CPL SPRING LIBRARY PROGRAMS The Chelsea Public Library has announced its spring programming, with a very special School Vacation Week program as well. Saturday, May 12th at 1pm~ How astronauts get ready to go into space! A NASA @My Library…
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GreenRoots Kicks-Off Fundraising Effort for Chelsea Walk
The Chelsea Walk has, for years, been an uninviting walkway between Broadway and the seedier part of the alleyways behind the business district. But as Broadway gets more attention, the City and GreenRoots are looking to make the Chelsea Walk…
School Budget Cuts Starting to be Felt in the Community
Closing a $3.1 million budget gap is never painless, but now in the weeks after those cuts were announced, many in the community are starting to take notice. This week, one of the most notable cuts that is being discussed…
City Ready to Complete Last Phase of Everett Avenue, Focus on Downtown Now
The City is preparing to begin construction on the final leg of a five-phase infrastructure redevelopment of Everett Avenue – focusing this construction season on the stretch between Carter Street and Route 16. The $2 million state-funded project will represent…
Ambrosino Submits $174 Million City Budget
With a proposal that increases spending by nearly $10 million, City Manager Tom Ambrosino submitted a City Budget to the Council this week for consideration at the May 7 meeting. The $174 million budget is rather lean and creates only…
News Briefs
CITY GETS TDI DESIGNATION FROM STATE The Baker-Polito Administration announced the selection of 10 Transformative Development Initiative (TDI) districts in a second round of TDI awards this week, with Chelsea being one of the 10. The designation is a highly competitive program for Gateway Cities designed…
City Gets Multi-Million-Dollar Federal Grant to Fund Beacham Street
The City announced on Wednesday that it had secured a $3 million federal grant to go towards full design and construction of the Beacham Street reconfiguration project. City Manager Tom Ambrosino and Planner Alex Train broke the news, which is…
Pioneer Charter School Opens New Campus in Village
The Pioneer Charter School welcomed students and City and state officials to its newest campus in the Village section of Everett over the last week. The new building, in the old telecom building on Plymouth Street, has been completely renovated…
Council Approves Transfers for Rainy Day Funds
The Chelsea City Council approved a request from City Manager Tom Ambrosino to clean up and make a big-time deposit into the City’s savings accounts. The Council approved a $15 million transfer into the Stabilization Fund on Monday night, and…
Leslie Aldrich Takes the Reins as New Executive Director at CCHI
After many years of working closely with the communities of Revere, Chelsea and Charlestown on public health issues, Leslie Aldrich was recently announced as the new executive director for the Center for Community Health Improvement (CCHI) at Mass General Hospital – the umbrella…