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Chelsea Walk Pub Hit With Long Suspension
After viewing multiple surveillance videos of patrons falling off stools, being overserved, urinating in public, getting groped, and laid out on the sidewalk by the front door after closing time, the Licensing Commission last week suspended the Chelsea Walk Pub’s…
License Commission Approves License for Carnival at Chelsea Commons
The carnival is coming to Chelsea. On Wednesday, April 3, the Licensing Commission approved a four-day license for New Hampshire-based Fiesta Shows to hold a four-day carnival on the Chelsea Commons this spring. During the short public hearing to approve…
Finalists Superintendent Search Committee Forwards Three Names for Consideration
The Chelsea School Committee announced this week the Superintendent Search Screening Committee (Screening Committee) has forwarded the names of three finalists for the Superintendent of Schools vacancy for consideration. After the application deadline of March 15, 2019, eighteen applications were…
Council, School Committee Seeks to Fill Vacancies Quickly
The Chelsea City Council and School Committee held a joint meeting on Tuesday night, April 9, to get a quick step forward on filling two vacancies on the School Committee. Members Present included City Councilors Roy Avellaneda, Damali Vidot, Bob…
City Looking to Take Water & Sewer Work In-house, Save $350k Annually
The City could soon be running its own Water and Sewer Department as part of the Department of Public Works. Currently, Chelsea outsources those water, sewer, and drainage services to R.H. White Construction Company as part of a 10-year contract…
Councilor Luis Tejada Joins Latino Policymakers In Los Angeles for Naleo Discussions
Councilor Luis Tejada joined the National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials (NALEO) Educational Fund and 50 community college trustees, municipal level officials, and state legislators from throughout the country for the NALEO National Policy Institute on Workforce Development…
News Briefs
8th Annual Chelsea Empty Bowls Thursday, April 18 5–7 p.m. Williams School (Arlington Street entrance) $20 in advance, $25 at the door (no credit cards) Children under 8 eat free More than 350 Chelsea artists have convened to provide beautiful, hand painted…
EBNHC Welcomes HHS Secretary Azar to Discuss Battle Against HIV
The East Boston Neighborhood Health Center (EBNHC) welcomed Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar II today to discuss the national HIV epidemic and EBNHC’s experience as a leading-edge provider of HIV prevention, screening, and treatment. In addition Secretary Azar…