Sara Swanson

Public notice: Bridgewater Township

BRIDGEWATER TOWNSHIP BOARD OF TRUSTEES MEETING SYNOPSIS 5-Mar-26 The regular monthly meeting of the Bridgewater Township Board of Trustees was called to order by Supervisor Fromhart at 7:11 p.m. at the Township Hall.  Four board members were present (quorum) with 13 citizens in attendance.  No citizen participation.  The board approved the 5-Feb-2026 meeting minutes as […]

 Sara Swanson

Michigan gas prices jump 24 cents as Iran conflict escalates

Editor’s note: This story was originally published by Bridge Michigan (bridgemi.com), a nonprofit and nonpartisan news organization. To get regular coverage from Bridge Michigan, sign up for a free Bridge Michigan newsletter here (https://bit.ly/BridgeMichiganNewsletter).”  by Janelle D. James, Bridge Michigan Michigan drivers are experiencing sticker shock at the pump this week, as gas prices have spiked nearly a quarter […]

 Sara Swanson

Tech group: Michigan will be sued over efforts to restrain social media

Editor’s note: This story was originally published by Bridge Michigan (bridgemi.com), a nonprofit and nonpartisan news organization. To get regular coverage from Bridge Michigan, sign up for a free Bridge Michigan newsletter here . by Simon D. Schuster, Bridge Michigan  LANSING — Michigan lawmakers, seeking to rein in the influence of social media and artificial […]

 Sara Swanson

How Michigan helped launch one of the nation’s first passenger airline services

Editor’s note: This story was originally published by Bridge Michigan (bridgemi.com), a nonprofit and nonpartisan news organization. To get regular coverage from Bridge Michigan, sign up for a free Bridge Michigan newsletter here.”  by Janelle D. James, Bridge Michigan  Over 800 flights from three continents come through Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport, the state’s largest and busiest airport. […]

 Sara Swanson

Where Michigan Secretary of State candidates stand on key election issues

  by Hayley Harding, Votebeat, via Bridge Michigan  This article was originally published by Votebeat, a nonprofit news organization covering local election administration and voting access. Sign up for Votebeat Michigan’s free newsletter here. The 2026 elections will decide many things. One of them is who will administer the 2028 presidential election in one of […]

 Sara Swanson

Manchester Masons buy Girl Scout cookies for CRC food pantry

submitted by Carol Wotring, Community Resource Center, Executive Director The Manchester Masonic Lodge #148 purchased 40 boxes of assorted Girl Scout cookies and then donated all of the boxes to Manchester Community Resource Center (CRC) to be distributed in the food pantry. There were eight different kinds of cookies. Many of the girls said that […]

 Sara Swanson

Public invited to Indigenous History of the Manchester Area presentation

Public invited to Indigenous History of the Manchester Area presentation

submitted by Annette Siffin, Manchester Area Historical Society The March members’ meeting of the Manchester Area Historical Society (MAHS) will feature Silas Bialecki presenting a talk on “The Indigenous History of the Manchester Area” on March 12 at 7pm. His talk will include an overview of Indigenous History in the Great Lakes Region, followed by […]

 Sara Swanson

New house system implemented in Manchester Jr/Sr High School

submitted by Ioli Nikoletta Papadopoulou, Manchester High School senior Since the beginning of the school year, Manchester Junior and Senior High School has implemented a new system to give students more opportunities to collaborate and connect. This new system is the new house system. Since August, the students in the school have been split into […]

 Sara Swanson

Lucy Baran recognized with MHS’s DAR Good Citizen Award

submitted by Denise Frost, Sarah Caswell Angell Chapter, National Society Daughters of the American Revolution, public relations  The Sarah Caswell Angell Chapter, National Society Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR), in Ann Arbor, proudly announces the recipients of the 2025–2026 DAR Good Citizen Award from local high schools. The award honors outstanding high school seniors […]

 Sara Swanson

Manchester Voices Indivisible to present A Timely Talk About Our Rights to Protection and Due Process

submitted by Linda Knox and Teresa Killeen, Manchester Voices Indivisible Manchester Voices Indivisible presents A Timely Talk about Our Rights to Protection and Due Process with Washtenaw County court attorney Teresa Killeen on Tuesday, March 17, 6:30pm–8pm, at the Kingsley-Jenter House, 302 E Main St. Manchester Mirror publisher Fritz Swanson will moderate the open discussion. […]