Letter to the editor: Thank you for making the Caramel Apple Event a success
11-2-2021 Manchester Chamber of Commerce wishes to thank our wonderful community volunteers who gave hours of their weekend to make our Caramel Apple Event a success. We passed out 900+ caramel apples to all ages of trick and treaters. Thank you to Alber Orchards for the apples, Washtenaw County Sheriff Department for keeping us all […]
Public notice: Bridgewater Township
BRIDGEWATER TOWNSHIP BOARD OF TRUSTEES MEETING SYNOPSIS 4-Nov-21 The regular monthly meeting of the Bridgewater Township Board of Trustees was called to order by Supervisor Fromhart at 7:00 p.m. Five board members were present (quorum) with 19 citizens in attendance. Board heard citizen participation. Board approved the 7-Oct-21 meeting minutes as presented. Board approved the […]
Senior Newsletter THE TRUMPETER – November 2021
The November 2021 edition of Manchester’s Newsletter for Seniors, THE TRUMPETER, is now available. It is presented as 4 pages. Download them here: 11. 5 -1 Trumpeter Nov 2021 11. 6-2 Trumpeter Nov 2021 11. 7-3 Trumpeter Nov 2021 11. 8-4 Trumpeter Nov 2021
Michigan redistricting commission relents, creates majority-Black maps for House
by Sergio Martínez-Beltrán (Bridge Michigan) LANSING— After pushback from African-American leaders over political districts, Michigan’s redistricting panel on Thursday proposed a new state House configuration that creates majority-Black districts in Detroit. The latest map comes after weeks of back and forth between Detroit-area commissioners and the panel, and after hundreds of concerns regarding the commission’s […]
Child COVID vaccines are available in Michigan. Now comes the hard part.
by Robin Erb, Ron French (Bridge Michigan) GRAND RAPIDS—The decision to vaccinate 7-year-old Brittish Conaway against COVID pivoted on Dr. Jenny Bush’s choice of words. “When she gets sick,” the doctor explained to the girl’s mom, “her sugar levels plummet. And that’s where things like metabolic strokes happen.” Brittish has complex health problems stemming from a […]
Climate change grips trout streams across the nation: How anglers are responding
by Laura Gersony, Circle of Blue (for Bridge Michigan) The air is rich with the scent of wild river as David McCool sets his boat in the Au Sable River in northern Michigan. The early morning silence is broken only by an occasional bird call and the soft susurrations of the crystal clear water. It’s […]
Michigan to offer nonbinary designation for driver licenses this week
by Jonathan Oosting (Bridge Michigan) LANSING — Michigan residents will soon be able to select a gender-neutral designation on their driver license or state ID cards: an X. Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson’s office will begin offering the nonbinary gender designation beginning Nov. 10, providing a new option for residents who do not identify as […]
Why are so many Michigan water systems finding lead? They're looking harder
by Kelly House (Bridge Michigan) Benton Harbor is likely just the beginning. Since the southwest Michigan community’s prolonged lead-in-water crisis began making national headlines this fall, residents of Hamtramck, Wayne and Manchester have all learned that their water, too, exceeded government lead standards, sparking renewed cries for faster action to eliminate the toxic metal from […]
Michigan House votes to bar Airbnb bans
By Jonathan Oosting (Bridge Michigan) Michigan municipalities would be unable to ban Airbnb and other short-term rentals under legislation approved early Wednesday in the Republican-led state House. House Speaker Jason Wentworth, R-Farwell, kept lawmakers in session until 2 am as he and other GOP leaders wrangled votes for the long-debated legislation pushed by the Michigan […]
