Letter to the editor: MCS administration did not allow decoration of graduation caps
6-20-24 As the 2025 valedictorian of Manchester High School I was involved in numerous clubs and organizations through school and my community. I will be attending The George Washington University in the fall. I am proud of what I have accomplished during my time here at Manchester and wanted a way to showcase it. Decorating […]
Letter to the editor: Manchester resident attends protest against Baldwin ICE facility
June 22, 2025 On Saturday, June 21, I attended a protest in Baldwin, Mich. I find it distressing that Michigan supports a huge FOR PROFIT detention jail in Baldwin. The reality that people are kidnapped and brutally ripped away from children and family is inhumane. The size, scale, and urgency of the current administration is […]
Public notice: Manchester Township
Public Hearing Notice NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, the Manchester Township Zoning Board of Appeals will hold a Public Hearing on Monday, July 14, 2025, at 7:00 pm at the Manchester Township Hall, located at 275 S. Macomb Street, Manchester, MI 48158. The purpose of this hearing is to receive public comments on the following variance […]
Public notice: Manchester Township
Public Hearing Notice NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, the Manchester Township Zoning Board of Appeals will hold a Public Hearing on Monday, July 14, 2025, at 7:00 pm at the Manchester Township Hall, located at 275 S. Macomb Street, Manchester, MI 48158. The purpose of this hearing is to receive public comments on the following variance […]
Michigan officials made Minnesota shooter list. Some want home address shield
by Jordyn Hermani (Bridge Michigan) Michigan lawmakers are considering changes to state disclosure laws to hide the personal addresses of elected officials in the wake of an alleged politically motivated weekend shooting in Minnesota. Authorities say the suspected shooter, who killed a Minnesota lawmaker and her husband after injuring two others at their homes on Saturday, had […]
Iconic whitefish on edge of collapse as Great Lakes biodiversity crisis deepens
by Kelly House (Bridge Michigan) LELAND — Locals and tourists alike flock to The Cove restaurant for Great Lakes whitefish, served 10 ways with a view of the docks where fishermen have hauled in Lake Michigan’s bounty for nearly two centuries. “Why get something else?” said Bob Hasse, a lifelong Michigander who visits the place […]
Abandoned Michigan cemetery unearths history of segregation — even in death
by Astrid Code (Bridge Michigan) YPSILANTI – Historic preservationist Kat Slocum walked across an empty field at the end of a dead-end road, poking a thin, rubber-tipped pole into the scruffy grass and overgrown brush until she hit something hard. She and volunteers dug carefully around the area until a headstone emerged. Sophronia Brock 1900-1961 […]
Manchester talks on Flag Day!
This version of this articles contains fewer photos to make loading on older devices easier. To view the version with more photos, click here. by Sara Swanson Many events were held all over our area on Saturday, June 14, including here in Manchester. A relatively new organization, Manchester Voices Indivisible, held a Flag Day “Manchester […]
Sharon Church Ice Cream Social
submitted by Sharon Church Sharon Church will kick off the area’s summer ice cream social season on Wednesday, June 25, from 4:30pm to 7pm. The Fellowship Hall is located at the corner of M-52 and Pleasant Lake Road (19980 W Pleasant Lake Rd, Manchester). Although it’s called an “ice cream social,” a full-dinner menu will […]
Over the Edge adds a charbroil grill!
by Sara Swanson Over the Edge, the sports bar located at 230 E Main St, on the corner of M-52 and Main Street, has added a new charbroil grill in their kitchen. Cooking on a charbroil grill sears in the flavors and imparts a degree of charring, which gives the meat a light charcoal-smoke flavor. […]
