Sara Swanson

Doll n’ Burgers pop-up at the Manchester Market

by Sara Swanson Do you wish we had a Doll n’ Burger here in Manchester? Are you craving a Doll n’ Burgers burger but don’t want to drive to Tecumseh or Jackson? Good news! The Manchester Market, located at 455 West Main, will host a Doll n’ Burgers pop-up from 5pm to 8:30pm each Thursday […]

 Sara Swanson

Public notice: Manchester Township

MANCHESTER TOWNSHIP WASHTENAW COUNTY, MICHIGAN CONTINUED UTILITY-SCALE SES MORATORIUM ORDINANCE Ordinance No. 105 Notice of Adoption Please take notice that on July 11, 2023, the Township Board of Manchester Township adopted Ordinance No. 105, which continues the moratorium on the approval, location, erection, construction, and/or installation of the Utility-Scale SES land use (utility-scale solar energy […]

 Sara Swanson

Public notice: Manchester Township

MANCHESTER TOWNSHIP WASHTENAW COUNTY, MICHIGAN ORDINANCE EXTENDING COMMERCIAL WIND ENERGY CONVERSION SYSTEMS (WECS) MORATORIUM Ordinance No. 104 Notice of Adoption Please take notice that on July 11, 2023, the Township Board of Manchester Township adopted Ordinance No. 104, which extends the existing moratorium on the permitting, consideration, approval, location, erection, construction, and/or installation of Commercial […]

 Sara Swanson

Public notice: Manchester Township

MANCHESTER TOWNSHIP WASHTENAW COUNTY, MICHIGAN ORDINANCE EXTENDING MINERAL EXTRACTION MORATORIUM Ordinance No. 103 Notice of Adoption Please take notice that on July 11, 2023, the Township Board of Manchester Township adopted Ordinance No. 103, which extends the existing moratorium on the permitting, consideration, approval, location, erection, construction, and/or installation of Mineral Extractions (generally, the mining, […]

 Sara Swanson

More than 100K Michiganders may lose Medicaid by end of month

by Robin Erb (Bridge Michigan) More than 100,000 Michiganders may lose their health coverage after July 31 if they do not return re-enrollment paperwork by that time, the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services said Monday. And that is just the first wave of residents who may lose coverage as recipients are once again required […]

 Sara Swanson

Trump endorsed by full Michigan GOP congressional delegation

by Jonathan Oosting (Bridge Michigan) LANSING — Michigan’s entire Republican congressional delegation is backing Donald Trump’s bid to return to the White House, his presidential campaign announced Tuesday. U.S. Reps. Tim Walberg, Bill Huizenga, John Molenaar, Jack Bergman, Lisa McClain and John James will also serve on Trump’s “2024 Michigan federal leadership team,” according to the […]

 Sara Swanson

Traffic, theft, drug crimes top Michigan automatic expungements

by Lauren Gibbons (Bridge Michigan) Traffic misdemeanors, theft charges and drug possession or use made up the vast majority of the nearly 1.2 million Michigan criminal convictions dropped from residents’ records in the first two weeks of automatic expungement, state police records show. The data, obtained by Bridge Michigan from the Michigan State Police through […]

 Sara Swanson

Manchester Township officials seek input on land preservation options

submitted by Manchester Township Board of Trustees and Planning Commission  Last year there was strong opposition to an application to install a utility-grade solar facility on Sharon Hollow Road, both north and south of Herman Road. One of the primary objections was that such a facility was not consistent with a major goal of the […]

 Sara Swanson

Manchester celebrates Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library’s 200 millionth book milestone!

Manchester celebrates Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library’s 200 millionth book milestone!

submitted by Shannon Brown, Manchester Chapter of the Dolly Parton Imagination Library Dolly’s gifting a special bookmark to seven children in her Imagination Library program as part of  “200 Million Reasons to Celebrate.” Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library is turning over a new chapter in The Imagination Library legacy — celebrating 200 million books gifted globally […]

 Sara Swanson

Bethel Church holding piano benefit concert

submitted by Bethel United Church of Christ Experience the transformative power of music! Join Bethel United Church of Christ as they joyfully gather to commemorate their new grand piano. Bethel Church, located at 10425 Bethel Church Rd, is holding a free Piano Benefit Concert on Friday, July 21, at 7pm featuring performances by music director […]