Whitmer thanks Michigan COVID essential workers with free community college
by Riley Beggin, Paula Gardner, Ron French (Bridge) Around 625,000 Michigan essential workers will be eligible for free community college under a new program first announced by Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer in April and formalized on Thursday. Under the program Whitmer is calling Futures for Frontliners, people who worked frontline jobs during the peak of […]
Wellness centers can open this week!
It has been a long wait, and the “COVID-15” may be turning into the “COVID-20” … or more … for some people who have been unable to work out as they normally have since the state closed down fitness centers and gyms in the lower peninsula in mid-March. But, as of Wednesday, Sept. 9, the […]
Manchester Township discusses event barns at meeting
With 12 members of the Manchester Township Board and its Planning Commission in attendance last Thursday night, the two entities held a joint special meeting to address a number of topics of concern to both boards. In addition to the board and planning members, township planner John Enos of Carlisle-Wortman also was in attendance, along […]
Superintendent anticipates a great school year for 2020-21
The start to the new school year on Tuesday will be quite unlike any “first day of school” anyone–parents, students, teachers, staff, or administrators–has ever experienced. With COVID-19 still spreading in Michigan, Manchester has opted to provide both traditional in-person schooling in the classroom and is synchronizing that experience with real-time, virtual, online classes for […]
Acorn approaching the finish line of Patronicity campaign
UPDATE: with three days left, Acorn Farmers’ Market & Café has exceeded its $50,000 goal and will receive $50,000 in matching funds from the Michigan Economic Development Commission (MEDC). The fund-raising drive will continue through Thursday, Sept. 10, so there is still time to donate and help this non-profit effort succeed. All donations are tax-deductible. […]
Youth Football to begin play in October
Are you ready for some football? For many in Manchester, the answer is an unqualified, “YES!” And the Manchester Youth Football organization couldn’t be more excited about the opportunity to have a Youth season this fall! According to League Coordinator Dan Budd, “With Governor Whitmer allowing youth sports, we are going ahead with a season […]
Michigan coronavirus caseloads haven’t budged in months. Why that’s not bad.
By Mike Wilkinson (Bridge) Nearly every day, Michigan reports about as many new coronavirus cases as there were in mid-May, when much of the state was shut down, schools were closed, hospitals were swamped, and funeral homes were overrun. Colleges are battling outbreaks as they open, and counties like Macomb in metro Detroit are amid […]
Extra $300 Michigan unemployment payouts should reach jobless after Labor Day
By Paula Gardner Michigan residents who already are receiving unemployment benefits should see three weeks of additional $300 payments during the week of Labor Day. Those payments will be retroactive to people with active claims as of Aug. 1, said Steve Gray, director of Michigan’s Unemployment Insurance Agency, during a hearing on Thursday before state […]
MI task force endorses new model for nursing homes afflicted by COVID-19
by Elisha Anderson, Detroit Free Press (Bridge) A state nursing homes task force proposed new ways to help reduce the effects of isolation on residents in a report released Tuesday, recommending outdoor visits, small-group activities with no contact, limited communal dining and increased virtual visitations. They are among 28 recommendations sent to Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, […]
Counting along the trail
If you’ve been walking the Shared Use Trail in Manchester recently, you might have noticed some interesting little boxes strategically located along the heavily-travelled as well as the lesser-known segments of the trails. Suzann Flowers, Transportation Planner for the Washtenaw Area Transportation Study, shared with the Mirror a little bit about where, why, and how this county-based […]
