Marsha Chartrand

Varsity Dutchmen split doubleheader

The Manchester Flying Dutchmen varsity baseball team, coached by Nick Niehaus, split a doubleheader against Adrian Madison last Monday, May 21. Sophomore Jacob Messman pitched well the first game with zero earned runs, but unfortunately didn’t have his team backing him up. Five errors in the field caused the Dutch to lose this game, 3-7. […]

 Marsha Chartrand

Bipartisan Michigan auto insurance deal reached between Whitmer, Republicans

Riley Beggin, Lindsay VanHulle (Bridge) State lawmakers announced Friday they had reached a deal on a Michigan auto insurance reform that they promise will lower costs while also barring insurance companies from using non-driving factors to set rates. They said they intended to vote on the bill before the end of the day, and send it […]

 Marsha Chartrand

What the no-fault auto reform deal means for Michigan drivers

 Riley Beggin (Bridge) Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and Republican leaders agreed to a landmark deal Friday that dramatically changes the state’s no-fault auto insurance system by allowing drivers to choose their level of personal injury protection coverage, among other things. The governor and Republicans say the plan, once signed into law, will bring much-needed financial relief to residents […]

 Marsha Chartrand

Michigan’s abortion rate among nation’s highest. What you need to know.

 Robin Erb (Bridge) The number of abortions in Michigan and nationwide has fallen dramatically in the past 25 years, but the state still has one of the highest abortion rates in the United States. Nearly 1 in 5 pregnancies, excluding miscarriages, in Michigan ended in abortion in 2015, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease […]

 Marsha Chartrand

Michigan is investing heavily in early reading. So far, it’s not working.

Ron French (Bridge) Despite at least $80 million spent on improving early literacy and one of the largest expansions of state-funded pre-K in the nation, reading skills remain stagnant or declining across most of Michigan. Half of Michigan third-graders were proficient in English Language Arts on the state’s standardized assessment, the M-STEP, in 2014-15. Three years later, […]

 Marsha Chartrand

She often arrived drunk at Ann Arbor ERs. Today, she serves others.

Ted Roelofs (Bridge) Lynne Ponder had just about nowhere to go but up. Living alone in Washtenaw County, she was virtually homeless as she bounced from motel to motel, haunted by severe anxiety, depression and bouts of heavy drinking she undertook to quiet her terror. Panic attacks were all but paralyzing. “It was the worst […]

 Marsha Chartrand

Michigan environment roundup: Great Lakes water levels could break records

by  Jim Malewitz (Bridge) Bridge Magazine is committed to sharing the best environmental journalism in and around Michigan, an effort called #EnviroReads. In Bridge’s Michigan Environment Watch, we share a roundup of recent stories on the Great Lakes or other issues. If you see a story we should include next time, use the hashtag #EnviroReads […]

 Marsha Chartrand

53rd Annual River Raisin Canoe & Kayak Race results & photos

When you participate in the River Raisin Canoe & Kayak Race, you usually expect to get wet, one way or another. It’s part of the plan. So Sunday’s downpour at the finish line didn’t dampen the spirits of the 100+ participants who paddled about 65 canoes and kayaks down the stretch of the “World’s Crookedest […]

 Marsha Chartrand

2019 Gazebo lineup finalized

There will be eight summer evenings filled with music at the Wurster Park Gazebo as the summer 2019 Gazebo Concert Series begins its 31st year. June 13, 7 pm, will bring Gemini, some of Michigan’s premier children’s performers, to the gazebo. This popular duo has been a perennial favorite at many gazebo concerts in the […]

 Marsha Chartrand

Historical Society needs volunteers!

Submitted by Ann Walton, Manchester Area Historical Society The Manchester Area Historical Society (MAHS) gift shop committee has been hard at work planning items to sell and activities that will generate money for our Society. We find that we are in need of volunteers for specific items and events. If you are able to or […]