Police contracts add $876,000 in salary increases, residency requirement for new hires After more than two and a half years of negotiations, the City is on the verge of a new contract with its two police unions that will see…
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City of Chelsea News and Notes
Senior Tax Work-Off Program The City of Chelsea is happy to announce that the Senior Tax Work-Off Program is being offered once again. We offer clerical tasks and various office duties. The Senior Tax Work-Off Program is a special program…
News Briefs
DIDOMENICO SPEAKS AT MIRA Sen. Sal DiDomenico recently served as a speaker at the Massachusetts Immigrants and Refugee Advocacy (MIRA) Coalition’s Annual Our Shared Table event at the State House. Every year, to kick off the holiday season, MIRA hosts…
Six MS-13 Members Charged with RICO Conspiracy; Five Defendants Charged with Murdering Teenager in July 2018
Six members of the violent, transnational organization known as “La Mara Salvatrucha” or “MS-13” were indicted Nov. 28 in federal court in Boston with racketeering – with five charged in the murder of a teen last summer. As alleged in…
9-1-1 Gets Thanksgiving Treat
Chelsea 9-1-1 Dispatchers were treated to a full course homemade Thanksgiving Dinner with all the fixings compliments of Emergency Management Director Keith Vetreno and his wife Tina during their Thanksgiving shift. Their act of kindness was greatly appreciated by all.…
Chelsea Fire Begins Toys for Tots Collection, Winter Clothing Drive
The Chelsea Fire Department has embarked on another year of collecting toys at the Central Fire Station for needy families, delivering them mid-month to the Toys for Tots campaign. Capt. Phil Rogers said the fifth year of collections at the…
Saying Bye to a Landmark: Soldiers’ Home Tower Ceremony Friday
The Chelsea Soldiers’ Home water tower – a beloved local landmark – is slated to come down next month, and this Friday, the Soldiers’ Home is inviting everyone to its grounds to give an official good-bye to the red and…
State Athletics Organization Honors Chelsea High Senior Yarid Deras
Cross Country standout Yarid Deras may not talk much about her achievements, but the senior Chelsea High scholar-athlete has plenty of others to tout her accomplishments. Aside from her coaches and Athletic Director Amanda Alpert, the Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association…
Planning Bd Recommends Zoning Changes,Approves Parkway Peruvian Restaurant
The Planning Board recommended approval to two changes to the City’s zoning ordinances on Tuesday night. The first change affects the Naval Hospital Residential and Commercial Districts, also known as the Admiral’s Hill area of the city. In the 1980s,…
Christmas Ecumenical Memorial Service at Woodlawn Cemetery on Nov 29
Woodlawn Cemetery has announced it will be holding its 18th annual Christmas Ecumenical Memorial Service in the chapel on Thursday, Nov. 29, at 7 p.m. Francis J. LaRovere, III, esquire president and chief executive officer, in making the announcement said,…