High school science teachers from six local school districts – including Chelsea High School’s Varn Seang – are bringing new, hands-on science labs into their classrooms for the 2021-22 school year. The year-long Life Science Change Agent Teachers Program (LSCAT)…
Councillors Make Final Push for City Charter Amendments
The charter review process is hitting the homestretch, with amendments to the legal document that provides the foundation for how Chelsea is run scheduled to come before the City Council for a vote on Oct. 18. The charter is reviewed…
City Manager Gives Update on Tax Title Properties
The effort to increase affordable housing home ownership opportunities is a priority for the city, according to City Manager Thomas Ambrosino. Earlier this month, District 8 Councilor Calvin T. Brown requested that Ambrosino update the City Council on potential parcels,…
City to Hold Workshops for Prospective Emergency Dispatchers
The lack of qualified Chelsea residents for municipal jobs has been bemoaned by several City Councillors whenever City Manager Thomas Ambrosino brings a residency waiver request before the council. Now, the City is looking to increase opportunities for Chelsea residents…
Recupero Continues Advocacy for Chelsea Homeowners
District 6 City Councillor Giovanni Recupero is once again advocating for a plan that would give Chelsea homeowners a break on their water and sewer bills. A Home Rule Petition Recupero wants the state legislature to act upon would provide…
DiDomenico Pushes Through Legislation to Support Health Amongst Youths
Special to the Record On Thursday, the Massachusetts Senate voted to pass Senator Sal DiDomenico’s bill, An Act relative to healthy youth, (S.2534). This bill will ensure that Massachusetts public schools electing to teach sex education curriculum use age-appropriate, medically accurate, and…
Chelsea, Everett Officials Seek Flood Prevention Grant
Special to the Independent Chelsea and Everett officials are in the process of filing a federal grant to fund projects that would mitigate flooding in the area around the Island End River. The officials are seeking the maximum grant of…
People of Chelsea: Angel Capeles – 2017
By Darlene DeVita (The following is one in a series of sneak peeks at the upcoming People of Chelsea additions by Photographer Darlene DeVita. The new work will ultimately appear on the fence of the Chelsea Public Library (CPL) this…
MVES Celebrates Healthy Aging Month
September is the perfect time to celebrate Healthy Aging® Month since it is the time when many people think about getting started on new tasks as the summer comes to a close. The observance month is designed to encourage people…
Progressive Unions Endorse City Councillor Calvin Brown
Boston Carmen’s Union Local 589, the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 103 and the International Brotherhood of Teamsters Local 25 have endorsed Chelsea District 8 City Councilor Calvin Brown for re-election. “I am grateful and flattered that three of…
Baker-Polito Administration Celebrates 30,000th Greening the Gateway Cities Program Tree Planting
As part of the Baker-Polito Administration’s celebration of Climate Week in Massachusetts, Governor Charlie Baker joined Energy and Environmental Affairs Secretary Kathleen Theoharides and state and local officials to plant the milestone 30,000th tree through the Commonwealth’s Greening the Gateway…
ALS and MS Walk for Living Honors the Amazing Residents of the Leonard Florence Center
The pandemic has been challenging for everyone but just imagine what it’s been like for the ALS and MS residents at the Leonard Florence Center for Living. In addition to fighting debilitating diseases, these individuals have had to cope with…