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Real Estate

Just One of 13 Chelsea Property Transfers in July Discloses a Sale Price

Suffolk County Registry of Deeds records show 13 Chelsea property transfers between July 3 and Aug. 1, but only one, 135 Bellingham St., carried a disclosed sale price: $425,000, recorded July 6. That figure sets the period's only known price point, low, high and median alike. Mortgage …

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Obituaries

Obituary notices, week of July 20, 2026 through July 26, 2026

Two Chelsea, Massachusetts obituary notices were published this week: Marte, Damaris Altagracia, 55, and Lopez Guzman, Luis Enrique, 43, both of whom died Wednesday, July 22, 2026. Both were laid to rest through Frank A. Welsh & Sons Funeral Home, the lead funeral home for this week's n…

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Real Estate

Four disclosed Chelsea sales range from $250,000 to $550,000 in June

Suffolk County deed records show 13 property transfers in Chelsea recorded between June 26 and June 30, but only four listed a sale price. Disclosed prices ranged from $250,000 to $550,000, with a median of $435,000. The month's top recorded sale was a $550,000 condominium at 12 Jones A…

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Obituaries

Obituary notices, week of July 13 through July 19, 2026

This week's obituary notices column carries two entries for Chelsea, Massachusetts residents: Valentin, Fernando Martinez, 80, who died July 15, and Paniagua, Arturo, 99, who died July 16. Both notices were posted this week via Echovita, with arrangements handled by Frank A. Welsh & Son…

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Obituaries

Obituary notices, week of July 6, 2026 through July 12, 2026

One Chelsea obituary was recorded for the week of July 6–12, 2026: Velasquez, Nora Maritza Saquic, 62, who died July 9, 2026, with arrangements under the care of Frank A. Welsh & Sons Funeral Home in Chelsea.

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Real Estate

Chelsea June Deed Data Yields Only One Disclosed Sale Price of $250,000

Ten property deeds were recorded in Chelsea from June 12 to June 16, 2026, with only one of 10 transactions carrying a disclosed sale price. That single figure -- $250,000 at 62 Eleanor St., where Hanscom Federal Credit Union is the listed buyer -- is insufficient for calculating a pric…

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Real Estate

Chelsea June Deed Data Reveals Thin Disclosure Rate, Limiting Market Analysis

Thirteen deeds were recorded in Chelsea between June 6 and July 5, 2026, but only two of the 13 carried disclosed consideration amounts: $59,689 for a unit at 12 Dudley St. and $475,300 for a property with no street address listed in the deed. A calculated median of $267,494 is derived …

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Obituaries

Obituary notices, week of June 29, 2026 through July 5, 2026

One Chelsea obituary was published during the week of June 29 through July 5, 2026: Ciriello, Mary L., age 83, of Chelsea, Massachusetts, who died June 29, 2026. No biographical detail beyond dates and service information was available in the published notice. Funeral arrangements were …

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Government · City Council

Council Wraps Three Nights of Budget Hearings

Chelsea City Council closed three nights of fiscal 2027 budget hearings without a vote, setting a June 8 vote date. Vice President Norieliz DeJesus presided as officials walked through the clerk, parking, legislative, auditing and debt budgets.

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