The Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) is reminding members of the public that the on-ramp from Everett Avenue onto the Tobin Bridge (Route 1 southbound) in Chelsea will be closed for approximately one month beginning on Sunday, May 6. This traffic…
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Ambrosino Submits $174 Million City Budget
With a proposal that increases spending by nearly $10 million, City Manager Tom Ambrosino submitted a City Budget to the Council this week for consideration at the May 7 meeting. The $174 million budget is rather lean and creates only…
MCU Selected to Take Part in Equity Builder Program
Metro Credit Union (MCU) has been selected to participate in the Federal Home Loan Bank of Boston’s Equity Builder Program, which assists local homebuyers with down-payment and closing costs assistance. Metro received $110,000 through the program, which is available on…
News Briefs
CITY GETS TDI DESIGNATION FROM STATE The Baker-Polito Administration announced the selection of 10 Transformative Development Initiative (TDI) districts in a second round of TDI awards this week, with Chelsea being one of the 10. The designation is a highly competitive program for Gateway Cities designed…
Chelsea Delegation Announce Landmark Criminal Justice Reform Law
Senator Sal DiDomenico (D-Everett) recently announced that the landmark criminal justice reform package crafted by the Massachusetts Legislature has been signed into law. The Senator had previously joined his legislative colleagues in overwhelmingly voting to pass this sweeping piece of…
City Gets Multi-Million-Dollar Federal Grant to Fund Beacham Street
The City announced on Wednesday that it had secured a $3 million federal grant to go towards full design and construction of the Beacham Street reconfiguration project. City Manager Tom Ambrosino and Planner Alex Train broke the news, which is…
Hidden in Plain Sight at the Bellingham Cary House
Professional photographer, Jarrod Staples, is fascinated by the elements and places that surround us but are often overlooked. It is a concept that the Stoneham resident has been examining for more than 10 years. Staples’ evocative series of images preserve…
Pioneer Charter School Opens New Campus in Village
The Pioneer Charter School welcomed students and City and state officials to its newest campus in the Village section of Everett over the last week. The new building, in the old telecom building on Plymouth Street, has been completely renovated…
MS-13 Member Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison for Attempted Murder
An MS-13 member was sentenced last week in federal court in Boston in connection with a 2014 shooting in Chelsea and a 2015 conspiracy to kill a suspected cooperating witness. David Lopez, a/k/a “Cilindro,” a/k/a “Villano,” 22, a Salvadoran national,…
Chel-Yea Raising Awareness
Members of the Chelsea Tree Board Molly Dunn, Diane Paxton, Mike Sandoval, Julie Shannon, and Denise Ortega gathered at the April Chel-Yea event, which was combined with an art show and chili cook-off to help raise awareness of the new Tree…