WCRC: Roadwork in our area this week
submitted by Washtenaw County Road Commission In Freedom Township this week, Bethel Church Rd will continue to have intermittent lane restrictions between Schneider Rd and Steinbach Rd for drainage work through May 22. In Sharon Township there will be a daytime road closure on May 21 on Grass Lake Rd between Sylvan Rd and M-52 […]
Michigan housing crunch sparks rare bipartisan push — and backlash
by Jordyn Hermani, Bridge Michigan LANSING — Lawmakers have lots of ideas to solve Michigan’s affordable housing crisis, but with rising prices keeping homeownership unattainable for many, officials have so far been unable to agree on any concrete policy reforms. That’s been partly due to a lack of bipartisan cooperation between Democrats and Republicans in […]
Advocates: ICE denying medical, legal access at Michigan detention center
by Lauren Gibbons, Bridge Michigan A federal immigration detention center in northern Michigan is denying adequate medical care to detainees and limiting their access to attorneys, immigrant advocacy and civil rights organizations alleged Thursday. In a letter to US Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials, the ACLU of Michigan and the Michigan Immigrant Rights Center detailed […]
Michigan steps up work to persuade young men to go to college, get skills training
by Kim Kozlowski, Bridge Michigan Christopher Johnson recently got on a bus with some of his friends from Bendle High School in Burton, near Flint, and went to Ford Field, home of the Detroit Lions. But he wasn’t there to watch football. Johnson joined 1,000 other young men from dozens of Michigan schools in a […]
Prehistoric musk ox skull found in Manchester 100+ years ago
by Sara Swanson In the summer of 1915, workmen digging a drain on a farm field that is today located in the Manchester City limits (just northeast of today’s high school) discovered a fossilized skull of a prehistoric musk ox about four feet down. The skull, only the second to be discovered in Michigan, went […]
Manchester Community Resource Center moving to Klager Elementary for the summer
submitted by Carol Wotring, Executive Director, Community Resource Center Inc. The Manchester Community Resource Center (CRC) will be temporarily relocating this summer while major renovations take place at our regular home in Riverside Intermediate School. Beginning Tuesday, June 9, CRC will be operating out of Klager Elementary School, 405 Ann Arbor St. Our food pantry […]
Manchester’s DAR Good Citizen Award winner featured on ‘The Lucy Ann Lance Show‘
submitted by Denise Frost, Sarah Caswell Angell Chapter, National Society Daughters of the American Revolution Lucy Baran, this year’s Manchester Jr/Sr High School National Society Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) Good Citizen Award winner, was interviewed on The Lucy Ann Lance Show on WLBY 1290 AM on May 6 along with Saline High School’s […]
Photo essay documents Bethel Church major mission project
by Sara Swanson Manchester’s James Hodel recently created a beautiful photo essay documenting a major mission project of Bethel Church. The photo essay can be viewed in its entirety here: Feeding the Homeless-The NOAH Project -Final copy. Bethel United Church of Christ is one of about two dozen southeast Michigan churches that support Detroit’s Networking […]
Manchester Wellness Coalition hosting Community Nature Reset Walk
by Sara Swanson The Manchester Wellness Coalition is hosting a free, relaxing group walk on Tuesday, May 26, at 11am. All are welcome. Meet at Chi-Bro Park, 209 Ann Arbor St. Support your physical and mental well-being!
Boys are Manchester Metric Champs! Girls Finish 7-1 in Conference Play, and Hanover-Horton/Vandercook Dual Meet Recap
submitted by Michael Coltre, Coach, Manchester Track and Field Boys are Manchester Metric Champs! Girls Finish 7-1 in Conference Play! Manchester, Mi the Boys took the crown and are Champions of the 46th Manchester Metrics! On the first day of May, the team locked into this unique Relay meet to score 85 points and defeat 2nd place Milan (79 points), and […]
