What is the risk if a dam fails in Manchester?
On May 19th, the whole country watched on national news as the Edenville Dam outside of Midland failed, and caused the failure of the Sanford Dam, the evacuation of 10,000 residents, extensive flooding throughout eastern Midland and low-lying parts of its downtown district, and severe damage of most of the Village of Sanford. It also […]
Meet Manchester Community School’s new superintendent!
By Claire Pajka The Manchester Community Schools board meeting to select a new Superintendent took place on June 1 over Facebook Live, and the full video is accessible under the videos tab on the Manchester Community School’s Facebook page. Two candidates, Eric McCalla and Brad Bezeau, were interviewed for the position of Superintendent of Manchester […]
The broad use of the term “exercise”
submitted by Matt Pegouskie, 5 Healthy Towns Foundation Homebound students are being told to ‘exercise their brains’. Seniors, for decades, have been told their heart is a muscle and it needs exercise. We are supposed to exercise our rights. If someone just says “exercise,” most of us think about the kind of exercise happening on […]
Sharon Township discusses master plan, budget, new treasurer, and more
by Claire Pajka The June 4th Sharon Township Board meeting was called to order at 7:10 pm on Zoom. The agenda was amended to include Brian Simons’ letter of resignation as treasurer, and to remove the update from the Watershed Council. In virtual attendance were all township board members, Megan Masson-Minock and Kathy Spiegel of […]
No Independence Day fireworks
The Manchester Mens Club announced last week on social media that they were canceling this year’s Independence Day Fireworks. The fireworks, held in Carr Park, are usually set off on July 3rd with July 4th as a rain date and the event draws thousands of visitors from all around the area. The Mens Club collects […]
MCS graduation information
Manchester High School will be holding an in-person Graduation and Scholarship Awards Ceremony on the athletic field on Friday, June 19, 2020 at 5 pm. For safety, graduates will wear masks in addition to their caps and gowns, and will stay distanced six feet apart at all times. Each graduate is able to bring up […]
Manchester District Library reopening information!
submitted by Kathleen Dimond, Manchester District Library Director To help reduce the spread of COVID-19 and to continue to serve our community, Manchester District Library will be reopening in stages as we begin to make our services available again. Below is an outline of our initial plan as well as some FAQs. Level 6: Ending […]
The Clinton Township Public Library has some wonderful news to share!
In addition to using the Manchester District Library, Manchester and Bridgewater Township residents can get a library card for free to check out materials from the Clinton Township Library. Additionally, Manchester and Bridgewater residents are welcome to attend all library events at the Clinton Township Library. The Clinton Township Library is located at 100 Brown […]
WCRC: Road work this week
This week in Manchester Township there will be intermittent lane closures for gravel resurfacing on Wellwood Rd between Watkins Rd and Sharon Hollow Rd and on Sharon Hollow Rd between US-12 and Wellwood Rd.
Obituary: Howard Emerson Parr
Howard Emerson Parr completed his earthly journey peacefully on June 8, 2020, at his residence in Glazier Commons, Chelsea Retirement Center. He was born in Manchester on September 10, 1919, to Clayton and Willo Mattern Parr, the third of their five children. He grew up on the family farm on Austin Road, graduated from Manchester […]
