The site plan for the Ministerio Internacional Cristo Vive Church at 10 Wesley Street was approved by the Planning Board at its meeting on Tuesday night. The Zoning Board of Appeals previously approved a special permit for parking issues at…
Author: Adam Swift
Planning Board Takes Up Flatiron Battery Energy Storage Project
Representatives from Flatiron Energy presented an overview of their plans for the construction of a battery energy storage structure at 284 Eastern Ave. during Tuesday night’s planning board meeting. The project will require a major site plan review from the…
City Manager Details 311 Request System
City Manager Fidel Maltez is working to make sure resident requests and questions are answered in a timely manner and by the appropriate employees. At Monday night’s city council meeting, Maltez responded to a council request asking that every department…
Chelsea Soldiers’ Home Shelter Hits One Month of Operation
Operations at the temporary emergency assistance shelter at the old Chelsea Soldiers’ Home hospital building are in full swing. Earlier this spring, state officials announced that the empty building would be used as an emergency shelter for six to 12…
Chelsea Public Library Gearing Up for the Summer
The Chelsea Public Library promises to be a cool place to visit for patrons of all ages as the weather warms up this summer. Children’s librarian Katherine Palencia updated the city council on library activities during the public speaking portion…
Name Change Likely To Be Proposed in Historic Black Neighborhood
The city is taking steps to rename Arlington Street Extension to its original name of Walnut Street. Earlier this month, Stacey Smith, a fifth generation Chelsea resident and member of Chelsea Black Community, addressed the city council requesting the city…
City Council budget hearings get underway
The city council’s hearings on the proposed $245 million budget got underway on Monday night. City Manager Fidel Maltez and his administrative team gave a brief overview of the Fiscal Year 2025 operating budget, which is a $13.8 million increase,…
Conservation Law Foundation to file suit
Two oil terminals in Chelsea and Revere run by Global Partners, Ltd., are allegedly polluting the waters of Chelsea Creek with dangerous petroleum byproducts. The Conservation Law Foundation (CLF) has notified Global Partners, Ltd., that they intend to sue the…
Chelsea Teachers Union holds “walk-in” at schools in support of contract proposals
On Monday morning, members of the Chelsea Teachers Union “walk-in” at all 11 of the district’s schools to demonstrate the members support for the Union’s contract proposals, including paid parental and family medical leave, smaller class sizes and caseloads, and…
School attendance rates slip after several months of gains
After several months of good news on the attendance front, the Chelsea schools saw some slippage in the month of April. At last week’s school committee meeting, Deputy Superintendent Adam Deleidi presented the district’s monthly indicators of success. Those indicators…