Chelsea REACH’s program visited the City Council Monday, Oct. 6. Chelsea Public School Superintendent, Representatives of Chelsea School Committee, Program Staff of all levels, Program Oversight Committee Members, and graduates joined current REACH students of all ages in Council Chambers…
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Fed Chair Janet Yellen Visits Chelsea
The U.S. President may be the commander-in-chief of the world’s best military and the leader of the country’s political system, but the Chair of the Federal Reserve Bank (The Fed) holds the keys to the world economy – and she’s…
A Good Read: Chelsea Family Literacy Day is November 1
There is a reason that Chelsea Family Literacy Day was nominated for one of the esteemed All-Chelsea Awards in the Project of the Year category. Actually there are more than 800 reasons – that’s the number of children and parents…
Robinson Wants to Revisit Residency Plan
With the City preparing to hire five new police officers – and perhaps more in the coming years – City Councillor Leo Robinson has put in an order to revisit the idea of a residency ordinance. The issue has been…
Ash Ready to Work with Wynn, ‘No on Question 3’
City Manager Jay Ash said that despite his disappointment with the Massachusetts Gaming Commission’s (MGC) decision to award the casino license to Wynn Resorts over Mohegan Sun, he’s ready to work with Wynn and take a second look at their…
State Regional Planning Effort Kicks off in Chelsea
As the habits and preferences change for where people seek to call home, state and local officials have banded together to develop a regional land use plan for nine cities and towns in a region now dubbed the Metro North.…
Free Legal Services Severely Stretched to Accommodate Arriving Children, Parents
Ten-month-old Belen has a court date. The smiling baby at some point will have to go before a judge and plead his case as to why he should not be deported from Chelsea after having left El Salvador and crossed…
Meter Parking Order Withdrawn; Councillor Says He Wants More Say
City Councillor Giovanni Recupero was all set to try to help several constituents in his district on Monday night by putting in an order that would put an end to them having to pay parking meters in front of their…
Ash: Silver Line Will be like Gold for Chelsea
“The Silver Line will be like gold,” mused City Manager Jay Ash in reaction to the latest advancement last week of the State project to bring the bus rapid transit (BRT) service to Chelsea. Late in September, the State awarded…
Chelsea Awarded $37.6M Grant for New Clark Avenue Middle School
The state has come up with its chunk of funding for the new Clark Avenue School after a vote Wednesday morning, Sept. 24, in Boston, but now the more critical work of coming up with some $20 million in local…