Chelsea Police Are Five Officers Short, and the Chief’s Top Worry Is Kids
Five vacancies, a capital line at zero, an unmarked car from a towing company, 100 Patriots tickets, and a scooter meeting on…
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The MBTA Numbers Behind the Washington Avenue Right-Turn Ban: The Bus Stop Fails 30 Percent of the Time
One bus in three finds the berth full in the morning rush. The right-turn ban is the price of a stop that…
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Councillors Asked for Department Heads’ Cell Numbers. The City Manager Said to Call Constituent Services
The charter's non-interference clause on one side, a water main break at 9 p.m. on the other. The smallest and clearest example…
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The Council Asked Which Nonprofits Get City Money and What They Deliver. It Got Dashboard Screenshots
La Colaborativa, GreenRoots, CAPIC and Selah top the charts, but the bars carry no dollar values. We have filed a records request…
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The Council Killed the Three-Family Plan for Chelsea’s Single-Family Streets, 2 to 6, After the Planning Board Said No Twice
Towers on the flats and backyard units on the hill, but no new three-deckers where there are none now. What R-1 protects…
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The Council Gave the City 90 Days to Write an Anti-Displacement Plan for Seniors and Disabled Residents. The 90 Days Are Up
A deadline is the council's way of making a request measurable. This one ran out in the year the council rezoned the…
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The Council Rezoned West Chelsea for 12-Story Towers. The Planning Board Asked It to Rename the Neighborhood for the People Who Were Displaced
FAR 7.0, 12 stories, no parking minimums, 10 percent affordable, on the ground the 1973 fire cleared. And a naming condition nobody…
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Chelsea Homeowners Can Now Build an Accessory Dwelling Unit by Right. Here Is What the Ordinance Allows
Basement, attic, addition or backyard cottage, by right, with a building permit. The catch in Chelsea is the size of the lot.
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The Soldiers’ Home Redevelopment Has Its Money: 49 Veterans’ Vouchers, 120 Residents Moving, Done by 2029. Did Construction Start in July?
Full funding approved, 49 vouchers for veterans at 30 and 50 percent AMI, Soldier On running services, and a July start date…
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A Senior Tax Freeze Died in a Chelsea Subcommittee 1-1-1 Because One Councillor Was Told He Had a Conflict. Nobody Said What It Was
Brown yes, one no, Robinson present on the Solicitor's advice. If the advice was that councillors who would qualify cannot vote, the…
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