Local business moves to a new location; makes space available for other business opportunities
by Colleen A. Schoenfeld Local business owner Merrill Guerra, owner and purveyor of Dragonfly and Birch, is relocating Dragonfly and Birch from 109 E Main St to 115 E Main St, the former location of Sweet Leilani’s Desserts, Black Sheep Tavern, and other past businesses. Dragonfly and Birch’s grand re-opening will take place this Wednesday. […]
Klager Elementary welcomes a new book vending machine
by Marsha Chartrand It’s been an exciting week for the students at Klager Elementary School. “A new book vending machine has been installed, thanks to a generous grant from the Manchester Community Schools Foundation (MCSF),” said Widad Luqman, principal of Klager Elementary School and Director of the Manchester Early Childhood Center. A book vending machine? […]
Get ready for Super Snacking this weekend!
submitted by Kelly Flaherty Manchester, you won’t want to watch the Super Bowl without your very own Trail’s End popcorn snacks served in your very own Troop 426 popcorn bucket, will you? So Manchester Boy Scout Troop 426 will be selling your favorite Super Bowl snacks. Scouts will be serving up samples — and may […]
Obituary: Suzanne Evelyn Tracy
Suzanne Evelyn Tracy of Manchester, Michigan, age 84, passed away Saturday, February 3, 2024. She was born June 30, 1939, in Lambertville, Michigan, the daughter of Harry Frederick and Anna Margaret (Kwiatkowski) Hetzel. Suzanne graduated from Bedford High School in Lambertville. Suzanne worked for Automatic Sprinkler and Chrysler Corporation. She was a member of the Rug […]
Notice: City of Manchester Board of Review
CITY OF MANCHESTER BOARD OF REVIEW PUBLIC NOTICE The City of Manchester Board of Review will meet at: 912 City Road Manchester, MI 48158 on the following days: Tuesday, March 5, 2024 9:30 AM – organizational meeting Monday, March 18, 2024 3:00 PM to 9:00 PM Tuesday, March 19, 2024 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM […]
EMU names fall 2023 Dean’s List recipients
from Eastern Michigan University Each winter and spring, Eastern Michigan University releases its semi-annual Dean’s List. Recipients of the honor are undergraduate students who carry a minimum of ten credit hours and maintain a 3.5 or above grade point average (out of a possible 4.0). Manchester students named to the fall 2023 Dean’s List include: […]
Logan Kippnick named to Worcester Polytechnic Institute’s fall 2023 Dean’s List
from Worcester Polytechnic Institute Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) in Worcester, Mass., has announced that Manchester resident Logan Kippnick, a member of the class of 2027 majoring in Computer Science, was named to the university’s Dean’s List for academic excellence for the fall 2023 semester. A total of 2,299 undergraduate students achieved the criteria required for […]
To fix education in Michigan, GOP senators push to resurrect old ideas
by Isabel Lohman (Bridge Michigan) Alarmed by reports of low student test scores, Republican leaders in the Michigan Senate laid out a legislative agenda on Thursday that they say will improve public education across the state. Many are longstanding GOP priorities such as a law requiring schools to hold back third graders who struggle with reading. […]
When to file Michigan state taxes and what’s new in 2024
by Paula Gardner (Bridge Michigan) Tax filing season has begun, and Michiganders are gearing up for a year of changes. from revised state income tax rates to expanded benefits for retirees and revamped Earned Income Tax Credits. State residents can even join the organ donor registry when filing taxes this year. Here’s a guide to […]
Michigan to spend $19M for ‘last piece’ to redevelop ex-GM plant in Lansing
by Paula Gardner (Bridge Michigan) Nineteen years after the last Pontiac Grand Am body rolled off of a General Motors’ assembly line here, Michigan this week committed $19 million to help bring manufacturing back to the razed facility. The money comes atop millions already committed by taxpayers to clean abandoned GM factories in and around Lansing, but […]
