For the first time in 117 years, when the phone rings at the Chelsea Clock factory, the person on the other end of the line won’t be on Everett Avenue. Starting on Monday, the company will be mostly moved out…
Author: Seth Daniel
Chelsea Jewish Foundation Announces $1 Million Donation from Jeffrey and Susan Brudnick
When Chelsea native Jeff Brudnick wanted to give back to his community, he looked no further than just a few blocks away from his Everett Avenue insurance office to Admiral’s Hill and the Chelsea Jewish Foundation (CJF). The CJF has…
Ready With Brooms and Shovels to Get Chelsea Clean on Saturday
It’s no secret that the melting snow – while a relief – has unveiled a litany of litter throughout the streets of Chelsea, and this weekend, residents, elected officials and City workers will fan out across the city to put…
Council Seeks to Reform OT in Fire Dept.
City Councillors may often be at odds on certain issues, but Monday night every councillor was on board with an official call to Acting Fire Chief Robert Houghton to come up with a plan to fix the broken fire overtime…
Closure of Problem Bar Seen as Victory for Residents, More May Come Next Week
After a marathon four-hour hearing, residents and Chelsea Police are hailing the decision of the License Commission on Tuesday night to pull the liquor and entertainment licenses at Las Palmas Restaurant and Lounge, 44 Central Ave., as a victory for…
Detours and Developments A Summer of Construction Grants Have Laid the Framework (And the Streetscapes) for Development:Second in a Series on Developments That Will Take Shape This Summer and Transform Areas of the City
It seems as if the City needs only to put in an application in order to receive the highly-competitive and coveted state MassWorks grant. As the City announces this week that it has received its fourth MassWorks grant – by…
Casino Notebook: Wynn Moves Forward With Environmental Certificate Application
Making its first real statement since being charged with continuing the environmental permitting process, Wynn Resorts said on Monday that it has started work on its Second Supplemental Final Environmental Notification Form (SSFEIR) and has officially put a piece of…
Is It Time for a Chelsea Mayor? One Resident Wants to Vote on It
It was somewhere between struggling to find parking in front of her Highland Street home, getting fed up with what she believed to be growing crime, property tax increases and a less-than-welcoming desire at City Hall to help her, that…
Where’s Carlos? School Committee to Begin Removal of Member
School Committeeman Carlos Rodriguez has been missing from School Committee meetings since the beginning of the year, and formal and informal efforts to reach him have gone nowhere, school officials said. Now, they said they will begin the unprecedented process…
Success at One North Leads to Quick Jump on Phase 2
As the developers of the One North of Boston on Heard Street put the finishing touches on their first phase of residential development last summer – some 230 apartments in a once-dilapidated corner of the city next to Rt. 1…