Michigan’s local road conditions improved slightly, but projections still bleak
by Lauren Gibbons (Bridge Michigan) Michigan’s local roads have improved slightly in the last year, but potholes will persist without additional funding for fixes, a survey of county road agencies found. The survey, conducted by the County Road Association of Michigan, found 6,047 miles of county roads were improved in 2022, meaning they were patched up, repaved […]
Michigan Senate votes to add LGBTQ protections to anti-discrimination law
by Lauren Gibbons (Bridge Michigan) LANSING — LGBTQ people would be explicitly protected by Michigan’s anti-discrimination law under legislation passed in the Michigan Senate on Wednesday. In what supporters called a historic moment, Senate Bill 4 — which would expand the state’s Elliott-Larsen Civil Rights Act to prohibit discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity — passed […]
Michigan House votes to repeal 1931 abortion ban
by Lauren Gibbons (Bridge Michigan) LANSING — The Michigan House voted Thursday to repeal the 1931 ban that supporters argue is no longer constitutional after the passage of Proposal 3 last fall. Getting the law — which criminalized abortions except in life-threatening pregnancies — off the books was a top priority for Michigan Democrats, who control majorities […]
Obituary: Kristy J. Raab
Kristy J. (Kostenbader/Fernandez) Raab, 51, of Manchester Mich., a wife, mother, sister, nurse, friend, grandmother, and so much more, went to join the angels choir on Sunday, March 5, 2023. Kristy was born on November 22, 1971, to Jeanne Ann and Roger Kostenbader in Stroudsburg, Pa. Kristy graduated abroad in Germany in 1991. She worked […]
Lions basketball fundraiser to pay for new football uniforms
by Sara Swanson On Friday, March 17, 2023, at 6pm, in the Manchester Jr./Sr. High School Gymnasium, Manchester Staff, Coaches, and local celebrities will take on Herman Moore, Tony Scheffler, and The Detroit Lions in a Basketball Game Fundraiser to support the Manchester football program in the purchasing of new uniforms. There will be a […]
2023 Farm to Table Event to be held at Alber Orchard
by Sara Swanson Save the date! The 2023 Farm to Table Dinner Event will be held at Alber Orchard on Bethel Church Road in Manchester on the afternoon of Sunday, September 10. Mike and Therese Bossory, owners of Alber Orchard, have donated the use of the Orchard for the event, which will be held in […]
Hannah Foltz earns a spot on the Dean’s List
More than 2,700 undergraduate students at Coastal Carolina University were named to the Dean’s List for the Fall 2022 semester, including Hannah Foltz from Manchester. Students who make the Dean’s List have achieved a grade point average of 3.5 or higher (3.25 for freshmen) for the semester. Coastal Carolina University is a dynamic, public comprehensive […]
Public notice: Village of Manchester
VILLAGE OF MANCHESTER NOTICE OF ADOPTION ORDINANCE No. 318 CHANGE OF USE PERMIT AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE VILLAGE ZONING ORDINANCE, ORDINANCE NO. 239 OF 2001, AS IT IS INCORPORATED IN THE VILLAGE OF MANCHESTER CODE OF ORDINANCES, TITLE XV: LAND USAGE, CHAPTER 151: ZONING CODE, ADDING SECTION 151.028: PERMITS OF CHANGE OF USE OF […]
Michigan student loan forgiveness: What to know as Supreme Court steps in
by Isabel Lohman (Bridge Michigan) The U.S. Supreme Court will hear oral arguments Tuesday on the future of President Joe Biden’s student loan forgiveness program. Student loan borrowers are waiting to see how justices on the conservative-tilting court will view Biden’s effort to clear college debt for millions of people, a plan halted by lower courts before […]
