April 28, 2025

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Articles for category: Chelsea

Matt Rosentreter

Chelsea Immigration Ordinance Passes

Chelsea City Ordinance #188 regarding solicitation of immigration status was passed after its second reading at City Council’s January 21 meeting. This new ordinance will bar civil servants from asking about a person’s immigration status unless it is relevant to a crime being investigated. Ordinances are required to pass two separate readings by City Council, ...

Matt Rosentreter

City Council Approves Formation of Chelsea Area Housing Commission

To address housing-related issues within the city of Chelsea, the City Council has created the Chelsea Area Housing Commission (CAHC), which will have a term of one year. “The Chelsea Area Housing Commission is being formed to advise council members on issues related to housing within the city,” Mayor Jane Pacheco said. “They’ll research and ...

Matt Rosentreter

Public Hearing For Local Utility Rate Increase to be Held in February

Utility Financial Solutions (UFS) suggested a utility rate increase at Chelsea City Council’s January 21 meeting. According to Chris Lund, speaking on behalf of UFS, the company does “electric, financial, customer service and rate studies for utilities across the country.” A presentation outlining the increase in cost was presented at the latest Council meeting. UFS ...

STN Staff

Chelsea Area Friends for Recreation Readies for 2025

It may be 25 degrees, but Chelsea Area Friends for Recreation (CAFR) is planning for a warm and welcoming season of activities. “We just held our January planning meeting,” said Kristina Martin, CAFR president, “and it feels like the sky’s the limit.” With last summer’s TimberTown partnership with the City of Chelsea Parks & Rec ...

STN Staff

Chelsea Senior Center is Hiring

The Chelsea Senior Center (CSC) is hiring a part-time Respite Care Coordinator. CSC is seeking an emotionally intelligent team member who will support the mindful growth of the Ease the Day (ETD) program as CSC seeks to limit the barriers to much-needed relief that family caregivers face in western Washtenaw County. Making this important, safe, ...

Bulldogs Pull Away from Riverview

The Chelsea girls’ basketball team improved to 9-1 overall on the season after a 65-45 win over Riverview Tuesday night. Avery Lay scored 14 and Braiden Scheffler nine to help the Bulldogs take a 27-23 lead at the half. Chelsea led 31-28 when the Bulldogs went on a 19-7 run to close out the third ...

Matt Rosentreter

Chelsea Bike Shop Trades Hands

Former head of service Kevin Sanchez at the shop Aberdeen Bike has become the new owner of the local business. After having discussed it for several months, the bike shop officially changed ownership in October of last year, and Sanchez has been working tirelessly since. According to him, he’s had a passion for biking since ...

Doug Marrin

CPD Weekly Report, 1-21-25

Chelsea Police Department Weekly Press Summary Incident #: 25-189 Location: 1600 block of S. Main Street Date: January 17, 2025 Time: 8:11 am INFORMATION: While on routine patrol, an officer stopped a vehicle for a traffic violation. The officer made contact with the driver, who was identified as a 50-year-old Adrian woman. During the course ...

Last Founding Member of Washtenaw United Hockey Leads the Defending State Champs as Captain

When Sydney Clark walked into the Washtenaw United Hockey team’s lockeroom for the first time she knew the team would be unforgettable and that the bond they had would be irreplaceable. That was their inaugural season back in 2020. Now four years later, Clark is helping to lead this year’s team as a captain. The ...

STN Staff

Chelsea Area Garden Club Accepting 2025 Grant Applications

Community News The Chelsea Area Garden Club, CAGC, will award a limited number of grants of up to $500.00 to local nonprofit organizations for sustainable horticulture related projects. Grants support projects that promote the love of gardening, community beautification, environmentally responsible horticultural practices, and conservation through education and by example. The grant form and information ...

Chelsea Bowldogs Off and Rolling

The Chelsea varsity bowling team are both off to strong starts for the 2024-25 high school seasons. The varsity boys are 4-2 on the season and the girls are 3-3 nearing the midway points of the season. The boys started 2-2 on the year, but picked up a pair of wins this week over Pinckney ...

Chelsea Competitive Cheer First and SEC White Jamboree #1

Photo from Chelsea Competitive Cheer Instagram The Chelsea competitive cheer team opened with a strong first-place finish at the first SEC White jamboree of the season last week. After the opening round the Bulldogs were in third place behind host Pinckney and Tecumseh. Things changed in the second with the Bulldogs earning the highest score ...

Chelsea Wrestlers Sweep SEC Tri-Meet

The Chelsea wrestling team picked up a pair of SEC wins with a sweep of a tri-meet at Pinckney. The Bulldogs defeated the Pirates 65-12 and Ann Arbor Huron 66-12. Collin Beckel and James Radu picked up two wins each to lead the Bulldogs. Nine different wrestlers earned one win each in the two matches ...