James Ashe of Encore Boston Harbor spoke to a Chelsea resident about upcoming job opportunities at the casino in Everett. Thousands of jobs are coming up to be filled at the casino before it opens in June 2019. Chelsea residents…
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Chief Kyes Named First-Ever Chief of the Year
The Massachusetts Chiefs of Police Association has named Chelsea Police Chief Brian Kyes as its Chief of the Year the first-ever such award handed out by the organization. This week, the executive board of the organization announced that Kyes was…
Berkowitz School Drum Corps Keeps the Beat Going
Fourth-grader Yandeliz Rodriguez-Gonzalez confessed this week before the Berkowitz School Winter Concert that drumming is just in her blood. Her father is a drummer, often playing the bongos around the house, and the rhythm has rubbed off on her as…
Keeping Money in the Mystic:Advocates Make a Successful Pitch for Oil Spill Dollars
The Mystic River Watershed Association (MyRWA), and their partner GreenRoots successfully made the case in front of the North American Wetlands Conservation Act (NAWCA) Council to give Mystic communities a chance at $1.3 million in restoration funds. “This is an…
Council Passes Plastic Bag Ban, to Go into Effect December 2019
When Chelsea residents go shopping for the holidays next year, they will have to either bring their own bags or pay a dime for a heavy-duty plastic bag. Monday night, the City Council approved an anticipated single-use plastic bag ban…
MBTA, MassPort Seek Pilot for Chelsea Street Bridge Restrictions
There has been no shortage of colorful language used to express frustration for the often ill-timed Chelsea Street Bridge closures, and now the MBTA has joined the chorus in cursing the 250-foot vertical lift bridge – a bridge that far-too-often…
Housing Secretary Jay Ash Leaves Cabinet Post, Likely for Private Sector
State administration officials announced on Tuesday that former Chelsea City Manager Jay Ash has left his cabinet post as Secretary of Housing and Economic Development – a post he has held for the past four years since leaving Chelsea. Gov.…
Council Rejects Silber Center School Bus Traffic Plan
Monday night, City Councilors rejected a plan that would dramatically impact traffic and parking around the John Silber Early Learning Center on Hawthorne Street. The recommendations from the Traffic and Parking Commission, based on a request from School Facilities Director…
News Briefs
STREET LIGHT IMPROVEMENTS The City of Chelsea has completed significant improvements to the street lights at the intersection of Eastern, Broadway and Clinton. The City has installed a smart camera system that will monitor traffic patterns and will adjust times…
Holiday Open House
The Bellingham-Cary House held its annual Holiday Open House on Saturday evening, Dec. 7, with a good turnout of residents coming to celebrate the holidays in the historic home. Pictured here are the Board of Trustees: Jean Chapman, Corresponding Secretary;…