Marsha Chartrand

Local musician and promoter turns radio DJ in pandemic

It’s been a long year for those involved in the music scene. “The pandemic has definitely put a pause on live events — but it’s only just a pause,” said Steve Girbach, of Manchester Underground. The Manchester Underground is Steve’s joint project with fellow Manchester friends John Mooneyham and Jason Heinrich, and was just getting […]

 Marsha Chartrand

Acorn vendor of the week: Shoreline Salmon

The Manchester Mirror is planning a series of articles to introduce the many vendors at Acorn Farmers’ Market & Café to the community. Each week a different vendor will be featured, to highlight the wide variety of offerings at our local Market, both now and in the future. Watch for this regular feature to learn […]

 Marsha Chartrand

Varsity basketball chalks up two wins this week

It was a very busy week for the varsity Dutchmen, playing three games while being short-handed due to injuries. Tuesday, the Dutch headed to state-ranked #2 Hanover Horton, and lost to the Comets by a 75-27 score. However, said coach Zach Neal, “It was great learning experience for us as they play the brand of […]

 Marsha Chartrand

Lila Harvey earns essay recognition for second straight year

Each year, the Veterans of Foreign Wars sponsors the Patriot’s Pen essay/scholarship competition. Students from the 6-8th grades from across the United States, US territories, and US defense/diplomatic locations overseas compete for a national scholarship worth $5,000. This Patriot’s Pen program begins with submission of written essays to local VFW posts. Essays are due by […]

 Marsha Chartrand

WWRA keeps our community greener through recycling

submitted by Shawn Personke, WWRA PR/Outreach The Western Washtenaw Recycling Authority (WWRA) collects, sorts, and distributes tons (literally) of materials. We also get questions about those materials — what we take, what we don’t take, and what do we do with all the paper, plastic, glass, and metal that we accept. Non-Acceptable Items Over the […]

 Marsha Chartrand

Photo: Emanuel chicken dinner a success!

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I ❤️ Downtown Manchester finale

submitted by Pat Sahakian Shirley Disch of Manchester is the winner of the I ❤️ Downtown Manchester Contest. Her name was drawn on Saturday, February 27, 2021 at Worth Repeating. Shirley wins a $200 gift certificate, that may be spent at any combination of the 17 participating merchants in downtown Manchester to be used in […]

 Marsha Chartrand

Library adult book club to meet virtually

submitted by the Manchester District Library The Manchester District Library Adult Book Club will hold its next meeting on Wednesday, March 17 to discuss “The Hate U Give” by Angie Thomas. The discussion group will be held virtually via Zoom at 7 pm. To receive details about joining the March meeting, please email azahner@manchesterlibrary.info. Copies […]

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Power hits a hiccup; Acorn opening delayed again

“This is not anything we would have wanted to have happen later on,” said Kenny Frost, store manager of Acorn Farmers’ Market & Café, of the store’s most recent unfortunate setback, “so it actually may be a blessing in disguise.” As ongoing construction and upgrades are happening at the new Manchester Market site, at 455 […]

 Marsha Chartrand

Paul Whelan case gets renewed attention under new administration

Hopeful news about Paul Whelan, the Novi resident who has been wrongfully detained in Russia for more than two years, has come out in the past few weeks since the inauguration of President Joe Biden. His family, including his parents, Rosemary and Edward Whelan of Manchester, are watching closely to see how events transpire under […]