Broomfield News

Fairview High graduating senior Theodore Chalfen decided as a freshman that he wouldn't hide that he was gay, fully expecting that he would be taunted and possibly physically bullied.

Broomfield's fracking town hall meeting is from 6 to 9 p.m. Wednesday at the Broomfield Auditorium, 3 Community Park Road.

Dan Perse, left, and Angelo Perez laugh at the antics of a classmate crossing the stage during the 2013 Broomfield High School Commencement ceremony at the 1stBank Center on Saturday.

The future arrived today for hundreds of young men and women across Boulder and Broomfield counties as caps flew, smiles blossomed and the high school years came to a close with joyful celebrations.

PALO ALTO, Calif. & BROOMFIELD, Colo. -- -- Ravello Systems will present a keynote address and is a platinum sponsor at Gluecon 2013, taking place May 22-23, 2013 in Broomfield, Colorado.

A LITTLE ART TO GO WITH THE MUSIC:Cheryl German hangs 21 pieces of art work by Holy Family and Legacy high school students at the Broomfield Auditorium on Tuesday.

Jennifer Madsen hits a beach ball that floated to the front of the graduates during Tuesday's ceremony.

The Birch Community Garden, 1080 Birch St., will have a work day from 7:30 to 11 a.m. Saturday.

The theme of Monday's bill signings might have been "The Day of Job Creation," in a week that will be filled with such signings from the just-completed Colorado legislative session.

The U.S. Office of Inspector General said Monday that Rep. Cory Gardner's office mischaracterized the agency's review of records at Broomfield-based EAGLE-Net, saying its presence at the company's offices last week is part of an "audit" not an investigation.

The Broomfield Cemetery Committee held a short dedication ceremony Saturday for the Lakeview Cemetery historic memorial, which honors the early homesteaders and residents of Broomfield who were buried in Lakeview Cemetery prior to 1955.

This Gulfstream V, seen in a hanger at the Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport in Broomfield, will take to the air soon to collect more accurate severe storm data for Boulder's NCAR.

Tickets are on sale for Mercury 100, an annual event presented by the Boulder County Business Report that recognizes the fastest-growing private companies in Boulder and Broomfield counties.

LOOKING BACK ON SENIOR YEAR: Savannah Albright, left, laughs with Jamie Elliott while looking through their yearbooks at the Legacy High senior picnic on Wednesday.

BROOMFIELD RIGHT FIT FOR THEIR FAMILY: Single mom Debbie Broussard, pictured with her children, Emily, 11, and Joshua, 8, at Kohl Street Kids at United Church of Broomfield on Thursday, opted not to return to a corporate job after her divorce.

Boulder has plenty of housing for the well-to-do and concrete policies to provide more housing for those making less than $50,000. What it doesn't have are policies to promote housing for those in the middle, those making between $50,000 and $150,000, officials said in a memo to the City Council.

The Broomfield Sister Cities program is seeking host families for high school and middle school students will be visiting from Ueda, Japan July 29 through Aug.

Broomfield residents can recycle waste motor and cooking oil year-round at the Norman Smith Service Center, 3001 W. 124th Ave.

The Broomfield Art Guild last week announced a regional exhibition for artists 18 and older from Broomfield, Erie, Lafayette and Louisville.

The Mamie Doud Eisenhower Library will live stream a presentation by best- selling author Dan Brown at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday.