A redesigned Bellingham Square Plaza outside of City Hall could better serve as a meeting place and event space for the city’s residents. The city is hosting a community meeting on the proposed redesign of Bellingham Square Plaza on Tuesday,…
National Night Out Takes Place August 1
The Chelsea Police Department is inviting local residents to bring the whole family to the annual National Night Out celebration on Tuesday, August 1. This year’s festivities take place from 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at Mary O’Malley Park on…
Friday Storm Keeps Emergency Personnel Busy
Chelsea first responders had their hands full with the strong thunderstorms that swept through the region on Friday night, July 21. “Between 9:30 p.m. and midnight … Chelsea 911 was inundated with calls for street and basement flooding, as well…
The Revere Beach Sand Sculpting Festival Is This Weekend
One of the premier events of the summer season in the Greater Boston area is set to take place this weekend when the 19th annual International Sand Sculpting Festival returns to Revere Beach this Friday, July 28, through Sunday, July…
A Sad, Tragic Week – Safety Always Must Be Number One
When we looked at our Boston newspapers this past Thursday, a cavalcade of headlines, one-after-another, told stories of sadness and tragedy throughout our area. There was the four year-old boy who was struck and killed by a hit-and-run driver in…
Good Luck USA Women’s Soccer!
We wish to express our support for the U.S. women’s soccer team as they embark on their quest for a third straight FIFA World Cup, which this year is being held in Australia and New Zealand. The U.S. women’s team…
David Roque Is Named CHS Head Football Coach
As a Chelsea High football player during the 2011 state playoffs, David Roque was one heartbreaking play away from his team advancing to the Super Bowl. The last-second 12-10 loss to Cathedral High still stings, but Roque is now poised…
Obituaries 07-27-2023
Donald Bradford Roy September 29, 1943 – July 20, 2023 Donald B. “Don” Roy, self-employed general contractor and commercial builder, passed away suddenly and unexpectedly on July 20. He was 79 years of age. Born and raised in Beachmont, Revere, he…
City Receives $500,000 EPA Brownfields Grant
Earlier this month, Chelsea received a half-million dollar award for an EPA Brownfields Assessment Grant as part of the Biden Administration’s Investing in America Agenda. The community-wide grant funds will be used to conduct environmental site assessments, conduct community engagement…
DiDomenico Fights for Early Education Alongside Advocates at State House Rally | Photo Release
Senator Sal DiDomenico joined his colleagues, as well as early education and care advocates for a State House rally in support of the Common Start bill. “From my first day in the Senate I have been pushing for expanded access…
Joe Rez Excites Capacity Crowd in Concert at Riseman Family Theatre
Special to the Record Chelsea resident Joe Resnek, known as Joe Rez, electrified a capacity crowd with his musical performance Saturday night during his first-ever concert at the Apollinaire’s Riseman Family Theatre on Winnisimmet Street. Resnek performed several of his…
Affordable Housing Trust Approves Orange Street Condominium Proposal
Last week, Chelsea’s Affordable Housing Trust Fund Board voted to endorse the sale and redevelopment of 41-43 Orange Street by Comunidades Enraizadas Community Land Trust and Habitat for Humanity Greater Boston in cooperation with the City of Chelsea’s Department of…