Council to Debate Expenditures,Including Controversial Fire Overtime Pay
City Councillors will debate a spending proposal from City Manager Tom Ambrosino in the weeks ahead. The request seeks an additional $600,000…
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Roca CEO Molly Baldwin Responds to Comments at City Council Meeting
Molly Baldwin, CEO of Roca, released the following statement pertaining to the City Council’s discussion about ROCA at Monday night’s meeting: In…
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Council Passes Community Preservation Act
By Seth Daniel In a unanimous vote on Monday night, the City Council passed the Community Preservation Act (CPA) measure, allowing the…
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Ambrosino Files First City Budget,Calls for Recreation Division
By Seth Daniel Rising 4.2 percent over last year, City Manager Tom Ambrosino submitted his first budget from the City’s corner office…
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City Hall Could Get Lit Up
By Seth Daniel The idea to light up Chelsea City Hall, perhaps using different colored lighting such as is done on the…
Continue readingHistoric Occasion:City Council Passes Wage Theft Ordinance in 11-0 Vote
By Seth Daniel It was an historic occasion on Monday night when the Chelsea City Council voted unanimously to enact a Wage…
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City Council Passes Historic Measure
The Chelsea City Council deserves recognition for its unanimous passage of a Wage Theft Ordinance, making it the first such council in…
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Licensing Issues Taking Center Stage at Council
By Seth Daniel License Commission member Ken Umemba and other allies who backed his appointment fired back this week at Councillor Roy…
Continue readingBill to Increase Logan Workers Pay Heads to the Senate
By John Lynds State Representative Adrian Madaro (D-East Boston) and Senator Sal DiDomenico’s (D-Chelsea) bill that was co-sponsored by Rep. Dan Ryan…
Continue readingMy Record on the Licensing Board Speaks for Itself
By Ken Umemba I write to refute the recent incendiary remarks that Councillor Roy Avellaneda recently espouses to defame and undermine the…
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