Marsha Chartrand

Obituary: Mary Gardner

Mary Beth (Knickerbocker) Gardner went to be with her Lord and Savior on March 10, 2024. A Celebration of Life will be held 3pm June 15, 2024 at Life in Christ Church. Mary was born 69 years ago June 1, 1954 in Tecumseh, the daughter of Leroy and Helen (Meyer) Knickerbocker. She was a part […]

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Public notice: City of Manchester

CITY OF MANCHESTER 912 CITY ROAD P.O. BOX 485 MANCHESTER, MI 48158 PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a public meeting of the City of Manchester Zoning Board of Appeals will be held at the Manchester City Offices located at 912 City Road, Manchester, MI 48158 on Monday, April 1, 2024 at 7:00 p.m. […]

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Early voting for presidential primary a “resounding success”

by Marsha Chartrand The 2024 Presidential Primary held some new features that Michigan voters, especially Manchester voters, had not experienced in past elections. Of course, one of the big changes to Manchester elections was the division — for the first time since 2010 — of Manchester Township and Manchester City polling places. This caused some […]

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Third annual Title 3 Family Information Night a celebration of student culture

Submitted by Melissa Yekulis On Thursday, February 22, Manchester Community School’s Title 3 Team collaborated with the Manchester District Library’s incredible staff to host the third annual Title 3 Family Information Night. Families were greeted at the library with a large hanging display of the flags representing each of the students’ home countries. During the […]

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Claire Reck local history room reopens for public use at the library

Claire Reck local history room reopens for public use at the library

submittted by Quintessa Gallinat The Manchester District Library (MDL) is thrilled to announce the official reopening of the Claire Reck Local History Room in a brand new space. Located in a suite on the lower level of City Hall at 912 City Rd, the History Room now offers expanded collection space, work and meeting facilities, […]

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Stuff a Bus program sponsored by WAVE

by Marsha Chartrand You can help the Western-Washtenaw Area Value Express “Stuff a Bus” during the month of March! This project will help to stock the Stockbridge Community Outreach Food Pantry and the Manchester CRC Food Pantry with essential items. Donations can be made by handing your items to the WAVE driver when riding, or […]

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Robotics team starts off strong in district competition

submitted by Andy Galicki The Digital Dislocators traveled to Columbia Central High school this weekend for our first district competition. For the first time in team history, we were able to finish qualification matches with a perfect 12-0 record, and were ranked first overall out of 40 teams in attendance. We chose teams 1076 | […]

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Health Department alerts public to Washtenaw measles case

The Washtenaw County Health Department is reporting a case of measles and alerting the public to the possibility of exposure on Friday, March 1, at a local emergency department. The Health Department is working closely with the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services and Trinity Health Ann Arbor to investigate the situation and prevent […]

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Climate change is erasing Michigan winters, taking our heritage with them

by Kelly House (Bridge Michigan) Most snowmobile trails aren’t groomed until there’s at least 8 inches of snow on the ground. It’s 6 inches for a cross-country ski trail. Walking on a frozen lake requires 4 inches of clear ice. And it’s hard to control a dogsled when daily thaws turn the trail into a sheet […]

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Michigan’s charters, virtual schools buck trend in falling enrollment

by Mike Wilkinson (Bridge Michigan) Michigan’s public schools continued to see enrollment drop in 2023 in a sign that most students who left during the first two years of the pandemic have not returned. Public schools lost nearly 62,000 students in the fall of 2020, as parents reacted to decisions to keep classes online or […]