Manchester Township discusses moving recycling bins
submitted by Sybil Kolon All board members were present at the April 12 township board meeting. Also present were fire chief Bill Scully and a few other members of the public. Two village residents spoke during public comment about the plan to move the recycling bins to the corner of Duncan and Macomb streets. Both […]
Open house to honor Jeff Wallace
Village Manager Jeff Wallace is retiring on April 29 after 30 years of exemplary service to the Manchester community. The Village Council and Staff invites the public to come and wish Jeff well during an open house in the Village Room at the Village Hall on Monday, May 2, from 5:30 to 7 pm.
Acorn’s Vendor of the Week: The Lakehouse Bakery
submitted by the Manchester Farmers Market Chef Keegan Rodgers graduated the Culinary Baking and Pastry Arts Program with Honors from Schoolcraft College. He also earned accreditation through the American Culinary Federation. Shortly after this, he achieved his Bachelor’s Degree in Business with an emphasis on Small Business and Entrepreneurship in preparation for opening a bakery. […]
Save the date — the MHS Alumni banquet returns!
submitted by the MHS Alumni Association Mark your calendars for June 18 for the Manchester High School Alumni Banquet! This year, the banquet will be held in the Manchester High School Commons. The Alumni Association will be awarding scholarships to students from the graduating class of 2022, and will be honoring graduates from the following […]
WCSO — March 2022 report of police services in the village
submitted by Washtenaw County Sheriff’s Office During the month of March, there were 215 calls for service. During this time 130 traffic stops were made, resulting in 14 citations. Noteworthy events in Manchester Village during last month include: On March 7, a Collaboration Deputy was dispatched to the 600 block of Parr Street for a […]
Road commission continues work in Bridgewater, Sharon Townships
Submitted by Washtenaw County Road Comission The Washtenaw County Road Commission (WCRC) is continuing work in two areas of Southwestern Washtenaw County where there will be road closures over the coming weeks. Residents in those neighborhoods should be prepared to consider alternate routes. In Sharon Township, Pleasant Lake Road between Sharon Hollow Rd and Smythe […]
St Joseph Mercy Chelsea becomes Chelsea Hospital as part of rebrand
submitted by Trinity Health Michigan Trinity Health Michigan will rebrand eight hospitals and hundreds of care sites in Michigan to build recognition, trust, and pride under the shared identity of Trinity Health. Mercy Health and Saint Joseph Mercy Health System, along with their employed medical groups IHA and Mercy Health Physician Partners, will adopt the […]
Michigan’s Medicaid ballooned during COVID. It’s about to be pared back.
By Robin Erb (Bridge Michigan) Nearly 3 million Michiganders now receiving Medicaid may have to prove they remain eligible starting as early as this summer. And if all doesn’t go well, hundreds of thousands could risk losing health coverage. The Biden administration on Tuesday extended the pandemic public health emergency to mid-July, and with it several protections for lower-income […]
Soaring signature costs may bar some candidates from making Michigan ballot
By Yue Stella Yu (Bridge Michigan) LANSING—Michigan candidates have until Tuesday to submit enough signatures to appear on the ballot. Many haven’t. It’s not because they are unpopular. Rather, the soaring cost of gathering signatures is slowing them down. Largely indistinguishable from volunteers to the general public, paid circulators hired to collect signatures to get candidates and […]
Bacon, labor, materials: Inflation pounds Michigan businesses
by Paula Gardner (Bridge Michigan) Nelson Sanchez grappled with wage and supply cost increases in 2021 at RoMan Manufacturing in west Michigan, expenses that were rarely mentioned in the national dialog about inflation. Instead, many economists and political leaders assured Americans that the pressures leading to price jumps — like supply shortages and a smaller workforce — were transitory […]
