Chelsea’s Draft Capital Plan: $25.9 Million, No Borrowing, $11.3 Million for Park and Pearl
City Manager Fidel Maltez's draft fiscal 2028 capital plan lists 27 projects, borrows nothing and counts on grants for nearly two-thirds of…
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Chelsea Police Chief Houghton Will Retire Next May. Monday’s Council Packet Also Brings Market Basket’s Plan, Street Sweeping and the Tax Votes
City Manager Fidel Maltez plans a community committee to help choose the next chief. Also before the council: a 162-unit Mystic Mall…
Continue readingChelsea Council Committees Take Up $3.2 Million Marginal Street Purchase, Tax Rates and a Senior Tax Break on October 27
Ways and Means takes up the land purchase, $40,438 in leftover World Cup money and $270,600 for parking lot paving. Conference takes…
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Chelsea City Hall Elevator Is Out of Service Until Next Week. What to Do Instead
Bills, birth and marriage certificates and permits can be handled by phone through Chelsea 3-1-1, or online.
Continue readingChelsea Preservation Committee Votes Thursday on Fall Grants and Housing Trust Money; Wetlands Board Takes Up 1 Forbes Street
Also: a draft program to fund preservation on private buildings, and two certificates of compliance before the Conservation Commission.
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Who Misses Chelsea City Council Meetings? The 2026 Record, Date by Date
Charts and the full list of dates each councillor missed or arrived late, January 5 to October 5. Only Lisa Santagate was…
Continue readingWalmart Depot Case Moves to November 10; Zoning Board Approves Sauna Suites and a Broadway Storefront Split
A community meeting on the Walmart depot is set for October 29. Also: 60 units on Revere Beach Parkway and the board's…
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Councillor Recupero and Neighbors Push Back on 15 Apartments Over an Essex Street Garage
Philip Raccuia wants three floors of one-bedroom apartments over his garage. Parking, lot size and a disputed conversation dominated the hearing.
Continue readingTranscript: Chelsea Zoning Board of Appeals, October 13, 2026
The full meeting in text, with speakers and timestamps.
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Walmart Depot Landlord Asks Zoning Board to Put Off Case Until November 10
The owner's team says it has talked with more than 40 neighbors and has 7 letters of support. The city's proposed conditions…
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