Joe Foti, the long-time Chelsea Department of Public Works director, has announced that he will leave his position at City Hall to pursue a similar position with the City of Peabody. The announcement came on Friday, and on Monday City…
Author: Seth Daniel
CAPIC,City to Establish Wrap Around Services for Bellingham Square
The City and at least two potential partners are looking to establish a short-term wrap around services center in the Bellingham Square area to provide food and shelter to the homeless, prostitutes and drug addicted populations that frequent Bellingham Square.…
Values,Tax Bills Expected to Rise Substantially:Ambrosino Calls on City Council to Implement Savings for Elderly, Disabled
After about a year of visiting homes, commercial buildings and apartment buildings all over Chelsea, the City’s Assessing Department has finished it’s comprehensive property value assessment and it appears that values are way up and tax bills will be too.…
‘We Need a Plan’ Robinson,Council Call for a Master Planning Effort
City councillors unanimously passed an order Monday night proposed by Council President Leo Robinson calling for an entire Master Planning process for Chelsea. The call comes on the heels of the 692-unit, two-building apartment complex being approved on Everett Avenue…
Ambrosino said It’s Time To Invest in City Services
City Manager Tom Ambrosino said this week that he believes it’s time for the City to invest in everything from Broadway infrastructure to more firefighters. Ambrosino said the City has been very conservative in its financial approach over the years,…
TelexFree Meeting Attracts Hundreds,Expectations Tempered
Hundreds of disgruntled former investors in the TelexFree scam from Chelsea packed into the Burke School Complex last Wednesday, Oct. 7, and heard some rather disappointing news. The disappointing news came in that no one should plan to get all…
Displaced Tenants at Broadway Glen Worry about Apt. Conditions
Long before a flood inundated several floors of the Broadway Glen low-income high rise apartment building on Sept. 12, tenants said owners had allegedly sat on reoccurring problems that plagued the building, and tenants who are now displaced from the…
Councillors OK Hotel Renovation Agreement
City Councillors unanimously approved a tax incremental financing (TIF) agreement with XSS Hotels that would help them enter into an ownership partnership with the Wyndham Hotel – a partnership that would be for the purpose of renovating the 15-year-old hotel.…
Wynn Files ‘John Doe’ Libel Claim Regarding Boston Allegations
After having restrained itself for many months, Wynn Everett owner Steve Wynn said Wednesday that his company is fed up with the treatment its received in Boston and they were now going to do something about it – filing a…
City Manager: Housing Court a Major Need in Chelsea
As substandard housing continues to be a recurring issue within the City – especially during the upcoming heating season – several organizations and officials have renewed their call for a statewide housing court system that would encompass Chelsea. “Absolutely Chelsea…