief
Markey Campaign Shows Its Grassroots Reach The Ed Markey for U.S. Senate campaign demonstrated its grassroots power and statewide reach over the past weekend as it hosted an evening of virtual house parties with over 300 supporters and volunteers, joining…
Construction Update: Chelsea Curves Construction Look-Ahead Through July 11
Route 1 Traffic Impacts •Route 1 Northbound: Approaching the Tobin Bridge from Boston, the work zone begins in the left lane. 2 of 3 travel lanes will be open during daytime hours (5 a.m.–10 p.m.) •Route 1 Southbound: Approaching the…
Mass. Weekly Unemployment Claimant Data on the Decline
Showing decreases for the second consecutive week, Massachusetts, from June 14 to June 20, had 29,541 individuals file an initial claim for regular Unemployment Insurance (UI), a small decrease of 443 over the previous week. From March 15 to June…
Police Briefs 07-02-2020
Threatened with Knife On June 24, at 1 p.m., officers were dispatched to 207 Shurtleff St., the Chelsea Community Rooming House for a report of a party that threatened another party with a knife. Upon arrival, officers spoke to the…
Enjoy a Safe Fourth of July
It goes without saying that this will be a Fourth of July unlike any other in the history of our nation. Americans traditionally have celebrated the Fourth both with large community gatherings and with smaller get-togethers. The Fourth of July rekindles…
Guest Op-Ed: Communities That Work Together, Win Together
By Quint Studer Freedom, independence, self-sufficiency: these are great and glorious concepts. We celebrate them this time of year, whether we process it that way or not, because they’re so deeply engrained in our image of America. We see ourselves…
Letter to the Editor
Reducing Liquor License Fees Dear Editor: This week I presented a request for our Licensing Board to consider reducing the liquor renewal fees for this year given the impact of Covid-19. Fortunately, most of my colleagues were receptive of the…
Obituaries 07-02-2020
Rita Padova Of Revere Rita (Santoli) Padova of Revere died on June 26 at the age of 98. Born in Boston on July 23, 1921 to the late Nicola Santoli and Theresa (Selvitella) Santoli, she was the devoted mother of…