Eva Gonzales (right), 4, dancing with a friend during last weekend’s citywide Halloween celebration at the Williams School. Several children and families turned out for the annual event – and dressed in their best costumes.
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DPW Director to Leave Chelsea, Head to Peabody
Joe Foti, the long-time Chelsea Department of Public Works director, has announced that he will leave his position at City Hall to pursue a similar position with the City of Peabody. The announcement came on Friday, and on Monday City…
Clearing the Air:Velvet Smith and Her Daughter,Ashley Alexiss, on Oxygen Tv Show
Chelsea reality show fans and viewers across the country got their first look at Velvet Smith and her daughter, Ashley Alexiss (Smith) Tuesday night and were left wondering, “Can Ashley fix Velvet?” Velvet, the well-known and gregarious 51-year-old Chelsea native…
CAPIC,City to Establish Wrap Around Services for Bellingham Square
The City and at least two potential partners are looking to establish a short-term wrap around services center in the Bellingham Square area to provide food and shelter to the homeless, prostitutes and drug addicted populations that frequent Bellingham Square.…
Paint and Grammar Update
The Chelsea Soldier’s Home water tower – an iconic symbol for Chelsea and seen by thousands along Rt. 1 – received a paint job on the upper portions of the tower last week. The red-and-white tower had been vandalized some…
Bellingham-Cary House Harvest Supper
Eileen Manning and her father, George Ostler, Curator, with Alve Erickson at the head table during the 4th Annual Harvest Supper at the Bellingham-Cary House on Saturday night, Oct. 17. The unique candlelight fundraiser looks to recreate what a dinner…
Swearing In
New Lt. Miguel Sanchez Sr. – the first Latino police officer to make lieutenant in the history of Chelsea – has his badge pinned on by his son, Miguel Sanchez Jr., during a swearing in and promotion ceremony held at…
Values,Tax Bills Expected to Rise Substantially:Ambrosino Calls on City Council to Implement Savings for Elderly, Disabled
After about a year of visiting homes, commercial buildings and apartment buildings all over Chelsea, the City’s Assessing Department has finished it’s comprehensive property value assessment and it appears that values are way up and tax bills will be too.…
Chelsea Record,Collaborative to Sponsor Candidate Forum Oct 26
The Chelsea Record and the Chelsea Collaborative have agreed this week to sponsor a candidates’ forum at the Burke Complex auditorium on Monday, Oct. 26, for City Council and School Committee candidates. The forum will seek to include all candidates…
‘We Need a Plan’ Robinson,Council Call for a Master Planning Effort
City councillors unanimously passed an order Monday night proposed by Council President Leo Robinson calling for an entire Master Planning process for Chelsea. The call comes on the heels of the 692-unit, two-building apartment complex being approved on Everett Avenue…