The City is seeking State funding to assist in the construction of another new park in Chelsea. If successful, the effort being waged by City Manager Jay Ash, Representative Eugene O’Flaherty and City Councillor Cliff Cunningham will result in the…
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ZBA Okays Rental Car Parking
After numerous delays for the last several months, the city’s Zoning Board of Appeals (ZBA) approved a permanent license for Enterprise Rent-A-Car to park hundreds of cars in an existing lot near the new Chelsea Street Bridge. For many years,…
American Legion Building Could See Possible Re-use
The old American Legion Building on Shurtleff Street – across from City Hall – certainly had its heyday in Chelsea, but that heyday is long gone and the building has became mostly vacant and has fallen into disrepair. The key…
Then and Now
Eleven years ago, Zulayka Hernandez of Chelsea appeared on the front page of the Chelsea Record. The caption over the photograph read: “Kid, you’re going to be a star.” She was 3 at the time, a little girl filled with…
Housing Assembled in Cary Square
It was fast and affordable housing last week as 20 units of housing were assembled in Cary Square last week. The development, led by local property owner Jon Marcus, of Hawthorn Realty, took two and a half days to assemble.…
New Community Garden Opens
Just about a year ago 250 volunteers descended on an abandoned urban lot and transformed it into a vibrant, new playground and community garden. This new playground, at the corner of Heard Street and Spruce Street, was made possible through…
CHA Director Will Stay on at Lower Pay Rate While Contract Case Meanders Through Courts
The Chelsea Housing Authority (CHA) Board has forcibly reduced the annual salary of Executive Director Al Ewing, and Ewing has agreed to stay on as an at-will employee after a showdown at the Board’s monthly meeting last Wednesday, June 27th.…
T Raises Fares
The T gave its ridership a nice Fourth of July holiday greeting and thank you – a 23% fare raise. With the new fares now in effect, riders will begin feeling the higher prices for rapid transit on every ride…
Looking at the City
Not enough attention can be paid to Starbucks opening its doors here in the mall. For those of us for whom this city has been our life, the opening of the Starbucks marked a unique moment in Chelsea’s evolution. I’ve…
Chelsea Still the Most Affordable
The story of Chelsea’s turnaround has been trumpeted numerous times recently, but lost in that story is that single-family home owners in Chelsea continue to have one of the best deals going. In statistics released by City Manager Jay Ash…