What's happening with the ice cream shop?
Everyone loves ice cream, and wants it to be available in Manchester! Kids want ice cream after their baseball games. Parents want someplace they can let the kids go and not be worried about them. Seniors enjoy having a place to stroll and being able to find a nearby bench so they can watch the […]
WCRC road work season under way
The Washtenaw County Road Commission has announced its road work projects throughout the county for the week of May 3. Local roads that may be affected are as follows: County Wide: A moving operation of street sweeping will be held on paved primary roads with curbs throughout the county during the week of May 3. […]
Clinton library awarded IMLS grant and more
In addition to using the Manchester District Library, Manchester and Bridgewater Township residents can get a library card for free to check out materials from the Clinton Township Library. Additionally, Manchester and Bridgewater residents are welcome to attend all library events at the Clinton Township Library. The Clinton Township Library is located at 100 Brown […]
St. Joseph Mercy Chelsea recognized for safety, excellence
Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grades, which assigns “A,” “B,” “C,” “D,” and “F” letter grades to hospitals nationally for patient safety, last week announced its spring 2021 scorecard. St. Joe's Chelsea is one of only 27 hospitals in the United States to be awarded an “A” grade every grading cycle since 2012. For the 19th consecutive […]
Social district meeting raises questions, provides some answers
A potential "social district" that has been proposed in the downtown Manchester area was discussed at a Downtown Development Authority (DDA) meeting last Wednesday. The hybrid-style meeting was attended by approximately 35 citizens in person and 8 call-ins. Social districts, which would allow customers at local bars and restaurants to carry their drinks to specified […]
Updated: Acorn Farmers’ Market & Café in an EVEN MORE Pickling Situation!
Editor note: This article was updated Tuesday, April 27 at 1pm with new information. submitted by Ruth VanBogelen, Acorn Board of Directors Acorn Farmers’ Market & Café – An Even More Pickling Situation! Acorn knows how excited the community is to have a grocery store again, The Manchester Market, at 455 W. Main St. Acorn […]
Marine vet learns from her past, looks to the future
Tara Guenther was raised in Dexter — a place that was once much more like Manchester than it is today — on a dairy farm, with cows, goats, pigs, and chickens. She's come the proverbial "long way" in a relatively short period of time, and without straying too far from her rural roots. "I feel […]
Manchester residents are getting vaccinated
Currently, 53.5% of all Washtenaw residents 16+ and 82% of Washtenaw residents 65+ have received at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. How does Manchester compare to the rest of the county? The Health Department keeps track of and reports publicly the number of vaccines they themselves give to residents of different Washtenaw zip […]
Update on achieving countywide broadband access by 2022
submitted by Washtenaw County Broadband Task Force At the Washtenaw County Board of Commissioners Working Session meeting last evening, the Broadband Task Force provided an update on its work to bridge the digital divide across all of Washtenaw County. Vice-Chair of the Task Force and Lyndon Township resident Ben Fineman stated the following as he […]
Washtenaw County Government, Sheriff Jerry Clayton, respond to murder conviction of Derek Chauvin
submitted by Washtenaw County Sheriff Office The verdict in the Derek Chauvin Case is in. He has been found guilty of murdering George Floyd. We believe that people of good will have been praying that justice would be done and hoping that this tragedy will be a turning point for this country and Washtenaw County. […]
