Government · City Council
Council urges state to reopen O'Malley pier process
Chelsea City Council urged the state to reopen public input on the Mary O'Malley State Park pier project.
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Obituaries
Obituary notices, week of September 14, 2026 through September 20, 2026
Two Chelsea, Massachusetts obituaries were published this week: Montefusco, Priscilla A. (Weidner), 87, and Murphy, Kevin G., 83. Both were arranged through Welsh Funeral Home in Chelsea, this week's lead funeral home. Murphy is survived by his wife, three sons, and six grandchildren; h…
Real Estate
Chelsea Property Transfers Recorded in Late August Mostly Lack Sale Price Data
The Suffolk County Registry of Deeds recorded 18 Chelsea property transfers between Aug. 21 and Aug. 26, but only one, 22 Watts St. at $126,468, carries a posted sale price so far, making that figure both the low and high end of the range and the median for the period. Spencer Avenue ha…
Government · City Council
Council refers economic development hire to subcommittee
The Chelsea City Council referred a proposed Chief Economic Development Officer to a subcommittee on a 5-3 vote. City Manager Fidel Maltese asked the council to create the post, which was not in the FY27 budget and would need free cash and FY28 offsets.
Obituaries
Obituary notices, week of September 7, 2026 through September 13, 2026
Chelsea's obituary notices this week include two residents: Bittel, Malcolm Marvin, 100, who was born and grew up in Chelsea and graduated from Chelsea High School before later moving to Reno, Nevada, where he died September 7, 2026; and Chapman, Jean Elizabeth (Hagan), 101, a lifelong …
Real Estate
Chelsea Sale Prices Range Widely as Most Deeds Omit Purchase Price
Chelsea recorded 11 property deeds between Aug. 14 and Sept. 12, but only two disclosed a sale price: $100,000 for 60 Dudley St Unit 202 and $832,500 for 125 Garfield Ave, the period's top sale. The median of the two disclosed prices is $466,250. The other nine transactions listed no co…
Government · Licensing Commission
Panel continues gas station license to October
The Chelsea Licensing Commission voted unanimously to continue a petroleum storage license application for a Washington Avenue gas station to October 8 after finding the business has operated for months without an occupancy permit.
Government · Zoning Board
Zoning Board OKs Airport Garage, Delays Walmart Depot
Chelsea's Zoning Board of Appeals cleared a $113 million airport-area parking garage swap and delayed a decision on a Walmart Depot.
Real Estate
Chelsea home sale prices range from $200,000 to $350,000 in latest deeds
Chelsea recorded ten property sales between Aug. 7 and Sept. 5, but only two disclosed a sale price: $200,000 for 12 Admirals Way and $350,000 for 25 Gillooly Road, the period's highest-priced transaction, putting the disclosed range at $200,000 to $350,000 with a $275,000 median. Three…
Government · Traffic and Parking Commission
Commission Approves $11 Million Broadway Rebuild
The Traffic and Parking Commission approved a roughly $11 million redesign of downtown Broadway and denied most handicap parking requests under a newly applied density cap.
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