School Attendance Takes a Hit With Increased COVID Cases
Attendance in Chelsea public schools hit a low in January, but school officials are hoping those numbers will rise as the peak of Covid infections from the Omicron variant looks to be on the downward slope. In January, attendance figures…
Schools Look to Address Mental Health Issues
Mental health has been a major focus for the Chelsea schools over the past two years, as students deal with increased isolation from remote learning, and the general anxiety of the pandemic. “I get asked the question of how has…
School Comm., City Council Select New School Comm. Members
It was one easy choice and one difficult decision for the School Committee and City Council Monday night as they appointed two new School Committee members. Claryangeliz Covas was the easy pick for District 4 as the only nominee for…
School Committee Approves Administrators’ Contract
Monday night, the School Committee approved a new three-year contract for the Chelsea Administrators Association. The contract, retroactive back to July of last year, sees raises and new steps for the bargaining unit of assistant principals and district coordinator positions.…
PCSS Partners With the Spark and Stitch Institute on Series of Seminars for Parents
The Pioneer Charter School, a K-12 system with campuses in Everett and Saugus is offering a series of webinars for parents geared toward helping students navigate the unique challenges of coming of age during a pandemic. The series of webinars…
East Cambridge Savings Charitable Foundation Closes 2021 With Donations to 16 Local Organizations
The East Cambridge Savings Charitable Foundation, the charitable giving arm of East Cambridge Savings Bank, recently awarded grants to 16 local nonprofits including several in Chelsea that focus on supporting low- and moderate-income individuals within the Bank’s Community Reinvestment Act…
Local Students Earn Academic Honors
Endicott College Announces Local Dean’s List Students Endicott College, the first college in the U.S. to require internships of its students, is pleased to announce its Fall 2021 Dean’s List students. In order to qualify for the Dean’s List, a…
Pressley Introduces Bill to Bolster Mental Health Resources for Children and Families
Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (MA-07), alongside Congressman Mark DeSaulnier (CA-11) and Congresswoman Doris Matsui (CA-06), introduced legislation aimed at boosting and expanding mental health services for low-income children and families. The Early Childhood Mental Health Support Act (H.R. 6509) would require…
City Undertakes Project to Improve Historic Staircases; Community Meeting Feb. 17
Special to the Record The City of Chelsea Department of Housing and Community Development is currently undertaking a design project to improve historic staircases and community open space in the Powder Horn Hill and Upper Broadway areas. The intent of…
Resilient Mystic Collaborative Releases Equity-Based Climate Assessment
The Resilient Mystic Collaborative (RMC) has released the results of a two-year groundbreaking research project involving six cities and 13 infrastructure managers to identify and manage risks to Greater Boston’s critical infrastructure from a potential major coastal storm. The Lower…
The 1887 Electoral Count Act Must Be Amended
Americans always have taken for granted the sanctity and integrity of our electoral system. For decades, we routinely have sent observers to countries where democracy is a new thing to ensure that those nations conducted their elections on the up-and-up,…