City Manager Thomas Ambrosino presented a city budget just short of $181,500,000 for Fiscal Year 2020 to the City Council Monday night. The proposed budget funds city expenditures at $86,095,981 and the schools at $95,391,784 for a total budget of…
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In Contentious Vote, Council Votes to Allow Change to Insurance
Current and former municipal employees crowded into Monday night’s City Council meeting as the council took up a vote to allow City Manager Thomas Ambrosino to negotiate changes to the city’s group health insurance policies. Most of those employees did…
Chelsea Fatal Fire Determined to Be Caused by Electrical Problems
Chelsea Fire Chief Leonard A. Albanese Jr., Chelsea Police Chief Brian Kyes, State Fire Marshal Peter J. Ostroskey and Suffolk District Attorney Rachel Rollins announced the cause of the May 3 fire at 48 Watts St., a 2-family home in Chelsea, was…
FBISpecial Agent in Charge Bonavolonta Wows the Audience at JGBC Breakfast
He had his audience totally engaged on every word, his knowledge so overwhelming, his delivery so confident and precise. Joseph R. Bonavolonta, FBI special agent in charge of the Boston Field Office, was the guest speaker at the Jordan Boys…
Chelsea School Committee to Choose Superintendent Tonight
The Chelsea School Committee is poised to offer a position to one of the three superintendent finalists tonight, May 9, at a special meeting that is expected to conclude the search process. In formal terms, the Committee can only offer…
10 Weeks: Bumping and Grinding Not Part of Latino Culture, Commissioners Say
The City’s Licensing Commission might want to consider making its public hearings adults’ only affairs. At its Thursday, May 2, meeting, the commission handed down a 10-week liquor license suspension to Latinos Falcons at 185 Broadway after police showed a…
Chelsea Jewish Lifecare Celebrates 100 Years of Care From Humble Beginnings In a Chelsea Home to Modern Care at Multiple Locations
One hundred years ago, Lena Goldberg started Chelsea Jewish Nursing Home by turning a small multi-family building into a welcoming home for elders. Today that home has grown into Chelsea Jewish Healthcare, one of New England’s leading healthcare organizations. The…
26th Annual Stamp out Hunger Food Drive Set for May 11
With the help of sponsors, volunteer organizations and U.S. Postal Service employees in 10,000 communities nationwide, the National Association of Letter Carriers (NALC) will conduct its 26th annual Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive on Saturday, May 11.Stamp Out Hunger is…
Bellingham-Cary House – Slade’s Mill
By Marianne Salza Along the edge of Rumney Marsh in the late 19th Century, Slade’s Mill was bustling. The tidal-powered factory on the creek, with its rooms fragrant with the wafting aroma of exotic spices – paprika from Spain and…
Legislation to Reduce Traffic Fatalities Passes
Sen. Sal DiDomenico and his colleagues in the Massachusetts Senate recently passed An Act to Reduce Traffic Fatalities. The bill includes new requirements for cyclists and motorists to promote safety for everyone who uses the road. Following the vote, Sen.…