Heather Newman on November 25th, 2009

Best wishes from my family to all of yours. Times are tough here (and everywhere), but living in this area is one of the things I’m truly grateful for every year.
Here’s hoping your Thanksgiving is comforting, happy and healthy.

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Heather Newman on November 24th, 2009

Chelsea’s twinkly sidewalk trees downtown are about to get a lot more dramatic.
Robert Pierce, executive director of the Chelsea Area Chamber of Commerce, said the downtown lights are all being replaced with new, dramatic LED strings. Not only will this take less electricity, he said, but it’ll be a lot more fun to watch.
“The downtown [...]

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Heather Newman on November 23rd, 2009

The Chelsea School District Board of Education will meet tonight at 5:30 p.m. in a work session at the WSEC board room to try in part to figure out how to balance the books through cuts, dipping into savings, and employee concessions (detailed in the complete story link below).
The district anticipates a $2.1 million deficit [...]

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Heather Newman on November 16th, 2009

SRSLY Cinema has released its November-December schedule of movies, which play in the Washington Street Education Center Saturdays at 4 p.m. and at Chelsea Lanes at 8 p.m. The WSEC movies are free, though a suggested donation of a dollar or more per person is welcome. All afternoon movies are rated G or PG except [...]

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Heather Newman on November 16th, 2009

Come to the Cabaret… auditions!

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Heather Newman on November 13th, 2009

SRSLY’s indoor series of movies starts tomorrow, the group said in a late-breaking announcement this morning, with “Up.”

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Heather Newman on November 12th, 2009

The Downtown Development Authority, City of Chelsea and Chelsea Police Department are working together on a present for downtown parkers: ticket-free parking during the holidays.
As it stands now, patrons who visit the city are occasionally caught by the three-hour parking limits, which were originally enacted to prevent employees from taking all close public parking spaces [...]

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Heather Newman on November 12th, 2009

Zoning Inspector Jim Drolett and Department of Public Works Superintendent Craig Maier are among those retiring as part of the city’s early retirement incentive, City Manager John Hanifan said at a recent meeting of the Downtown Development Authority, according to the draft minutes from that body, adding that Drolett will return to the city as [...]

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Heather Newman on November 11th, 2009

Christopher Martison, husband of Chelsea Center for the Arts Director Aubrey Martinson and owner of Heritage Hops, is thinking that Chelsea could use some family-friendly suds.

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Heather Newman on November 11th, 2009

Noted Chelsea artist Jan Dorer will be present for the opening of “Celebration,” a retrospective of her work, at Chelsea Gallery on November 14.

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