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🌱 Patch AM: How Chelsea police tracked down stolen Christmas decorations on Main Street

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Hello Chelsea! Here's our latest buzz. Let's get into it. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • How Chelsea police tracked down stolen Christmas decorations on Main Street

Also on today's calendar: Beginners ONLY Watercolor Class and 5 more events.

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Today's riddle: I got fired from the M&M factory. 🤔 (Answer below!)


Weather forecast:

Find out what's happening in Chelseafor free with the latest updates from Patch.

  • Saturday: Afternoon flurries; cold, with a high of 25 and low of 21 degrees.
  • Sunday: Low clouds and cold, temps: high: 25, low: 24.
  • Monday: Mostly cloudy, with a high of 35 and low of 26 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• New affordable apartments open, fewer homicides reported in 2025: Jackson headlines Dec. 26 – Jan. 1 (mlive.com) — Chelsea police recently recovered Christmas decorations that had been stolen from a South Main Street display, after a woman reported the theft and officers identified a suspect. That incident was one of several Jackson-area stories this week, including new affordable apartments opening, fewer homicides in 2025, and local business changes that may interest nearby Chelsea residents.
   


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🗓 Events Nearby

    Saturday January 3
  • Friends of the Library Used Book Sale
    Dexter District Library Dexter, MI 48130
    9:00 am
  • Drop-in Wish & Treasure Box Craft
    Dexter District Library Dexter, MI 48130
    11:00 am
  • Mug Decorating and Hot Cocoa Bar
    Dexter District Library Dexter, MI 48130
    2:00 pm
  • Wednesday January 7
  • Drop-in Preschool Winter Crafts
    Dexter District Library Dexter, MI 48130
    11:00 am
  • Friday January 9
  • Ninja Night
    Champion Gymnastics Ann Arbor , 2362 Bishop Cir E , Dexter
    8:00 pm

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  • HomeTown Pharmacy Inc posted a job opening for Front End Clerk - Retail in Chelsea. Apply here.
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🗞 Nearby News

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-- The Patch AM Team

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