Bridgewater Country Market adds to rural landscape
by Marsha Chartrand Monday, March 18, was the culmination of a 10-year dream for Michelle White and her family. She and her husband, Jeremy, along with their family of four children, have wanted to buy the little store at the corner of Austin and Boettner Roads in “downtown” Bridgewater since shortly after moving to their […]
Sheriff issues “call to action” for continuing Public Safety and Mental Health millage
By Marsha Chartrand In 2020, Washtenaw County voters passed a Public Safety and Mental Health millage that provided much-needed funding for mental health services and also augmented the contract police funding model that is utilized in out-county areas, including a collaboration between the City of Manchester and Lodi Township. Currently, the Washtenaw County Board of […]
WCSO February 2024 police services monthly report
As reported by Lt. Alan Hunt, WCSO During the month of February there were 142 calls for service. During this time, 77 traffic stops were made, resulting in 24 traffic citations. Noteworthy events in Manchester City during the last month include: On February 25, a collaboration deputy responded to the 200 block of South Washington […]
State Rep. Felicia Brabec announces bid for State Senate
submitted by Team for Felicia Brabec State Rep. Felicia Brabec (D, MI-33) [who represents Bridgewater Township in the Manchester area], announced that she would not be running for a third term in the Michigan House of Representatives. Instead, she intends on running for State Senate in Michigan’s 15th District in 2026. “It has been an […]
The Lessons U Share
submitted by Julie Brilliant, Manchester Jr./Sr. High School English Teacher by Maggie Feldkamp, Manchester Jr./Sr. High School Student On March 12 the Manchester Jr./Sr. High School eighth graders gathered in the media center to listen to guest speaker John Leacher. Leacher, the Chief of Public Safety and Emergency Management at Washtenaw Community College, has 27 […]
WCRC: culvert replacements continue this week
by Sara Swanson The Washtenaw County Road Commission (WCRC) will continue with their culvert replacements in the Manchester area this week. In Freedom Township, the road will be closed for a culvert replacement on Weber Rd between Steinbach Rd and Parker Rd from March 25 to March 27. This was supposed to happen last week […]
WCHD alerts public to second Washtenaw measles case
submitted by Washtenaw County Health Department Washtenaw County Health Department is reporting a second case of measles and alerting the public to the possibility of exposure. This second case is in an adult without prior immunity to measles who was exposed to the Washtenaw case reported on March 3, 2024. Anyone potentially exposed to this […]
Manchester Market can now accept EBT!
by Sara Swanson After two and a half years of work behind the scenes, Manchester Market can now accept Electronic Benefits Transfer (EBT)! Melissa Craft announced last week on behalf of the Manchester Market, “Manchester Market has obtained our licensing to accept EBT SNAP to the community to provide access to quality food items for […]
Extra effort is needed to recycle your glass
submitted by Sybil Kolon After the recycling bins were moved behind the township hall, there were complaints about noise from the glass being thrown into the separate glass compartment. To resolve that issue, the township asked the Western Washtenaw Recycling Authority (WWRA) to no longer bring bins with a separate glass compartment. While that noise […]
Manchester township board discusses wide variety of issues
by Sybil Kolon All board members were present at the March 12 board meeting except John Seefeld. Also present were assistant fire chief Mike Kouba, Carl Werner, and a few other members of the public. There were public comments about continued blight issues on Lakeside Drive. Sybil Kolon urged the board to continue working on […]
