Video showing unmasked students entering MHS goes viral, drawing national attention
Last Tuesday morning, Manchester Community Schools students and staff returned after the four-day Labor Day weekend with new rules in place after Washtenaw County instituted a county-wide indoor mask mandate for K-12 schools. Before school began for the day, families opposed to masking held a protest in front of the High School as they had […]
Manchester Township Summer Taxes are due on September 14, 2021.
submitted by Kim Thompson, Manchester Township treasurer Manchester Township 2021 Summer property taxes are due no later than September 14, 2021. After that date, an interest penalty fee will be charged. Payments are posted as received, not the date on which the check is written or postmarked. Many residents have been experiencing slow mail delivery; please […]
Apple time of year!
Alber Orchard and Cider Mill located at 13011 Bethel Church Rd., is open for the season! Visit their Facebook page to keep up-to-date on the apples they are currently stocking and operating hours.
Free well water testing
Washtenaw County Conservation District (WCCD) will be offering free well water testing on September 16th from 8 am to 4:30 pm at the WCCD office located at 705 N. Zeeb Road, suite 201 in Ann Arbor. Be sure to read the sample taking instructions as the test is only as reliable as the sample collected. […]
Road work this week
In Freedom Township this week, Esch Road between Altenbrent Road and Pleasant Lake Road, and Steinbach Road between Spies Road and Ellsworth will have daytime closures for limestone resurfacing. Intermittent lane closures for drainage improvements and forestry will continue this week on Washburne Road between Jacob Road and Sharon Hollow Road in Sharon Township. In […]
Letter to the editor: Wearing a mask?
September 9th, 2021 According to the report on the front page of the Manchester Mirror dated Wednesday, September 8, 2021, since school began last Tuesday, Manchester Community Schools has reported 8 positive cases of COVID-19 among staff and students. I couldn’t believe what I saw and heard on local Channel 7 TV, that the school […]
Public notice: Bridgewater Township
BRIDGEWATER TOWNSHIP BOARD OF TRUSTEES MEETING SYNOPSIS 2-Sep-21 The regular monthly meeting of the Bridgewater Township Board of Trustees was called to order by Supervisor Fromhart at 7:02 pm. Five board members were present (quorum) with 2 citizens in attendance. No citizen participation. Board approved the 5-Aug-21 meeting minutes as amended. Board approved the agenda […]
Michigan hospital leader: We’re near capacity again.
by Robin Erb (Bridge Michigan) The head of Michigan’s hospital industry group said Thursday that COVID patients are straining state bed capacity as medical leaders once again urged more residents to get vaccinated against the deadly coronavirus. As of Wednesday, more than 1,400 patients were being treated at Michigan hospitals for confirmed or suspected cases of […]
Michigan redistricting panel saves metro Detroit for last. Is that a mistake?
by Sergio Martínez-Beltrán (Bridge Michigan) EAST LANSING — As Michigan’s redistricting commission drafts new legislative districts, some critics worry members aren’t devoting enough time to draw maps for the state’s most populous areas. The Michigan Independent Redistricting Commission has spent the last few weeks drawing drafts of state legislative districts in the Upper Peninsula, and […]
Required COVID vaccines put Michigan hospital worker hesitancy to the test
by Kelly House, Robin Erb (Bridge Michigan) The clock is ticking for Sharon Petty to decide whether she’ll submit to a COVID-19 vaccination or lose her job as a phlebotomist at Beaumont Hospital in Dearborn, but she said her mind is already made up. If her request for a religious exemption isn’t approved, Petty said, […]
