District 1 City Councilor Todd Taylor plans to bring a vote on a pay increase for the council before the full body. The proposal by Taylor would double the annual salary for councilors from $14,000 to $28,000, but would not…
Author: Adam Swift
City and Schools Signal Possibility of Expanding BHCC Scholarship Program
The city’s popular Bunker Hill Community College scholarship program could soon expand to allow some students who may struggle in traditional learning environments to take part. District 6 Councilor Giovanni Recupero requested more information from the school department and the…
Officials Angered by Asbestos Dumping
A pile of construction rubble containing asbestos near the Chelsea city line at the Route 1 and Route 16 interchange has city and community leaders up in arms. While the rubble from a MassDOT project on the Salem Turnpike in…
Traffic and Parks Commission Approves Innes Traffic Plan
The Traffic and Parking Commission approved a traffic mitigation plan for the Corcoran Group’s Innes development construction at its meeting on Tuesday. Developers were before the commission last month, but the fire department raised concerns that their plan for parking…
Council Celebrates Resident’s International Volunteer Efforts
When others wondered what they could do to help refugees from the war in the Ukraine, recent Chelsea resident Shahana Bhaduri used her own money to travel to the Polish-Ukrainian border to lend a hand. On Monday night, the City…
Wish List: Council to Continue Exploring Community Center and Parking Garage Projects
A community center and a municipal parking garage have both been on the wish list for city councilors for a number of years. But if the council wants to move ahead, it might have to pick one of the two…
Casino Stepping Down as Council Clerk at End of Year
After 26 years as clerk to the City Council, Paul Casino will be stepping down at the end of the year. “I realize that it seems a long way off but I took in consideration the Summer break, and the…
Special Permit Likely to Expire on Forbes Site
As the city looks to implement safety measures at the Forbes site, it is looking unlikely that the 590-unit project permitted for the site will ever become a reality. In 2019, the Zoning Board approved a 590 residential unit project…
Community Forum Focuses on Public Health
Chelsea Black Community/Chelsea Young Adult Alliance focused on public health with their latest virtual community conversation on Tuesday evening. The groups have been meeting with city and school departments to discuss the progress since the Black Lives Matter movement of…
Community Forum Focuses on School Diversity Efforts
Chelsea Black Community/Chelsea Young Adult Alliance held the first of its virtual community conversations recently to discuss the progress made within major city departments since the Black Lives Matter movement of 2020. The meetings will allow each department to publicly…