Council Passes $181.5 Million City Budget with Reservations
The City Council passed a nearly $181.5 million City Budget for Fiscal Year 2020 Monday night, but not without some dire warnings…
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Councillors Want Guarantee on Soundproofing for Massport Money
The noise surrounding a potential Massport-funded soundproofing initiative concerns District 6 Councillor Giovanni Recupero. Recupero and Councillor-At-Large Roy Avellaneda introduced a proposal…
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City Council Approves $18 Million CIP Plan with Some Reservations
The City Council gave its approval to the City Manager’s $18 million Capital Improvement Plan (CIP) budget for Fiscal Year 2020, though…
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District Councillor Celebrates Installation of Crossing Light
What appeared to be an unlikely prospect has finally materialized for District Councillor Giovanni Recupero – a pedestrian crossing signal now stands…
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TND, Traggorth Finally get the Green Light on Midas Site
A 38-unit affordable housing project at the former Midas site on Broadway can move forward after the Zoning Board of Appeals (ZBA)…
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City Budget Request Submitted and Sits at $181.5 Million
City Manager Thomas Ambrosino brought a budget proposal of just under $181,500,000 for Fiscal Year 2020 before the City Council at Monday’s…
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In Contentious Vote, Council Votes to Allow Change to Insurance
Monday night’s City Council meeting drew a large crowd of current and former municipal employees as the council considered whether to authorize…
Continue reading10 Weeks: Bumping and Grinding Not Part of Latino Culture, Commissioners Say
The City’s Licensing Commission may want to reconsider whether its public hearings should be restricted to adults only. During its Thursday, May…
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Summer Youth Job Lottery Takes Place at City Hall
On April 4, City Manager Tom Ambrosino and the Chelsea Collaborative conducted a lottery to select numerous young residents for summer youth…
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City Looking to Take Water & Sewer Work In-house, Save $350k Annually
Chelsea may soon operate its own Water and Sewer Department as part of the Department of Public Works, rather than continuing to…
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