New voting rules mean polls may not always be in the same location
Shortly after the recent November 2 election, The Manchester Mirror received a message from a southwest Manchester Township resident who lives within the Columbia School District. Dennis Kwapis was concerned he had not received proper notification of change in voting location prior to the election, and asked the Mirror to look into the situation. Each of the […]
Village Manager sets retirement date
Village Manager Jeff Wallace submitted a letter announcing his pending retirement on April 8, 2022, to Village Council at its November 15 meeting. A lifelong resident of Manchester, Wallace was elected to Village Council as a Trustee in 1989, and was named Village Manager just three years later, making a total of 30 years serving […]
Acorn Farmers’ Market & Café will stay open all year
Submitted by Ruth VanBogelen, Acorn Farmers’ Market & Café Most of the local farmers markets have closed down by now or will by the end of November. Manchester is very fortunate to have invested in a non-profit farmers market that is indoors, allowing the market to stay open all year around. In fact, Acorn will […]
Activities for all ages at Manchester District Library
Manchester District Library (MDL) will offer a variety of events and activities for all ages during December. Story Vision: Creative Writing for Any Medium Wednesday, December 1 | 6:30 pm | Village Room Start by talking about our favorite stories, and why we even want to write in the first place. Learn an easy way […]
Manchester Township board discusses trails, newsletter, and surveys
Submitted by Sybil Kolon, Community Reporter Corps All board members were present at the November 9 township board meeting except Krista Jarvis. Also present were fire chief Bill Scully and two other members of the public. Scully provided the fire department’s monthly report for October. There were 44 calls for service, including three fires […]
Free stewardship presentation offered by Washtenaw Conservation District
submitted by Pam Labadie, Huron River Watershed Council A free “farm talk” presentation, “Improving Profitability Through Land Stewardship: Lessons from Washtenaw County,” is being sponsored by the Washtenaw Conservation District, the Huron River Watershed Council, and the River Raisin Watershed Council from 10-11:30 am on Saturday, December 11 at the Saline Township Hall, located at […]
WCSO: October 2021 report of police activity in the Village
During the month of October 2021, there were 152 calls for service, with 60 traffic stops made resulting in 16 citations. Noteworthy events in Manchester Village last month include: On October 13, a Collaboration deputy responded to the 300 block of Wildwood Drive for a report of a suspicious person that had possibly tried to […]
Add some microgreens to your table this winter!
submitted by Ruth VanBogelen, Acorn Farmers’ Market & Café What are microgreens, anyway? They are vegetable greens that differ from sprouts or shoots in that they are harvested shortly after the plants’ true leaves have emerged. Microgreens are often used as a nutritional supplement because they are high in potassium, iron, zinc, magnesium and copper […]
Chamber Spotlight: The Manchester Mirror
Eight years ago this month, in the waning days of the iconic Manchester Enterprise which had suffered through a series of corporate buyouts, a small group of Manchester residents decided to go rogue, test the waters, and see what we could do about returning the focus to a local newspaper. We created an online news […]
COVID testing is critical in Michigan. But how soon is too soon?
By Robin Erb (Bridge Michigan) With holidays approaching and Michigan’s COVID infection rate soaring, there are plenty of reasons for all kinds of folks to get tested for the virus. So it’s important to do it right. But too often, doctors and health workers say, people are doing COVID testing wrong. They’re testing too early […]
