About

The Manchester Mirror is a weekly newspaper that publishes online every Monday morning and in print every Wednesday morning. It is free both online and in print. It has been publishing weekly online since 2013 and weekly in print since spring 2016. It covers the Manchester, Michigan area including the City of Manchester, Bridgewater Township, Freedom Township, Sharon Township, and Manchester Township — all located in the southwest corner of Washtenaw County.

We offer free digital subscriptions and paid print subscriptions. Click here for more information.

In addition to subscriptions, print editions are distributed around the Manchester area on Wednesday afternoons and can be picked up for free at Linda’s Diner, Frank’s Place, Manchester Diner, Ace Hardware, Marti’s Salon, BP Gas Station, Marathon Gas Station, Wacker’s (Corrigan Oil), the Manchester Market, the newspaper box downtown (in front of former Manchester Pharmacy), Community Resource Center, Manchester District Library, and Fredonia Grocery.

The Manchester Mirror is a 501c(3) non-profit and is staffed by Sara Swanson, Fritz Swanson, and Marsha Chartrand with the help of other volunteers. It is run by a volunteer board made up of Sara Swanson, Fritz Swanson, Marsha Chartrand, Melissa Andersen-Licavoli, Allison Morris, Melissa Yekulis, Jessica Lash, Katy Hunsche, and Colleen Schoenfeld. If you are interested in attending a board meeting, serving on the board, or serving on one of the board’s committees, email themanchestermirror@gmail.com.

The Manchester Mirror does not publish an edition the week of Christmas.