It was the meeting that never got started Monday night as the City Council was scheduled to choose its incoming leadership team, but encountered a quorum block as five councillors remained in the hallway and refused to assemble for the…
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Councillors Seek Meeting with Police Chief
City Councillors voted unanimously Monday night for an order by Councillor Giovanni Recupero to have a discussion with Police Chief Brian Kyes about the state of violence on the City’s streets – an order that was directly related to the…
Chelsea Jewish Foundation to Merge with Aviv Centers
The Boards of Directors of the Chelsea Jewish Nursing Home Foundation, Inc. (CJF) and Aviv Centers for Living, Inc. (Aviv) announced Wednesday that the two organizations are combining to serve seniors north of Boston. Together they will become the largest…
Immigration Ruling a Story of Joy and Despair
As Laura Galeano and her family watched CNN on Nov. 20 for the announcement by President Barack Obama of a controversial executive order that would seemingly clear the path and protect about 4.5 million illegal immigrants from deportation, a tear…
City Manager Public Forum Sees Residency as Issue
The room was packed Monday night with curious residents, business owners and organizational leaders for the first of what promises to be several public input forums into the City Manager replacement process. Not everyone chose to spoke during the hour-long…
Coach of the Year: Gary May II Receives NEFL’s Top Honor
Gary May II left the high school football coaching ranks to become the head coach of the New England Football League’s East Coast Ducks, a semi-professional football team that was based in Charlestown. The 2014 season was a success from…
Council Hires Collins Center
City Councillors moved quickly and unexpectedly Monday night to hire a search firm that had not even been mentioned until that very night – and with that firm they’ll be bringing back a familiar face to City Hall in Stephen…
Noted Clock Repairman in Chelsea Tackles City Hall Clock Repair
It’s been a long while since the hands on the Chelsea City Hall tower clock turned, but rest assured, they’ll be keeping time with pinpoint accuracy after this week. Paul Calantropo, a Chelsea resident and esteemed clock repairman in Boston…
Environmental Justice
Gov. Deval Patrick made a stop by the Chelsea Collaborative on Tuesday morning in order to sign an executive order pertaining to environmental justice. Spearheading the event were the Collaborative’s Gladys Vega and Rosann Bongiovanni – along with environmental activists…
New Clark Avenue Middle School Approved
The City Council voted unanimously on Monday night for a bond authorization to build a new Clark Avenue Middle School at a cost of $57,332,407 – with some 65 percent of those costs coming from the state School Building Authority…