COVID vaccine for Michigan health workers may arrive by next week
By Robin Erb, Kelly House (Bridge) The first batch of COVID vaccine — “a few hundred thousand” doses — may begin to arrive for Michigan’s health care workers as early as next week, with a vaccine for the general public available as early as the spring, Michigan’s chief medical executive told Bridge Michigan Tuesday morning. […]
Some Michigan schools will stay remote until January amid COVID
By Ron French (Bridge) Many Michigan students won’t be returning to classrooms until at least January as COVID roars through the state. A Michigan Department of Health and Human Services order mandating a three-week closure of the state’s high schools ends Dec. 8, but many schools in some of Michigan’s most populous counties aren’t waiting to see if […]
Will Michigan Supreme Court rescue restaurants from COVID dining ban?
By Paula Gardner (Bridge) Michigan’s struggling bar and restaurant industry has lost a legal bid to resume indoor service. But the federal court ruling published Wednesday opened the door to the Michigan Supreme Court possibly weighing in on the legality of the state’s most recent coronavirus restrictions. A similar path in an earlier lawsuit involving the same […]
Some Michigan drunken drivers would get records expunged in bipartisan bill
By Mansur Shaheen (Bridge) First-time drunken drivers may get their records wiped clean under bills that would expand Michigan’s felony expungement law to include about 200,000 people convicted of operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated. A bipartisan group of Michigan leaders announced last Wednesday their support for a bill that would expand on landmark criminal […]
Jobless benefits, COVID stimulus likely focus of Michigan lame-duck session
By Jonathan Oosting (Bridge) LANSING — With federal assistance funding running dry, Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and Republican leaders in the Michigan Legislature were set to begin negotiations last week on a potential state stimulus for residents and businesses struggling through the COVID-19 pandemic. The governor is proposing a $100 million spending plan, and both sides […]
Forecasts say Michigan’s economy will still be recovering in 2023
By Paula Gardner (Bridge) Michigan’s recovery from the pandemic recession will last beyond 2022, according to University of Michigan economists who recently released new economic forecasts for the state and the nation. The annual reports offer glimpses into some strengths and many changes for Michigan as it pushes its way out of the pandemic recession. […]
Obituary: Matthew (Matt) Roos
Matthew “Rooster” Harlan Roos, 65, passed away unexpectedly on Monday, December 7, 2020. He was born on April 6, 1955, in Ann Arbor, Michigan to Harlan Roos, Jr. and Dorothy (Renz) Roos. Matt married the love of his life, Anita “Jean” Sewell on June 11, 1976 in Manchester, Michigan. He will be remembered as a […]
Full service grocery store returning to Manchester market space
"We're moving along," said Ken Heers, part owner of The Manchester Market building on West Main Street, as they prepare for opening in early 2021. Since announcing along with his partner, Justin Dalenberg, in early August that they would be locating a butcher shop and bakery for the Doll n' Burger chain (currently with locations […]
Freedom Township residents looking for more safety assurances
Despite an October 17 virtual discussion of the safety issues at the Consumers Energy Compressor Station in Freedom Township, that highlighted the excellent safety record at the plant, many Freedom residents remain concerned that there are a number of different issues that affect their families' safety, that aren't being adequately addressed. The virtual event hosted […]
Worth Repeating continues to give back
Did you know that Worth Repeating gives grants to local organizations? They do! Board member Pat Sahakian said that the shop, following the model of the old "Worth Repeating" that was located in the Mill, was founded for the express purpose of giving back to the community via "charitable organizations that are doing things that […]
