Page 6 THE EVERETT ADVOCATE – FRIDAY, JANUARY 28, 2022 ~ POLITICAL ANNOUNCEMENT ~ Long-time Chelsea City Councillor Leo Robinson Announces Candidacy for State Representative Cites the need for effective, experienced leadership in the newly formed district that unites the entirety of Chelsea and portions of Everett C HELSEA, MA – Leo Robinson, the longest serving City Councillor in Chelsea, has announced his candidacy for State Representative in the newly formed seat that has united all of Chelsea, as well as portions of Everett. “It is with great pride and honor that I enter this race seeking to represent my life-long hometown of Chelsea,” said Robinson. “I have dedicated my entire life to service and community, and I believe that this unique opportunity will allow me to continue giving back to the place I love to call home. Our next State Representative needs to know the unique challenges facing this district and have the experience and relationships necessary to deliver the results we so desperately need.” “Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, Chelsea and Everett have had to fight longer and harder to receive the resources necessary to protect our friends and neighbors. Those battles continue to this day when it comes to the availability of vaccinations and testing. As State Representative, I will be the tireless advocate we need to finally break this cycle and begin to put this pandemic behind us.” “My priorities will also include expanding affordable and workforce housing and combating rising sea levels and climate change. Those have been my issues while serving on the Council and I look forward to taking that advocacy to the State House. One of my greatest accomplishments as a City Councilor has been the passage of the inclusionary zoning policy that is creating affordable housing in our community. We need more advocates pushing for reforms like this, and I will do just that as a State Representative. Finally, Chelsea and Everett are widely impacted by our history of industrial activities, as well as Logan Airport. This, combined with rising sea levels, puts huge swaths of Chelsea and Everett at risk. When elected, I will join my colleagues on Beacon Hill to support the investments necessary to protect our coastal communities and to fight climate change for future generations.” About Leo: Leo Robinson is a life-long Chelsea resident. After graduating Chelsea High School in 1968, he attended Burdett ColChelsea City Councillor Leo Robinson announces his candidacy for State Representative. lege. He also served in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War and upon his return to the United States, launched his career as a public servant. He started coaching basketball in the Chelsea Youth League and prior to the re-organization of Chelsea city government, was elected for two terms to an Alderman At-Large. He then served on the Board of Chelsea Community Development as a commissioner for the Chelsea Housing Authority. Currently, Leo serves as a Councillor-At-Large, and has served five terms as President of the City Council. He is also the longest serving Councilor for the City of Chelsea. He is co-founder and director, along with his brother Ronald, of the Lewis H. Latimer Society. Leo currently serves as Board of Directors Treasurer for the Chelsea Restoration Corporation and formerly as the President of the Community Action Programs Inter-City Real Estate Board. Proudly, Leo coached the girls’ basketball team at Pope John XXXIII High School for thirteen years. He served as Assistant Athletic Director and on the Board of Trustees at Pope John. He has served on The Boston Harbor Association as a Trustee and was awarded the prestigious Paul Harris Award from both the International and Chelsea Rotary Clubs. Leo has also been awarded the 2017 Chelsea Trailblazer Award, Resident of the Year, All Chelsea Awards in 2002, and the George Washington Medal of Honor by the Boy Scouts of America. Leo is married to Linda Alioto-Robinson who has worked with Chelsea youth for over 40 years. Their daughter, Lucia Robinson Griggs, is a graduate of Bentley University, holds a Master’s in Education from Lesley University and currently serves as Head Coach for the MIT Women’s Basketball. A goal without a plan is merely a dream By Sam Amado, Jr. I t is still early enough in the year to have goals for a new year, without seriously considering what it will take to achieve those goals, or the inevitable challenges to reaching those goals. The first step is to take stock. How much do you weigh? What sort of weight is it? What decisions did you make leading up to this? What could you have done differently? (You do not have to like the answers. In fact, you almost certainly will not. But you need to ask the questions.) What improvements do you want to make? Do you want to lose weight? Gain muscle? Lose a gut? What old habits are you willing to change? How much time are you willing to spend? Following the holidays, change is easy to talk about. The end of the year is largely defined by three food-heavy holidays. It is nearly impossible for people who do not work from home to avoid Halloween and Christmas candy or the food at a family’s Thanksgiving dinner. (Most people really would not try to avoid those things, nor should they.) Even without making obviously bad choices, the last 10 weeks of the year obligate people to take shortcuts with diet (relying on convenient, high-calorie food) or exercise (skipping workouts or trips to the gym). Stress and lack of sleep also lead to gaining weight. For some people, the first, possibly only, goal for this year is undoing the damage from the end of last year. Ultimately, it is a question of priorities. Do you want to be healthier later? If so, start a new routine now, when it is easy to be enthusiastic enough to build the habit and do the work. Everybody reading this is invited (challenged) to pick and work towards at least one health goal this year. Pick a metric (pounds lost, muscle gained or steps taken) and have a plan for when to reach it.
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