City Manager Tom Ambrosino said the City would defend the Zoning Board of Appeals’ (ZBA) September decision to deny an affordable housing project on upper Broadway, but at the same time he said he personally believes the ZBA made a…
Author: Seth Daniel
City has Negotiated Three Host Community Agreements with Marijuana Operators
City Manager Tom Ambrosino said this week that the City has negotiated three Host Community Agreements (HCA) with marijuana operators looking to establish dispensaries in the City. Ambrosino said all three HCAs are identical and are really a formality for…
Cost of Thanksgiving Meal Decreases Once Again; at an Eight-Year Low
The cost of a traditional Thanksgiving meal has once-again decreased and is at its lowest cost since 2010, according to the 33rd annual American Farm Bureau Federation’s (AFBF) Thanksgiving dinner survey. The AFBF reported late last week that it had…
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SMALL BUSINESS SATURDAY The Chelsea Chamber of Commerce and its participating members will participate in Small Business Saturday on Nov. 24. Between Black Friday and Cyber Monday is the important shopping day that supports our local, independent businesses and impacts…
TND,Traggorth to Appeal ZBA Denial of 1005 Broadway
The development team of The Neighborhood Developers (TND) and Traggorth Development will appeal last month’s Zoning Board of Appeals (ZBA) decision to reject their 42-unit waterfront development on upper Broadway. TND Director Rafael Mares and David Traggorth, principal of Traggorth,…
Councillors Vidot, Avellaneda Battle Over Campaign Finance
Council President Damali Vidot and Councillor Roy Avellaneda have been battling over a campaign finance violation issued by the state to Vidot earlier this year, with both having radically different views on the matter. This week, the Office of Campaign…
Corcoran,CHA Ready to Present New Plan for Innes Street Redevelopment
The Corcoran Development team and the Chelsea Housing Authority (CHA) are ready to kick-off discussion on their new plan to re-develop the Innes Housing Development into a 330-unit, mixed-income development in two phases. The plan has been tried before, but…
Focusing on Now :New Mural Looks at ‘Chelsea Right Now’
When Chelsea art teacher Demetrius Fuller focuses on the community he has taught in since 1999, he has come to focus on the here and now. And in a new mural he is painting on Cherry Street off of Everett…
Election Results:Gov Charlie Baker Re-Elected Statewide, but Chelsea Goes for Gonzalez
While Gov. Charlie Baker cruised to re-election statewide with 67 percent of the vote, he barely made any traction in Chelsea this time around. Though former City Manager Jay Ash is a key member of his cabinet once again, the…
Chelsea Seniors Push for Outdoor Graduation This Year
The great outdoors is a great place for graduation, and a large group of Chelsea seniors are pushing to get their big day under the blue skies once again. Manuel Teshe and Senior Class President Jocelyn Poste have been campaigning…