Winnisimmet Street in Chelsea Square will be closed to traffic twice this weekend, from 1 to 7:30 p.m. on Friday, October 30, for Trunk or Treat, and from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Sunday, November 1, for the Día de los Muertos festival. The city is asking drivers to plan around the closures and use other routes. The police department shared the notice Thursday.
Early voting for the November 3 state election also ends this week. The City Clerk’s office, 500 Broadway, Room 209, is open for early voting until 4 p.m. Thursday and from 8 a.m. to noon Friday. After that, the next chance to vote is Election Day, Tuesday, November 3, when polls are open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. Our voting guide has the polling places and the nine ballot questions.
Thursday, October 29
- The city is showing the WNBA Finals in Chelsea Square at 12:30 p.m., the last event of its Autumn in the Square series. Bring a chair or a blanket.
- The owner of the former Walmart building holds a community open house at 6 p.m. at the Chelsea Public Library, 569 Broadway, on its plan to turn the vacant store into a grocery warehouse for online orders. Food is provided while it lasts. The case goes to the Zoning Board on November 10 and the Planning Board on November 17.
- Movie in the Square: Coco, 7 p.m.
- Last day to drop off a framed photo for the community ofrenda at the library before closing.
Friday, October 30
- Early voting ends at noon, Room 209, City Hall.
- Winnisimmet Street closed 1 to 7:30 p.m.
- Trunk or Treat, 4:30 to 7 p.m., Chelsea Square, with decorated trunks, inflatables, face painting, a pumpkin patch, music and a Halloween activity run by the police department.
- Movie in the Square: Hocus Pocus, 6:15 p.m. The community ofrenda opens at 6 p.m.
Saturday, October 31
- Household Hazardous Waste Day, 9 a.m. to noon, in the teachers’ lot at the Mary C. Burke School, 300 Crescent Ave. Free for Chelsea residents. Paint, oil, cleaners, batteries, propane tanks and bulbs are accepted. Questions to Chelsea 311, 617-466-4209.
Sunday, November 1
- Winnisimmet Street closed 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.
- Día de los Muertos Festival, 1 to 5 p.m., Chelsea Square, presented by the Veronica Robles Cultural Center. Free, with free tickets requested online. Our Halloween week guide has the rest of the details.
Coming up
- Election Day, Tuesday, November 3, 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.
- Graffiti Graphics, a free lettering workshop for ages 12 to 18 with calligrapher Debby Reelitz, Friday, November 6, 3 to 4:30 p.m., at the library. Supplies provided.
- Chelsea Reads, the library’s 21st annual free book day, Saturday, November 7, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., 569 Broadway. Children and teens take home free books; there is face painting, balloon art and crafts, and guest readers including city councilors, firefighters, police officers and City Manager Fidel Maltez. Books and cupcakes last while supplies do.
- The city’s public hearing on Comcast cable service, Wednesday, November 18, 5:30 p.m., City Hall Room 305. A survey is open until November 30.
- The winter farmers market opens Wednesday, November 18, 2 to 6 p.m., in Chelsea Square, and runs the third Wednesday of each month through March. It now accepts SNAP and HIP.