May 2021 Student of the Month, Mykaela Zink
submitted by Manchester High School Our May 2021 Manchester Community Schools Foundation Student of the Month for Manchester High School is Mykaela Zink. Mykaela is the daughter of Eric and Helena Zink. She is a member of the Manchester High School National Honor Society, Manchester Thespian Society, and student council. After high school Mykaela plans […]
Public notice: Bridgewater Township
BRIDGEWATER TOWNSHIP BOARD OF TRUSTEES MEETING SYNOPSIS 6-May-21 The regular monthly meeting of the Bridgewater Township Board of Trustees was called to order by Supervisor Fromhart at 7:03 p.m. Five board members were present (quorum) with 2 citizens in attendance. Board heard no citizen participation. Board approved the 1-Apr-21 meeting minutes as amended. Board approved […]
Public notice: Manchester Township
Manchester Township Board of Trustees Meeting Synopsis for May 11, 2021 The regular monthly meeting of the Manchester Township Board of Trustees was called to order at 7:00pm by Supervisor Milkey. Supervisor Milkey, Clerk Proctor, Treasurer Thompson, Trustees Fusilier, Jarvis and Moutinho were present. Absent Trustee Seefeld. Board approved agenda as amended. The Board approved […]
Amid worker shortage, Michigan to restore job search rule for jobless aid
By Jonathan Oosting LANSING—Unemployed Michiganders will need to prove they are searching for jobs to continue qualifying for benefits when the state restores a suspended requirement by the end of May, a change employers are clamoring for as they struggle to fill openings. “We’re hearing from our members that hiring people right now is harder than it […]
Mask mandate over for vaccinated in Michigan. Confusion for everyone else?
By Jonathan Oosting, Mike Wilkinson (Bridge Michigan) Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s administration on Friday dropped Michigan’s mask mandate for fully vaccinated people, easing a restriction that could have remained well into summer but creating a host of questions in the process. The order, which took effect Saturday at 9 am, came one day after the U.S. […]
Gov. Whitmer says Florida trip wasn’t ‘gift,’ stays mum on who paid for plane
By Sergio Martinez-Beltràn (Bridge Michigan) LANSING— Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer on Wednesday continued to provide few details about her visit to Florida to see her father, except to say her flight was “not a gift.” Speaking to reporters, Whitmer wouldn’t say who funded the trip, which Bridge Michigan and other news outlets have reported was in March […]
Sharon UMC & CRC team up to help community move forward from COVID
COVID-19 has left many of us stressed and depleted. Coping has been stretched to the limit for the young and those of us not so young. We need to acknowledge our losses and move into life again. But how do we regain our balance? Sharon United Methodist Church and the Manchester Community Resource Center have […]
Community Garden plots available to rent
Do you want to have a garden this summer but you don’t have a yard? Or you have a yard but your yard is too shady? Or you have a garden but no fence and the deer eat everything? You are in luck! There are still a few plots for rent at the Manchester Community […]
Area churches team up to give away free fresh food boxes
Sharon United Methodist Church is teaming up with Manchester United Methodist Church, Bethel United Church of Christ, and Emanuel United Church of Christ to give away 1,250 boxes of free, fresh food on Saturday, May 22, from the Manchester High School, 20500 Dutch Drive. (Turn onto Dutch Drive via M-52.) This free distribution of food […]
See which communities are getting vaccinated in Washtenaw
The State announced April 30th that 50% of Michigan residents 16 years old or older have had at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. As of May 4th, in Washtenaw we’re doing better than the state average with just over 60% of county residents 16 years old or older have received at least one […]
