Category: News
Forbes Site Purchase Still in Play for GreenRoots and Partners
A group of local and regional nonprofits, along with affordable housing developers and the city are still all in on a plan to purchase the dormant 17.7-acre Forbes waterfront site to create affordable housing and a public, environmentally resilient waterfront…
Hollywood Is Coming to Chelsea: Matt Aaron Krinsky Will Film His Movie, All Saints Day, Here
Hollywood-based producer and director Matt Aaron Krinsky has very notable Chelsea roots. His grandparents, the late William and Doris Waxman, were well-known in the city – William, as the owner of the Waxman Insurance Agency on Broadway, Doris as a…
City Begins Fair Housing Plan Process
A new fair housing plan in the city aims to address housing discrimination and help identify needs and barriers to fair and affordable housing, and establish goals and strategies to break down those barriers. The city’s Department of Housing and…
Planning Board Approves Site Plan for Revere Beach Parkway Marijuana Dispensary
The Planning Board approved a revised site plan for a marijuana dispensary at 320 Revere Beach Parkway at its Tuesday meeting. The board also recommended the Zoning Board of Appeals grant special permits for the business proposed by the GVLP…
Chelsea Chamber of Commerce Holds Open House
School Committee Chairperson Garcia Gives District Update
As the school district continues to recover from the Covid-19 pandemic, School Committee Chairperson Kelly Garcia said there are many reasons to be optimistic about the future for Chelsea students and their families. “Our Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion work is…
Small Business Administrator a Familiar Face at City Hall
Omar Miranda is no stranger to City Hall, having worked in the recreation department for nearly five years. But on Halloween, Miranda took on a new role in the city, as its Small Business Development Specialist. The position is funded…
City Council Sets FY23 Tax Rate
The owners of single-family homes will likely see a slight increase in their residential property tax bills for Fiscal Year 2023, while owner-occupants of condominiums and owners of two- and three-family homes should see a slight decrease in their tax…
‘Together We RIZE’ Grants Awarded
Special to the Record RIZE Massachusetts, an independent nonprofit foundation solely dedicated to funding and creating solutions to end the overdose crisis, has awarded nearly $600,000 in grants to six promising community-driven projects including the North Suffolk Mental Health Association,…