We wish to offer our congratulations to our City Manager, Tom Ambrosino, who was named last week to the position of Chief Administrator of the Massachusetts Trial Courts by the justices of the Mass. Supreme Judicial Court (SJC).
Tom previously served as the mayor of neighboring Revere for 12 years from 2000-2012 before stepping down to take a post as the Executive Director of the SJC for three years, and then becoming our City Manager for the past seven years.
Tom Ambrosino’s tenure as City Manager was marked by continued progress for our city. Chelsea has been fortunate to have had outstanding city managers for more than 20 years — Guy Santagate, Jay Ash, and Tom Ambrosino — and we can only hope that our next City Manager will be equally adept at managing our diverse and challenging city.
During his tenures as the mayor of Revere and the City Manager of Chelsea, Tom Ambrosino universally was recognized as among the top municipal leaders in our state. We always believed that, had he been so inclined, Tom Ambrosino would have been a great governor.
That the SJC decided to bring Tom back into the court system as its highest-ranking administrator speaks volumes to the faith that the justices have in his abilities.
We know we join with all of our fellow residents in wishing Tom the best in this next chapter of his life.