Public notice: Bridgewater Township
BRIDGEWATER TOWNSHIP BOARD OF TRUSTEES MEETING SYNOPSIS 3-Dec-20 The regular monthly meeting of the Bridgewater Township Board of Trustees was called to order by Supervisor Fromhart at 7:09 pm. Five board members were present (quorum) with citizens in attendance. Board heard citizen participation. Board approved the 5-Nov-20 meeting minutes as presented. Board approved the agenda […]
Public notice: Manchester Township
Public Notice, Township of Manchester, 2020 December Board of Review The Township of Manchester will hold the 2020 December Board of Review on Tuesday, December 15th, at 9:00 a.m. via Tele-Conference to correct Homestead Affidavits, mutual mistake of fact, clerical errors, and poverty/veterans’ exemptions. To attend remotely call 313-209-3070 and use access code 558390. […]
Lots of unknowns as Michigan hospitals await first COVID-19 vaccine shipments
Editors note: Pfizer was granted emergency use authorization (EUA) for its vaccine on Friday. by Kristen Jordan Shamus, Detroit Free Press (Bridge) The massive coronavirus vaccination effort to immunize Michigan's roughly 600,000 health care workers — and eventually the entire population — is in high gear as Pfizer's vaccine candidate undergoes a federal hearing Thursday […]
Michigan moves to limit ‘mandatory minimum’ sentences and license suspensions
by Jonathan Oosting (Bridge) LANSING — Michigan lawmakers are nearing completion on a series of reforms to keep people out of jail by eliminating “mandatory minimum” sentences for some low-level crimes and limiting automatic driver’s license suspensions. House legislation approved by the Senate on Thursday would give judges discretion to shorten or suspend jail sentences […]
For COVID long-haulers, trouble lingers long after 'recovery'
by Kristen Jordan Shamus, Detroit Free Press (Bridge) Gloria Vettese of Warren is haunted by the terror she felt in late March and early April, when she lay awake night after night, waiting and wondering whether COVID-19 would kill her and make her only child an orphan. She managed to survive the virus, and is […]
As COVID deaths rise again in Michigan, its victims are changing
by Mike Wilkinson (Bridge) As Gov. Gretchen Whitmer extends a state “pause” on many school and business activities for 12 days, Michigan is moving through the deadliest phase of the coronavirus pandemic since April. The state has reported over 800 deaths in December alone, and more than 2,600 since Nov. 1, following five months of […]
At least 12 Michigan lawmakers and 37 staffers have had COVID-19
by Jonathan Oosting (Bridge) LANSING — At least 12 state lawmakers and 37 staffers have contracted COVID-19 since March, according to Republican leaders in the Michigan Legislature, who have resisted Democratic calls to mandate mask use and allow remote voting at the Capitol. House Speaker Lee Chatfield, R-Levering, released the numbers for the first time […]
‘It’s been hell.’ 1 house, 5 kids, and a pandemic struggle to learn at home
by Ron French (Bridge) In a log home on a dirt road in Montcalm County, school is supposed to be in session. Ten-year-olds Reese and cousin Lukas sit at desks in a hallway trying to sign in to the same Tri County Area Schools fourth-grade classroom on their laptops. Lukas’ connection works, while the connection […]
Michigan spends $8.5M to push small manufacturers to become ‘digital ready’
by Paula Gardner (Bridge) A $25 sensor may be all it takes to persuade some Michigan manufacturers to take a leap into a new level of technology investment that state officials hope will boost the sector’s competitiveness. That sensor on a stamping press could measure vibration, sending alerts when it gets out of whack and […]
State bill causes local concerns regarding gravel mining operations
A growing number of residents in western Washtenaw County are concerned about upcoming state legislation that affects how gravel mining operations could continue and grow despite local communities' dissent. Michigan Senate Bill 431 has aroused fears that gravel mining companies can begin operations without townships being able to negotiate permits or provide oversight of existing […]
