What’s happening at the former market?

A dumpster at the former Manchester Market has raised questions about the building’s future.

When a roll-off dumpster appeared last week at the Manchester Market building, residents wondered what this new development might portend.

The long-standing Manchester business closed in February.

Contacted late last week, Village Manager Jeff Wallace said he had heard nothing about a sale or lease of the building. “To my knowledge, there have been no interested parties walking through the building recently,” he said.

DDA member Ray Berg, who has been working diligently since early this year to bring a new grocery store into the community, also said he had not been given any information by his contacts at the corporations with whom he had been in contact. He said he would definitely be in touch with some promising prospects after the holiday weekend.

Berg added that a professional cleaning company had been seen cleaning inside the building early last week.

At press time, the mystery continues. Watch for updates in the Manchester Mirror as we learn more about what may (or may not) be happening at our once-thriving Market.

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by Marsha Chartrand

Marsha Johnson Chartrand, a founder, writer, and copy editor with the Manchester Mirror, is a 50-year resident of Manchester. She has a long history of volunteer and community involvement.