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The Debate – Special election debate draws crowd; spirited, contested
Special senate election candidates came to Chelsea for their first major get together – a rousing nearly two hour debate in front of a packed audience inside the city council chamber Tuesday night at city hall. The event was hosted by the Chelsea Collaborative and moderated by Representative Gene O’Flaherty. At times rousing and contentious –... »
Talking the talk
Following Tuesday evening’s debate of the senatorial special election candidates at Chelsea City Hall some things become self-apparent. First, this is a contest being waged against three main contenders – and of that number, two are locked in the battle more so than the third, who is gaining in recognition. Attorney Tim Flaherty scored a hit... »
Language barrier – Senator reminded not to use Irish brogue again in debate
Mimicking an Irish brogue is not the way to make friends and influence important people when attempting to erase Bunker Hill Day and Evacuation Day as Suffolk County Holidays. Senator Michael Knapik, the leader of the anti Bunker Hill Day voices – from the western part of the state – while debating with Gene O’Flaherty... »
Rodriguez eliminated from American Idol
Chelsea resident Ashley Rodriguez’s quest to be the next “American Idol” came to end on the popular show last Thursday night. Rodriguez was one of four contestants who did not advance to the next round. Janell Wheeler, Joe Munoz, and Tyler Grady were also ousted from the Fox Network’s nationally televised singing competition Many had felt... »
Night-time closures have begun on Chelsea Bridge
Consultant for the Chelsea Street Bridge project, John Vitagliano, announced that preliminary traffic closures on the bridge will commence in the first week of March. “This is the start of a four month series of temporary night-time closures from 8:00 p.m. to 5:00 a.m. for a couple of days per week and occasional weekend... »
Charter review selection committee has first meeting
Tuesday night marked the first meeting – an organizational get together – of the newly appointed Charter Review Selection Committee responsible for setting the boundaries and establishing the format for the Charter Review Committee. The city council voted 11-0 to convene such a Charter Review Committee last month The committee members were named recently by Council... »
City-Eastern Minerals reach historic cooperative agreement
The city council is set to approve a major cooperative agreement with Eastern Minerals, ending years of battling over zoning and turf rights and ending with major public improvements along the waterfront extending about 1000 feet from the Meridian Street Bridge eastward. A resolution known as the Marginal Street Corridor Improvement Project itemizing the complex... »
Council meets on status of budget deficit “fixes"
Late fall, City Manager Jay Ash reported that the combination of local aid reductions, a slow down in revenues associated with economic development and higher health insurance costs, among other items, could thrust the City’s budget into a $6.5 million deficit. Since then, numerous actions have been taken, including the elimination of more than... »
State of the City report details strategies
Record Staff City Manager Jay Ash’s annual State of the City report highlights the City’s resolve to accomplish much while addressing the challenges that a tough economy presents. That determination could be considered steadfast, which by no coincidence is the title given to the twenty page report on the City’s accomplishments in 2009 and goals... »
Nothing lasts forever
There are two convergent issues gaining in importance everyday as long they remain unresolved. They are the cost for city paid health insurance for municipal employees both active and retired and the unwillingness of municipal employee unions to negotiate to head off the inevitable. The inevitable is already here. The cost for city paid health insurance has... »
