Michigan budget breakthrough in works as Whitmer, GOP near deal
By Riley Beggin (Bridge) LANSING – A months-long budget standoff could be nearing an end, as Michigan lawmakers moved bills last Wednesday to reappropriate some $573.5 million of the nearly $1 billion Gov. Gretchen Whitmer line-item vetoed from the state’s 2020 budget. Millions of dollars would be returned to programs that fund rural police patrols, […]
Enbridge lost rods in the Straits. It didn’t tell Michigan for two months.
By Riley Beggin (Bridge) In mid-September, workers for Enbridge Inc. dug deep, narrow holes to gather rock and soil samples along the lakebed under the Straits of Mackinac as a part of the project to build a tunnel to protect the Line 5 oil pipeline. One of those holes collapsed, leaving 40 feet of thin drilling rod […]
Appeals court: Michigan workers can seek damages for false fraud claims
By Ted Roelofs (Bridge) A lawsuit brought on behalf of thousands of Michigan workers falsely accused of unemployment fraud can proceed on constitutional grounds and seek damages, a Michigan Court of Appeals panel ruled last Thursday. The Michigan Supreme Court previously ruled in April that the suit could move forward, but it returned the case to […]
Men’s Club Christmas Tree sale open for business
They’re here, and they’re going fast! With the help of MHS soccer players and Equestrian team members, the Manchester Men’s Club was able to open their gates on their first day of business Sunday. In just a matter of a few hours, the group sold 45 of their 180 total Christmas trees. At $45 each, […]
News from the Winter Farmers Market and Acorn
Submitted by Ruth VanBogelen for the Acorn Farmers Market & Café The Winter Farmers Market completed its first month last weekend with 13 markets and, as promised, is providing local food to area residents to make healthy homemade meals. We heard several people tell how their Thanksgiving dinner was made almost completely from food from […]
Fegan: “no news” on Superintendent
School board president Chris Fegan reported this weekend that there is “no update” as yet on the possible departure of Superintendent Nick Steinmetz, who received an offer for a similar position last week from the Madison School District in Lenawee County. Fegan indicated that the school board is “working like heck to keep (Steinmetz)” in […]
Ideas for Giving Tuesday and beyond
Following up on the “shopping spirit” of Black Friday, Small Business Saturday, and Cyber Monday … comes a newer concept called Giving Tuesday. It’s part of a “global generosity movement,” created in 2012 to encourage people to do good, collaborate within their communities, and make a difference in the world. The “Giving” part is not […]
What’s happening at the former market?
When a roll-off dumpster appeared last week at the Manchester Market building, residents wondered what this new development might portend. The long-standing Manchester business closed in February. Contacted late last week, Village Manager Jeff Wallace said he had heard nothing about a sale or lease of the building. “To my knowledge, there have been no […]
It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas … (in the Village!)
All over Manchester, residents and businesses alike are preparing for the holiday season. Spotted around town are a variety of ways that Christmas and other holiday celebrations are showing up in the village and beyond.
Small Business Saturday deemed a success by Manchester merchants
It may have been chilly and a little dreary outside, but inside Manchester shops it was warm and welcoming as downtown businesses kicked off the holiday shopping season with Small Business Saturday on November 30. Sue LaRocque of River Raisin Antiques & Mercantile said she was extremely happy with her shop’s performance over the weekend […]
