A new Mexican chain restaurant has been cleared for business at the Market Basket plaza. Last week, the zoning board of appeals approved a special permit allowing a Qdoba Mexican Eats fast food restaurant to operate at the old GameStop…
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Council approves FY27 operating municipal budget
The city council unanimously approved City Manager Fidel Maltez’s proposed $272,378,292 general operating fund budget for Fiscal Year 2027 at Monday night’s meeting. The vote came following a week of subcommittee hearings where the council heard from department heads about…
Development atformer Russo Tux site heads back to ZBA
The proposed 67-unit apartment development on the former Russo Tux and Limo property on Revere Beach Parkway will be back before the planning board later this month. The project is also scheduled to go before the Zoning Board of Appeals…
Dozens speak out during public hearing on school budget
The school committee is scheduled to meet Thursday night, March 26 to continue discussions and hold a possible vote on the 2026-27 school year budget. The school district faces a $6.612 million budget shortfall and the elimination of dozens of…
City manager Maltez addresses issues near Civil War monument
The city will begin increasing police presence in the area of the Civil War Memorial across from city hall this week. Earlier this month, Precinct 5 City Councilor Lisa Santagate filed a motion requesting the city manager take action to…
City looks to purchase M&T Bank property for flood resiliency project
The city is looking to buy the M&T Bank property at 357 Beacham St. as part of the Island End River Flood Barrier project. Under the proposed arrangement, M&T would lease the property and building back from the city for…
Council looks for further discussion on inclusionary zoning amendment
City Manager Fidel Maltez is asking the city council to amend its inclusionary housing zoning by increasing the size of projects required to provide affordable housing and lower the percentage of affordable units per development. In a letter to the…
Chelsea gets state grant funding for World Cup events
The city of Chelsea will be celebrating the World Cup in a big way, thanks in part to a $175,000 state grant. The World Cup gets underway on June 11, and seven matches are slated to take place at Gillette…
Council takes up zoning overlay district
A proposed zoning amendment to create a new zoning overlay district called the West Chelsea Mixed-Use Overlay District was moved forward to the planning board for a recommendation at last week’s city council meeting. However, there were some questions raised…
Council discusses cost of Bluebike rental program
Several city councilors would like more information about the financial commitment to the Bluebikes program in Chelsea. At last week’s council meeting, City Manager Fidel Maltez provided information about the regional Bluebikes program, which allows the rental of the bikes…