The City will begin design of a major rehabilitation of Beacham Street in the New England Produce Center area from Spruce Street to the Everett line, said City Planner Alex Train. That comes due to the fact that the City…
Author: Seth Daniel
Residency Ordinance for Police, Fire Hires Holds Firm at Council
A last ditch effort by Councillor Roy Avellaneda to reverse the new police and fire residency ordinance successfully passed by Councillor Giovanni Recupero failed on Monday night, June 4, in a close vote. It represented seven years of twists and…
New and Improved Chelsea Art Walk Ready to Premiere This Weekend
The Chelsea Art Walk has re-booted and will host multiple events this summer under the Art Walk banner instead of having one big day, said coordinator Joe Greene. The first event this year will take place this Saturday and Sunday,…
TND to Announce Rafael Mares as New Executive Director
As The Neighborhood Developers (TND) celebrates its 40th year in existence, the Chelsea-based organization is poised to announce its new director, Rafael Mares, at a celebration function tonight, May 31. Mares is a Revere resident and will replace 15-year director…
City Announces Major Renovation Plan for Garden Cemetery
The City has announced that they have hired a landscape architect to present a Master Plan for renovating the Garden Cemetery β with Phase 1 starting as early as this fall. The goal, said Planner Karl Allen, is to have…
Top 100 City Salary Earners Dominated by Public Safety Employees
The Top 100 City employee earners list (below) from 2017 was released this week and it showed that, as has become routine, that it is dominated by police and fire personnel. A total of 41 of the top 100 came…
City Leaders, Community Rejoices with Ban of Alcohol Nip Bottles
The bottles are little, but their size does not hide the volume of litter they create, nor the public drunkenness they spark. And so it is, the License Board and City leaders worked together with Chelsea Police recently to ban…
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YOUTH COMMISSION APPLICATIONS SOUGHT The City of Chelsea is accepting applications for its Youth Commission. Members of the Youth Commission will advise and assist the City Council, the School Committee, and the City Manager in the development of policies, programs,…
Chief Albanese Declares June is Porch Fire Safety Month in Chelsea
In the wake of two major rear porch fires in Chelsea β one just last Sunday β Fire Chief Leonard Albanese is declaring June to be Porch Fire Safety month. βThe Chelsea Fire Department is sponsoring a Porch Fire Safety…
Garden Cemetery a Treasure for Remembering Civil War Service Members
When Nadine Mironchuk began to learn the history of the Garden Cemetery and the Civil War veterans buried there, she said it unlocked a responsibility within her to remember those there even when the rest of the city had forgotten…