The carnival is coming to Chelsea. On Wednesday, April 3, the Licensing Commission approved a four-day license for New Hampshire-based Fiesta Shows to hold a four-day carnival on the Chelsea Commons this spring. During the short public hearing to approve…
Author: Adam Swift
City Looking to Take Water & Sewer Work In-house, Save $350k Annually
The City could soon be running its own Water and Sewer Department as part of the Department of Public Works. Currently, Chelsea outsources those water, sewer, and drainage services to R.H. White Construction Company as part of a 10-year contract…
School Committee Passes Budget Without Majority
The School Committee passed a $95.4 million School Budget last week, but it was passed with less than a majority of the total number of nine committee seats. The budget, which passed with a $1.9 million funding gap that led…
Split Decision for Broadway Affordable Housing, Faces Tough Path Again
It was a split decision for a 38-unit affordable housing project at the former Midas site on Broadway before the Planning Board on Tuesday night. For the second time in less than a year, the Planning Board approved the site…
Webster Avenue Pot Shop Gets Planning Board Okay
A retail marijuana shop on Webster Avenue near the Home Depot is one step closer to opening in Chelsea. Tuesday night, the Planning Board approved a site plan for a 10,000 square foot retail marijuana facility at 121 Webster Ave.…
A Lot of Noise but Little Action on Planes at Council
For as long as jets have rumbled over Chelsea as they land at and depart from Logan Airport, City officials have struggled with getting state and federal officials to help mitigate the noise from that air traffic. Monday night, District…
Major Broadway Improvements Could Begin in 2022
A major $9.5 million improvement project for the one-mile stretch of Broadway from City Hall Avenue to the Revere line could get underway by the spring of 2022. On Thursday, March 21, the Massachusetts Department of Transportation held a public…
Broadway Affordable Housing Project Back Before ZBA
A revised affordable housing development at the corner of Broadway and Clinton Street is back before City boards, and now it features fewer units with all at affordable rates. Late last year, the Zoning Board of Appeals (ZBA) narrowly denied…
Licensing Commission Close to Vote on Marijuana Regulations
With plans to host four recreational marijuana shops already at some phase of readiness in Chelsea, the Licensing Commission is nearing a final vote on regulations for special additional rules for those establishments. On March 7, the Commission continued a…
Licensing Commission Disciplines Several Establishments
If one is looking to hit the local bars this Cinco de Mayo, the options are going to be a little more limited than usual. At its March 7 meeting, the Licensing Commission disciplined two local restaurants for a variety…