County offers new COVID-19 testing site to provide saliva testing
The Washtenaw County Health Department has announced, in conjunction with LynxDx and the 2|42 Community Center, that they are offering a new drive-thru COVID-19 testing site in Ann Arbor which opened on Wednesday, November 18. This new site offers contactless saliva testing and will be open to all Michigan residents, with or without insurance. As […]
Roll up your sleeve and get a flu shot–protect yourself and your family
With the holidays coming up, everyone is worried about protecting loved ones from COVID-19. But flu season is also here. Did you get your influenza (flu) shot yet? It’s not too late, but it does take two weeks for the flu vaccine to start working. Influenza is a contagious illness caused by viruses that infect […]
Stories of Wil: What they can’t tell you.
Submitted By Christie Taylor Wil is a 13-year-old boy with Down syndrome. He is the little brother, by 20 months, to twin sisters, Katherine and Elizabeth. Wil’s mom, Christie, knew very little about Down syndrome when Wil was diagnosed shortly after his birth. It didn’t take long for Christie to realize how enriching life with […]
Michigan officials say no to big Thanksgiving gatherings. Who will listen?
By Robin Erb (Bridge) Hospital leaders have pleaded. Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has warned. Health officials have mandated, inspected and threatened fines. And a statistical model developed by Harvard researchers predicts nearly 1,000 COVID deaths a day in Michigan by year’s end if we can’t change the arc of the virus. But even as hospitalizations and deaths […]
Michigan hospital workers weary as public support fades, COVID cases rise
by Dustin Dwyer, Michigan Radio, Kate Wells, Michigan Radio (Bridge) Eric Kumor’s been a nurse for 10 years. But the last few weeks he finds himself having to gear up emotionally just to walk in the door to work. “And within 30 minutes, like two of our nurses are already just in tears,” he says. Sparrow […]
Michigan upholds Nestlé permit to withdraw 576K gallons of groundwater daily
by Kelly House (Bridge) Michigan environmental regulators will not reconsider their decision to let Nestlé Waters North America increase groundwater withdrawals to support the company’s Ice Mountain bottling operation in Stanwood, state officials announced Friday. Instead, the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy (EGLE) has dismissed a complaint challenging the 2018 permit that […]
Judge won’t allow Michigan restaurants to immediately reopen dining rooms
by Paula Gardner, Jonathan Oosting (Bridge) Michigan’s restaurant industry has lost its bid made “out of desperation” to prevent a three-week closure of dining rooms due to COVID-19. A lawsuit filed Tuesday in U.S. District Court in Grand Rapids sought a temporary restraining order against the statewide restrictions, which started at 12:01 am Wednesday, but an […]
Manchester Family Service sees changes for the Christmas season
submitted by Mary Sue Moore, Manchester Family Service Manchester Family Service, Inc (MFS) exists to provide aid to many families and individuals in the community. As the holiday season approaches, we seek ways to brighten their lives through our annual Christmas projects. This year, as many other programs have experienced, there has been a MAJOR […]
Superintendent expresses confidence in remote learning
Editors note: This interview was conducted before Sunday’s MDHHS Emergency Order was issued both closing High Schools to in-person learning and halting all school sports through December 8th. As the Manchester Community Schools district has made the transition to entirely remote learning as of this past week, including the elementary grades beginning today (Monday), The […]
Manchester Township board prepares for changes ahead
By Sybil Kolon, Community Reporter Corps The November 10 township board meeting was held in person at the Manchester Township Hall. All board members other than treasurer Laurie Carey were present. Fire chief Bill Scully and zoning administrator Carl Macomber were present. Kim Thompson, the newly-elected treasurer, and Krista Jarvis, an incoming trustee, also were […]
