Acorn continues to need community support
by Marsha Chartrand It’s been two years since Acorn Farmers’ Market & Café held a wildly successful fund-raiser in the midst of a pandemic. A $50,000 matching grant from the Michigan Economic Development Corporation (MEDC) for “Public Spaces, Community Places“ was earned when Acorn raised the first $50,000 from the Manchester community itself — providing […]
As vacant-building ordinance goes into effect, many have not registered
by Marsha Chartrand Manchester’s vacant building ordinance was adopted in early August and went into effect on August 21. As the 30-day registration period drew to a close on September 20, Village Manager Michael Sessions said that many building owners had not yet responded, despite a reminder that went out on Sept. 12. As of […]
Manchester Township Board considers allocation of ARPA funding, acts on fire department request
submitted by Sybil Kolon All board members were present at the September 13 township board meeting, as well as the preceding special meeting. Also present were fire chief Bill Scully and other members of the public. The purpose of the special meeting of the township board was to discuss allocation of the American Rescue Plan […]
Dutch continue to dominate on the gridiron!
by Marsha Chartrand Manchester got off to a strong start Friday night at home against Quincy, scoring 19 points in the first quarter to hold a strong lead that would last them for the rest of the game, in what Coach Ben Pack called a “victory (that) was a true team effort.“ Early on, a […]
Higher mortgage costs cool home sales as Fed sends interest rate higher
by Paula Gardner (Bridge Michigan) The Federal Reserve on Wednesday met widespread expectations by accelerating its inflation-fighting tool: Raising interest rates on the money banks loan each other. The benchmark federal funds rate will increase by 0.75 percentage points, with increases totaling 3 percentage points this year, taking it to its highest level since 2008. The increase followed a […]
Culture wars divide Michigan schools. How many rights should parents have?
by Yue Stella Yu and Isabel Lohman, (Bridge Michigan) TAYLOR — The Moms for Liberty Wayne County chapter meeting at the American Legion hall began with a prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance before moving on to the main order of business: Learning how to search public school library databases for books with sexual content. […]
Michigan bill intended to shorten ER waits for youth in mental health crisis
by Robin Erb (Bridge Michigan) Michigan’s threadbare mental health system faces problems that are daunting and complicated, but a new bill in the state House is intended to speed up the decision on whether a patient in crisis should be hospitalized, its sponsor said. The measure follows years in which, particularly during the COVID pandemic, […]
New restaurant set to open in former bakery building
by Marsha Chartrand Jason Cooper first became acquainted with Manchester about four or five years ago, when he purchased a rental property in the village. As he came and went, he began to enjoy the uniqueness and the small town feel of the community. Of course, he also noticed the many vacancies in the downtown […]
