City Manager Thomas Ambrosino gave the annual State of the City address Monday night, highlighting residential and commercial growth, infrastructure improvements, and successes in Chelsea’s schools. Ambrosino also called for Chelsea citizens to get involved with the upcoming charter review…
Month: February 2020
City Hall Getting Ready for Big Roll-out of New 3-1-1 System
City Hall will never be the same, or at least that’s the experience of other cities that have taken on the 3-1-1 constituent call center system – a system that Chelsea plans to roll out on March 1. The 3-1-1…
Schools Unveil Major Website Overhaul
The public schools website has undergone a major overhaul, with more information quickly available to students, staff, parents, and the community. “This is a project we have been working on for eight or nine months now,” district Executive Director of…
Broadway Capital Takes on Largest Project with Nursing Home
Long before the Silver Line came to town or Chelsea became hot property, Mike and Alec Vienneau looked at the prospects in Chelsea and decided to stake a claim to their development business here. In 2005, Broadway Capital bought its…
Virtue-Signaling City Council Backs Proposed Legislation for Undocumented Immigrants to Obtain Driver’s Licenses
The City Council voted Monday night to support state legislation which would allow undocumented immigrants to obtain drivers licenses. While the Council voted overwhelmingly, 9-1, in support of the measure, one new City Councillor signaled that he would be taking…
Councillor Wants to do Away With Paper
Differences in opinion on costs and impacts on the environment were just a few of the issues raised Monday night as new District 3 Councillor Naomi Zabot pushed for the Council to ditch paper and go digital with tablets. A…
Local Woman in the Running for El Salvadoran Cabinet Position
Everett’s Lucy Pineda left her home country of El Salvador when she was only 13 years old due to a heartbreaking Civil War there. Now, many years later, she is looking to mend the hearts of the many dispersed Salvadorans…
Early Voting for Super Tuesday to Begin on Feb. 24
Those wishing to avoid any potential crowds for the Super Tuesday Primary Vote on March 3 can exercise their right in early voting starting on Feb. 24. City officials said this week that those who have registered to vote can…
Encore Boston Harbor Still Predicts Two-Year Ramp-Up
Results from the fourth quarter of 2019 showed mixed success for Encore Boston Harbor, with the casino floor booming, hotel occupancy up a bit, but food and beverage revenues still struggling. The fourth quarter of 2019 was very good for…
Briefs
State Rep. Dan Ryan Office Hours State Rep. Dan Ryan announces Office Hours will be Friday, Feb. 14, from 10-11 a.m. at the Chelsea Public Library, 569 Broadway. Office Hours provide an opportunity for Chelsea residents to meet personally with the State Representative in Chelsea to discuss a legislative issue or…