The City Council could vote on selecting a new City Manager as soon as Monday, Oct. 2. The Council was expected to receive the names of the finalists for the position from the City Manager Screening Committee at a special…
Author: Adam Swift
Council Looking for Answers on Youth Football
City Councilors discussed the recent troubles surrounding the Chelsea Pride Football and Cheer team at its Monday night meeting. During the public speaking portion of the Sept. 11 council meeting, several parents informed the council that the Chelsea Pride team…
Chelsea Walk Pub Sees Hours Cut As It Plans Reopening
The Licensing Commission voted to roll back the hours of the Chelsea Walk Pub due to a May violation of the city’s video surveillance policy. At last week’s meeting, the commission also approved a new manager for the Broadway bar,…
Chelsea Opportunity Academy Educator Honored With Butterfly Award
The Butterfly Award is given to a Chelsea Public Schools teacher each year at the Opening Day Convocation by the family of Carolyn Arond. This year’s recipient was Sela Kenen of the Chelsea Opportunity Academy. In addition to being presented…
Deleidi Updates School Committee on 22–23 Financial Data
Deputy Superintendent of Schools Adam Deleidi updated the School Committee on some of the final data from the 2022-23 school year at last week’s School Committee. The district-wide attendance rate held fairly steady overall compared to the 2021-23 school year,…
Committees Move Forward in City Manager Search
The City Council is moving closer to hiring a new City Manager. The City Council and the City Manager Search Committee are both holding special meetings at City Hall next Wednesday, Sept. 20 to move forward with the search process.…
Councilors Call for Improved Street Lighting
The streets of Chelsea are a little too dark as far as some City Councilors are concerned. At Monday night’s council meeting, District 6 Councilor Giovanni Recupero introduced a motion requesting the City Manager hire a new company to perform…
City Council Approves Amendment to Existing Parking Ordinance
The City Council approved an amendment to the city’s parking ordinance Monday night that will allow visitor parking passes for residents who do not qualify for the city’s on-street parking program. “This is an old ordinance that we did a…
Chelsea Receives State MVP Grants
Last week, Governor Maura Healey’s announcement of $31.5 million in FY2024 Municipal Vulnerability Preparedness grants included nearly $5.7 million in funding for community-designed projects to prevent harm to residents, workers, and resources in Resilient Mystic Collaborative (RMC) cities and towns,…
Revere Council Honors Departing Veterans’ Agent, Marc Silvestri, Incoming Soldier’s Home Ombudsman
The City Council is honoring Marc Silvestri for his nearly seven years of service as Revere’s Director of Veterans’ Services. Silvestri, who continues to serve as a councillor-at-large, recently took a position in the state’s Executive Office of Veterans’ Services.…