Free canning class at Acorn
submitted by Acorn Farmers’ Market & Café Come join us directly after Acorn’s Outdoor Market this Thursday, October 6, at 6pm at Acorn Farmers’ Market & Café for a FREE Canning and Preserving Class with Chef Keegan from The Lakehouse Bakery. Chef Rodgers will share his knowledge and expertise on how to safely and effectively […]
Library hosts workshop with Elizabeth Levy, founder of essay help for colleges
submitted by Quintessa Gallinat, Manchester District Library Manchester District Library (MDL) will host Elizabeth Levy, founder of Essay Help for Colleges, on Monday, October 10 at 6:30pm. Levy will share guidelines for writing effective college application essays. This session is recommended for anyone applying to colleges, regardless of age. As a high school counselor for […]
Learn to manage your blood pressure at no cost over Zoom, get a free BP monitor
submitted by Joyce Williams, National Kidney Foundation of Michigan If you are living with high blood pressure (HBP) (hypertension), or caring for someone with high blood pressure, consider taking HBP Control, a new virtual workshop presented by the National Kidney Foundation of Michigan (NKFM). Offered at no cost to participants, the eight-week workshop over Zoom features […]
Letter to the editor: Proposal 3, It’s worse than you think
September 29, 2022 I appreciate the service The Mirror provides to the Manchester community. I read the Sept 19th edition headlined “Abortion ballot measure: What Proposal 3 would do in Michigan” and reviewed the published text of the “Reproductive Freedom For All Initiative” to permanently amend the Michigan Constitution. Prop3 language emphasizes ‘freedom’ but is […]
Public notice: Manchester Township
MANCHESTER TOWNSHIP NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Manchester Township Board of Zoning Appeals will hold a public hearing at the Manchester Township Hall Board Room, located at 275 South Macomb Street, Manchester, MI 48158, on October 20, 2022, at 7:00 pm. The purpose of this hearing is to receive public […]
Senior Newsletter THE TRUMPETER – October 2022
The October 2022 edition of Manchester’s Newsletter for Seniors, THE TRUMPETER, is now available. Download it here: Oct2022Trumpeter
Michigan lawmakers reach deal on letting clerks pre-process absentee ballots
by Lauren Gibbons (Bridge Michigan) Michigan lawmakers and Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s office have reached a deal on legislation allowing clerks more time to pre-process absentee ballots to speed up the vote count, as well as other tweaks to the election process. The Republican-majority Senate voted 33-0 on bills that would let clerks prepare absentee ballots […]
Michigan school districts are flush with cash, but wary of a downturn
by Koby Levin (Chalkbeat, for Bridge Michigan) Grand Rapids Public Schools received $104 million in federal COVID-19 relief funding, an enormous one-time cash infusion equal to about half its annual budget. The district used the money for tutoring, extra summer programs and coaching for teachers. But now, facing an uncertain economy and the expiration date […]
Gretchen Whitmer touts economy. Michigan lost 82K jobs under her watch.
by Jonathan Oosting (Bridge Michigan) Standing between supermarket shelves, Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer turns to the camera and acknowledges that “everything is going up,” even the cost of breakfast cereal. “I can’t solve the inflation problem, but we’re doing things right now to help,” she says in a television ad for her re-election campaign, noting $400 state […]
Sharon Preservation Society collecting signatures to oppose new aggregate mine
submitted by Barbara Schmid, Sharon Preservation Society Sharon Preservation Society is collecting signatures on a petition it will submit to the Sharon Township Board of Trustees, prior to the Board’s ultimate decision on the application to mine a 400-acre parcel on Pleasant Lake Rd. Summarized, the language for the petition states that the signer lives […]
