Public notice: Village of Manchester
VILLAGE OF MANCHESTER ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING February 6, 2023, 7:00 PM Notice is hereby given that the Manchester Zoning Board of Appeals will hold a public hearing on Monday, February 6, 2023, at 7:00 p.m. at the Manchester Village Hall, 912 City Road, Manchester, MI. The purpose of the hearing […]
Public notice: Village of Manchester
VILLAGE OF MANCHESTER ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING February 6, 2023, 7:00 PM Notice is hereby given that the Manchester Zoning Board of Appeals will hold a public hearing on Monday, February 6, 2023, at 7:00 p.m. at the Manchester Village Hall, 912 City Road, Manchester, MI. The purpose of the hearing […]
Michigan winters are super cloudy and getting worse. Here’s how to deal.
by Kelly House (Bridge Michigan) Five minutes. That’s how much sunshine Grand Rapids experienced over the first eight days of the year, before the glowing orb finally broke through the clouds on Monday. And the city was no anomaly: For nearly two weeks, clouds blanketed large swaths of Michigan, occasionally accompanied by rainfall that transformed […]
Used car prices are falling, but ‘seller’s market’ likely to last for years
by Paula Gardner (Bridge Michigan) DETROIT — A dip in used car prices is helping to push inflation lower — however slightly — but longer-term sales shifts and higher interest rates mean that today’s decline won’t offset a tough resale market for car buyers. Inflation data released Thursday show used U.S. vehicle prices continue to fall from their […]
Lakes Michigan and Huron join list of lakes with PFAS-tainted smelt
by Kelly House (Bridge Michigan) More than a decade after state regulators issued their first “do not eat” advisory for PFAS-tainted fish, the list of affected Michigan waterways keeps growing. Michigan health officials this week urged people to limit meals of rainbow smelt caught in lakes Michigan, Huron, and three inland waterways because the fish […]
Interested in local history?
Are you interested in Manchester-area history? Did you know there is an active local historical society, nearly a half century old? Not only does it operate the historical museum on the second floor of the Kingsley-Jenter House and the Blacksmith Shop, produce an annual calendar, and offer classes, members are actively researching and presenting new […]
Photo: Ice Rink assembled!
In a sure sign that winter is here, the Manchester Men’s Club assembled the ice rink in Wurster Park on Sunday! They thank their volunteers for all the hard work and ask that everyone stay off the rink until good ice has formed. They are planning to hold their annual skating party on February 4 […]
A Community Treasure: Chelsea’s Adult Learners Institute (ALI)
submitted by Joan Gaughan, Chelsea’s Adult Learners Institute Chelsea’s Adult Learners Institute (ALI) owes its existence to a model developed by a Rhodes Scholar in 1972 known as the Lifelong Learning Institute (LLI). With the help and support of the newly elected mayor, Ann Feeny, in 2004 Maurine Nelson suggested this program and found a vibrant […]
For Michigan golfers with bad aim: biodegradable golf balls
by Camryn Evans, Great Lakes Echo (Bridge Michigan) Have you ever stopped to wonder what happens to those golf balls that you used for driving practice out by the lake? Roughly 300 million golf balls are discarded or lost in America alone every year, according to John Waddington, the founder of Golf Educate. The Danish […]
Two years after Jan. 6 riots, 11 convictions in Michigan
by Jonathan Oosting (Bridge Michigan) LANSING — One man dragged an injured police officer toward a mob and struck others with a flagpole. Another wrestled a policeman and then struck other officers with a baton. Others simply walked into the U.S. Capitol after rioters had already broken through, including two men who have since sworn […]
