As the warmer weather sets upon the City, the construction season in Chelsea has a full slate before it and, like never before, the projects set to begin will change the city in ways that will stretch long into the…
Author: Seth Daniel
Fire Department Burns Through Overtime, Doubles Budget
City Councillors and administration officials learned Tuesday night of the startling revelation that the Fire Department overtime budget was set to double. City Manager Ned Keefe and Acting Fire Chief Robert Houghton told a Council Committee on Conference that they…
Wynn Officials Digesting Information after Setback on State Environmental Document
Wynn officials are taking a careful read this week of a set of new requirements issued late last Friday evening by state environmental regulators that calls for more work on traffic mitigation and a remedy for what was termed to…
Vets Housing Opens at Old American Legion Building
When Michael Frada was living on the bricks, he never envisioned ever having granite countertops in his kitchen. That’s exactly what he has today, as the former Army veteran who ended up homeless has taken refuge and residence in Chelsea’s…
City Manager Application Deadline Comes and Goes
With little fanfare, the deadline for applications for the Chelsea City Manager position came and went on Tuesday night, March 31. Officials at the Collins Center weren’t immediately available to reveal how many applications had been received, and there is…
A Handshake She Won’t Soon Forget: Suncar Meets the President…again
In the lore of Browne Middle School 5th grader Toni-Chanelle Suncar’s family, there is a story about her great grandmother meeting the president of the Dominican Republic many years ago when she was a little girl. As it’s told, Suncar’s…
Latimer Society to Celebrate Locally, To Be Honored in Connecticut
The Lewis Latimer Society of Chelsea will be holding a local commemoration of National Engineers Month this coming week at the Chelsea Public Library, and then taking that show on the road to Connecticut, where an organization there will honor…
Screening Committee Ready to Roll Up Their Sleeves
The next time anyone speaks to the recently nominated members of the City Manager Screening Committee about their work on the Committee, their work will be done. After getting the okay from the City Council Monday night, three of the…
City Will Conduct Planning Process for Creek Changes
Community and environmental leaders said this week they are cheering the decision of the City to commit to a detailed community planning process as part of the proposed changes to the Designated Port Area (DPA) along the Chelsea Creek –…
Distracted to Death: Texting Law Hard To Enforce Despite Increasing Dangers
As the state’s texting and driving law hits its five-year anniversary, texting and driving – or phone distractions of any type – are a sight more common than ever on streets and highways. More often than not, at any busy…