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Chelsea has openings on Planning Commission, DDA

(Chelsea Update would like to thank Clerk Laura Kaiser for the information in this story.) The City of Chelsea has openings on two boards and is looking for interested residents. There are two openings on the Downtown Development Authority and … Read more

Chelsea District Library switching to RFID tags

The Chelsea District Library Board met on Tuesday, Nov. 18 and announced plans to convert to a radio-frequency identification (RFID) collection tagging system of the library’s entire collection by early next year. Melanie Bell, the library’s Network Administrator, said that … Read more

Beach Middle School basketball recap from Tuesday

(Chelsea Update would like to thank coaches Rahn Rosentreter, Corey Knight, Dennis Strzyzewski and Jake Hollenbeck for the information in this story.) The 7th Grade Gold Basketball team lost to Lincoln, 34-20, on Tuesday. Patrick Kelleher and Aiden Delwiche led … Read more

Chelsea Update focus on teachers: Jason Morris

By Lisa Carolin Jason Morris wears many hats. He is a part-time teacher and administrator at Beach Middle School, teaching four sections of eighth-grade history, and he’s the school’s athletic director. Morris is also responsible for the inclusion of middle … Read more

2015 CAFA budget heads to member municipalities for OK

The Chelsea Area Fire Authority (CAFA) met on Tuesday, Nov. 18 and unanimously approved a proposed about $1.3 budget for next year, which is an increase of 4.4 percent over this year’s budget. The proposed budget will now be sent … Read more

5 Healthy Towns earn Michigan Fitness Foundation awards

Chelsea, Dexter and Manchester were recent silver award winners from the Michigan Fitness Foundation’s (MFF) Promoting Active Communities (PAC). Grass Lake and Stockbridge received bronze awards. According to a press release from 5 Healthy Towns and the Chelsea-Area Wellness Foundation, … Read more

Recent obituary: Joyce Eleanor Gauntlett

Joyce Eleanor Gauntlett formerly of Ann Arbor, passed away at age 72 on Nov. 16, 2014 after a courageous battle with lung disease. Joyce passed peacefully, surrounded by her close and loving family. Born in Detroit, the daughter of Harry … Read more