Letter to the Editor: Proposal 3 — Keep your beliefs, let others keep their own
October 14, 2022 You are not being asked to change your beliefs or religion. You are being asked to let people make their own decisions about their body, their religion, their love, and so on. It doesn’t affect you. If you truly believe it is wrong, then let God judge them and worry about your […]
Letter to the Editor: Gambling on Proposal 3 — betting on the courts?
October 14, 2022 All around Manchester there are yard signs saying Proposal 3 is “Too confusing, too extreme.” Perhaps this makes you scratch your head and say, “Really? It looks pretty straightforward to me. The proposal says women have a right to an abortion without interference from anyone until the fetus is viable. And after […]
Letter to the Editor: Proposal 2, a gateway to fraud
October 12, 2022 Michigan voters will determine whether to implement nine days of early voting and a host of other changes to state election procedures when they consider Proposal 2 at the Nov. 8 general election. A “yes” vote would add several changes to the Michigan Constitution, including allowing nine days of early voting, expanded […]
Letter to the Editor: Thank you from the Manchester Knights of Columbus!
October 11, 2022 The Manchester K of C would like to thank the residents of Manchester and the surrounding community for their generous support of our Annual MI (Mentally Impaired) Drive! Better known as our annual “Tootsie Roll“ Drive, it was our 48th year of helping children and adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities. The […]
Amid monarch butterfly crisis, will Michigan rise to the challenge?
by Irving Mejia-Hilario (Michigan Environmental Watch/Bridge Michigan) Emily Miller, a fourth-grade teacher who lives in Lambertville, so admires monarch butterflies she converted her garden into an oasis for the winged pollinators and wrote a children’s book about them. “I’ve always loved watching butterflies float through my gardens, and the thought of no longer seeing their bright orange […]
Medicare open enrollment begins in Michigan: What to know
by Robin Erb (Bridge Michigan) As Medicare’s open enrollment period began last Saturday, there are a number of upfront savings for beneficiaries reviewing plans for 2023. The changes are owing to a variety of unlikely factors, from the passage of the federal Inflation Reduction Act to the flop of a once-promising Alzheimer’s drug. Michigan’s 2.1 million […]
Social Security increase: 2.2 million in Michigan to get $140 more per month
by Zahra Ahmad (Bridge Michigan) Social Security payments will increase an average of $140 per month starting in January for 2.2 million Michigan residents receiving the benefit. On Thursday, the U.S. Social Security Administration announced an 8.7% cost of living increase, the biggest increase in more than four decades. In Michigan, more than a third […]
Village decides to use ARPA funding to complete lead and copper replacement project
by Marsha Chartrand It has been almost a year since an alarming-sounding notice was sent out by the Village of Manchester in response to action levels of lead found during recent water testing in the village. Most homes built prior to 1978 have at one time had lead, galvanized, or copper lines leading from the […]
Dana Andrews resigns from Village Council; replacement trustee sought
On September 20, 2022, Village Council Trustee Dana Andrews, who has served on the Council since October 2011, submitted his letter of resignation as a Village Councilor for the Village of Manchester. “His presence on Village Council will be missed,“ said Michael Sessions, Village Manager. Council is responsible, based on the General Law Village Act, […]
Spaghetti dinner to raise funds for medical expenses for MHS alumna
by Marsha Chartrand It has been an emotional year for longtime Manchester teacher Amie Armstrong. Last November, her world was rocked when her sister, Karen Bush, was diagnosed with Stage 4 cholangiocarcinoma (bile duct cancer). Karen is 51 years old and a graduate of Manchester Community Schools Class of 1989. And if you know Amie, […]
