A Chelsea Business Was Shut Down Because Someone Else Sold the Gym Next to It
The sauna was legal as part of the gym. The gym was sold, the two became separate businesses under one occupancy permit,…
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What Is Actually Being Built on Broadway: A Signal at Bellingham Square, a Two-Way Stretch, and Back-In Parking
Bidding this winter, two years of construction from the spring, and property owners owed appraisal-based compensation for easements under Federal Highway Administration…
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Jennifer Prudencio Pleaded Guilty in Her Son’s Death and Was Sentenced to Four to Six Years, With No Plea Deal
She entered the plea without an agreement, after prosecutors refused to negotiate and said the case carried aggravating factors warranting a sentence…
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Chelsea Holds Its Public Meeting on the Broadway Rebuild Tonight at the Senior Center
More than $14 million in federal money, six streets whose layouts change, and the meeting where residents can ask about it. Six…
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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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Chelsea Fire Overtime Ran $406,000 Over. The Department Has Grown From 98 to 108 to Keep Engine 4 Running
Fourteen large fires in 2024, a fourth engine, ten new firefighters, and an overtime bill the administration had penciled in months before…
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A School Committee Member Emailed the Clerk at 10:28 PM Because the City’s Comment Form Was Broken
She could not file through the city's online form, so she emailed the council clerk at night. The city's answer was that…
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The Walmart Depot on Webster Avenue Is Back Before the Zoning Board in October. A Councillor Told Both Sides to Show Up
It is not a store. It is a same-day delivery building, the Planning Board has already recommended denial, and the traffic study…
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Teenagers in Ski Masks on E-Bikes Are Running Red Lights in Everett. Most of Those Bikes Are Not E-Bikes Under Massachusetts Law
Two numbers decide it: 750 watts and 20 miles an hour. Over either, the bike your kid is riding legally needs a…
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Three Weeks Into the Encore Strike, the Casino’s Regulars Are Fighting Each Other Over the Picket Line
Comments shut off, a conflict-of-interest fight, regulars who miss the buffet and the 75-table poker room, and a growing number who say…
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