There will be three new members of the City Council, as incumbent district councillors Luis Tejada and Joe Perlatonda were defeated, and Todd Taylor won an open seat to replace Robert Bishop in District 1. Melinda Vega Maldonado prevailed in…
Author: Adam Swift
Incoming Supt. Almi Abeyta Holds Final Community Conversation
In two months, Almi Abeyta will fully take over the reins of the Chelsea Public Schools from retiring Supt. Mary Bourque. But Abeyta has been doing anything but laying low since coming to Chelsea in the fall. Monday night, she…
Residential Tax Bills to Rise Modestl
Chelsea property owners will see a modest increase on their property tax bills for Fiscal Year 2020, with owners of commercial and industrial properties and apartment complexes of nine or more units shouldering a larger burden of the City’s overall…
City Seeks To Increase Liquor License
City officials are looking to increase the number of liquor licenses in Chelsea. Monday night, the City Council sent to subcommittee a draft of a home rule petition to the state legislature that would allow the city to issue 10…
Harbor House Marijuana Moves Closer to Finishing Permit Process
The owners of a flower warehouse at 80 Eastern Ave. will soon be selling a different kind of plant. Tuesday night, the Planning Board unanimously approved the site plan for a retail marijuana sales and cultivation facility for Jolo Can,…
Fowl Play: Council Votes to Allow Residents to Keep Two
You’re not going to write another story about the chickens, are you?, a City Councillor asked a reporter at a recent meeting. Well. Maybe one more story. Monday night, District 6 Councillor Giovanni Recupero won his fight to allow Chelsea…
Moving Forward Innes Development, TND Project Get First Airing at ZBA
Two large-scale developments made their initial pass before the Zoning Board of Appeals (ZBA) last week. Both the 330-unit, mixed income Innes Development on Central Avenue and the 62-unit affordable housing proposal for 25 Sixth Street by The Neighborhood Developers…
City Pledges to Do a Better Job at Traffic Management
Several traffic measures proposed by City Manager Thomas Ambrosino highlighted an otherwise speedy and low-key City Council Meeting Monday night. In response to a recent Council request concerning traffic management during construction, Ambrosino said the City will create a working…
District Officials Say MCAS Scores Are Headed in the Right Direction
The latest round of MCAS scores and state assessments show the Chelsea Public Schools are heading in the right direction, but there is still work to do, according to Superintendent Mary Bourque. “We’re very pleased in most places, if not…
Second Chance : Latinos Falcon Gets Hours Reinstated After Serving Major Suspension
Latinos Falcon, the Broadway bar and billiards parlor that was handed a 10-week liquor license suspension in the spring, is getting a second chance from the Licensing Commission. While the bar has served the suspension for a variety of offenses,…