City Manager Thomas Ambrosino has been selected as the next Court Administrator of the Trial Court in Massachusetts by the justices of the Supreme Judicial Court. Ambrosino also served as mayor in Revere for over a decade, first defeating four-term…
Author: Adam Swift
Council Considers More Unified Approach to Traffic Issues
Chelsea is a small city with a lot of traffic, and lately, that means the City Council has spent a lot of time discussing where the city should place speed bumps to slow that traffic down. Monday night’s meeting once…
ZBA Approves Special Permit for Marijuana Dispensary
The Zoning Board of Appeals approved a special permit for a retail marijuana dispensary at 320 Revere Beach Parkway last week, despite concerns raised by some city councilors that the business wasn’t the best fit for the Prattville neighborhood. The…
New Round of Applications for Chelsea Eats Program Open
The popular Chelsea Eats program, which was launched in response to the Covid-19 pandemic, is returning on a smaller scale for the first three months of the new year. City Manager Thomas Ambrosino said the program will be funded with…
Council Chooses Hatleberg To Fill At-Large Council Seat
Former City Councilor Brian Hatleberg is back in office. At a special meeting Monday night, the council voted 7-3 to appoint Hatleberg to fill the remainder of the term of former Councilor-at-Large Roy Avellaneda, who stepped down from office earlier…
Licensing Commission Okays Later Hours for New Year’s Eve
Revelers in Chelsea will once again get another hour to ring in the new year. Last week, the Licensing Commission approved allowing restaurants that serve alcoholto stay open until 2 a.m. on New Year’s Eve, one hour later than usual.…
Changing of the Guards in Chelsea: Houghton Officially Sworn In As Police Chief
Vowing that his department will be community service officers first and foremost, Keith Houghton was formally sworn in as Chelsea’s police chief at the beginning of Monday night’s City Council meeting. “I am a son of this community, I was…
School Committee Members Thanked for Service
The Chelsea School Committee closed out the year at its Thursday, Dec. 1 meeting with honors for several committee members, and updates on enrollment and attendance for the current school year. “Every year, we like to say thank you to…
Councilors Raise Questions About 311 System
The 311 system is intended to give Chelsea residents a number to call if they have municipal issues they would like to see taken care of, from trash pick up to potholes and sidewalk repair requests. But at Monday night’s…
Three Finalists Have Been Selected To Fill Council Vacancy
The City Council will choose a new at-large councilor at its meeting this Monday night. Over the past several weeks, the council has met in subcommittee to interview about a dozen candidates to replace former Councilor-at-Large Roy Avellaneda, and has…