Letter to the editor: How much are Village employees paid?
3-10-2023 Manchester Mirror, Just recently the Ann Arbor News published the names, job titles, and wages of all University of Michigan employees so I sent a FOIA request to the Village of Manchester for similar information of Village staff. Now I am sending it to the Mirror so they can publish it like the Ann […]
Public notice: Bridgewater Township
BRIDGEWATER TOWNSHIP BOARD OF TRUSTEES MEETING SYNOPSIS 2-Mar-23 The regular monthly meeting of the Bridgewater Township Board of Trustees was called to order by Supervisor Fromhart at 7:01 p.m. at the Township Hall. Five board members were present (quorum) with 4 citizens in attendance. No citizen participation. Board approved the 2-Feb-23 meeting minutes as presented. Board […]
What is Michigan Right-to-Work: How law impacted wages, jobs, unions
by Mike Wilkinson (Bridge Michigan) Michigan Democrats are moving fast to repeal the state’s Right-to-Work law that allows workers to opt out of paying dues in union-represented jobs but still receive benefits. Along party lines, the state House voted on Thursday to repeal the 2012 law. The state Senate could follow suit next week, sending legislation to […]
DTE Energy cut operations to meet profits months before power outages
by Paula Gardner (Bridge Michigan) DTE Energy cut its operations budget to meet earnings projections months before a historic ice storm on Feb. 22 left more than 450,000 of its customers without power, company officials said recently as they released year-end earnings. Job openings went unfilled. Contractors were eliminated, and overtime limited, Maintenance work was postponed, […]
Daylight saving 2023 arrives Sunday. Not every Michigander is happy
by Janelle D. James (Bridge Michigan) Get your clocks ready to “spring forward” for daylight saving time. In the early hours Sunday morning everyone will set their clocks an hour ahead, if their digital clock doesn’t do so automatically. Then in November, clocks will once again “fall back” an hour to standard time. It’s a […]
MHS’s Digital Dislocators are Week One champions!
submitted by Caiden Kippnick and Luke Somerville, Manchester High School’s Digital Dislocators Manchester High School’s robotics team, also known as Team 6081, Digital Dislocators, traveled to Grand Rapids this past weekend to compete in their first event of the season at Calvin University. This year’s game, Charged Up℠, is a 3v3 game where robots work […]
The Shakespeare Club encounters Mother Nature
submitted by Joan Gaughan, Shakespeare Club Although the February 14 meeting began with a discussion of possibly attending one of the productions at the Canton Michigan Shakespeare Festival this summer, weather seemed the appropriate matter for discussion this month as the members considered landscapes and shipwrecks. The Thought for the Day was from Patricia Seligman, […]
March 2023 Gardening Advice
submitted by Jennifer Fairfield, Garden Mill That weather was fun, huh?! Well, no, it wasn’t, actually. I hope everyone came out of it in generally good shape — that your power has been restored, your house didn’t sustain any damage from falling tree branches or limbs, and that you didn’t lose too much of the […]
Senior Newsletter THE TRUMPETER — March 2023
The March 2023 edition of Manchester’s Newsletter for Seniors, THE TRUMPETER, is now available. Download it here: 3. MAR 2023 Trumpeter S.E and the calendar here: 3. MAR 2023 Cal pg 5
Public notice: Manchester Township
TOWNSHIP OF MANCHESTER 2023 MARCH BOARD OF REVIEW MEETINGS As required by the General Property Tax Act, public notice is hereby given by the Township of Manchester, that the 2023 March Board of Review will meet on the following days at the Manchester Township Hall located at 275 S Macomb, Manchester, Michigan, for the purpose […]
