It was a split decision for a 38-unit affordable housing project at the former Midas site on Broadway before the Planning Board on Tuesday night. For the second time in less than a year, the Planning Board approved the site…
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Webster Avenue Pot Shop Gets Planning Board Okay
A retail marijuana shop on Webster Avenue near the Home Depot is one step closer to opening in Chelsea. Tuesday night, the Planning Board approved a site plan for a 10,000 square foot retail marijuana facility at 121 Webster Ave.…
A Lot of Noise but Little Action on Planes at Council
For as long as jets have rumbled over Chelsea as they land at and depart from Logan Airport, City officials have struggled with getting state and federal officials to help mitigate the noise from that air traffic. Monday night, District…
Exhibit by Chelsea Hunger Network Features Work of Community Groups City-wide
An exhibit by the Chelsea Hunger Network is now installed at Gallery 456 and will remain until the day of its community fundraising event on April 18, the 8th Annual Chelsea Empty Bowls. Since September of 2018, 19 groups have…
Major Broadway Improvements Could Begin in 2022
A major $9.5 million improvement project for the one-mile stretch of Broadway from City Hall Avenue to the Revere line could get underway by the spring of 2022. On Thursday, March 21, the Massachusetts Department of Transportation held a public…
News Briefs
PAINFUL: CHELSEA CURVES PROJECT STARTS APRIL 1 Massachusetts Department of Transportation Highway Administrator Jonathan Gulliver and MBTA Deputy General Manager Jeff Gonneville announced major lane closures which are being implemented on the northbound side of the Tobin Bridge on Monday,…
Metro Credit Union Announces Growth and Expansion
Robert Cashman, President and CEO of Metro Credit Union, announces that Metro has embarked upon major strategic investments in technology, physical locations and talent. These ambitious developments are part of a deliberate strategy to prepare for continuing and projected business…
DA Rollins Releases Comprehensive Policy Memo
Suffolk County District Attorney Rachael Rollins this evening announced the release of a 65-page policy memo that defines her bold vision for her office and provides specific instructions to her staff on handling the low-level, non-violent offenses that she pledged…
Black History Month
Harolyn Bowden, Chelsea Black Community (CBC) President Joan Cromwell (center), and Kanen Smith (far right/partially out of frame) dance to the drumming of Noel Staples and Nurudafina Abena during the Black History Month Trailblazers ceremony. The original celebration last month…
Night Shift to Add Coffee Roasting to Chelsea Headquarters
Night Shift Brewery announced this week that it is venturing beyond beer and into the coffee market – and they plan to roast their coffee in Chelsea. Co-Founder Michael Oxton said the company will have equipment installed at their Chelsea…