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Credit Andrew Jameson / bit.ly/1xMszCg This summer, people in Chelsea joined those around the state and the country to protest against racism and police brutality, following the death of George Floyd at the hands of the Minneapolis Police Department. Some of those protestors were issued tickets by the Chelsea Police for impeding traffic. Today, a District Court judge dismissed those tickets, saying they were issued under "an unconstitutional statute." This comes after a unanimous decision by Ch...

Credit Andrew Jameson / bit.ly/1xMszCg The summer of 2020 was marked by protests for racial justice following the death of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police officers. Residents of Chelsea, a small town of around 5,000 people, 95% of whom are white, made their voices heard with marches and protests of their own. The Chelsea Police Department issued at least 18 tickets to those protesters for blocking the road. Last night, Chelsea City Council recommended that Police Chief Ed Toth d...

Chelsea City Council voted to recommend the towns police department drop charges against protesters.