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A letter from the Chelsea Superintendent of Schools

Dear Families of the Chelsea School District: As we attempt to process and understand the tragic events that occurred this past Friday at Sandy Hook Elementary in Newton, CT, we know that many families are wondering about what is being … Read more

Mark your calendar for free workshop about diabetes prevention

Mark your calendars for a National Diabetes Prevention Program informational session on Jan. 9 at 7 p.m. In conjunction with the National Kidney Foundation, the Chelsea-Area Wellness Foundation will hold a free workshop to assist you in taking steps to … Read more

Here’s your chance to comment to MDOT

The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) is looking for your comments about its draft “Public Participation Plan.” If you have something to say about the state’s plans for its roads, now’s your chance. “The public plays an important role in … Read more

Jet’s Pizza teams up with Chelsea Rec on Monday nights

Monday nights are Chelsea Recreation family nights at Jet’s Pizza in Chelsea. The restaurant at 506 N. Main St., recently began offering a meal and a family-friendly movie each Monday from 4-8 p.m. A portion of all dine-in sales will … Read more

New faces for Sylvan Township boards

The Sylvan Township Board recently approved new board representatives and alternates to several boards and commissions. Included in the appointments, which were unanimously approved on Dec. 4, were: Chelsea Area Construction Agency: Roy Schmidt will represent the township and Scott … Read more

Chelsea Bulldog bowlers’ early season recap

Here’s a recap of the early December bowling meets. The girls varsity team faced Tecumseh, the defending state champions, on Dec. 3, in its first meet of the season, losing 30-0 at home. Lexi Ray lead the team with a … Read more

And now for some holiday “cheer”

Chelsea Recreation‘s cheerleading program performed at the Chelsea High School girls varsity basketball game last week. There will be more cheerleading programs offered after the holidays.

Message from the publisher: Live and Learn

If you’ve noticed that Chelsea Update has been slow to load up the last few weeks, blame me. The slowdown is being caused by all those  pretty photos that I take and load into stories. I didn’t realize that I … Read more

WWRA: Ask for paper bags, not plastic

(Chelsea Update would like to thank Laura Scriven for the information in this column.) What do you do with all those plastic bags? That seems to be a pretty common question in my house. They seem to multiply and grow … Read more

Doug Fuller reappointed to the Road Commission Board

Doug Fuller, the current chairman of the Washtenaw County Road Commission board, was recently reappointed for another 6-year term by the Washtenaw County Board of Commissioners. Fuller’s new term begins Jan. 1, 2013 and runs thru Dec. 31, 2018. “We … Read more