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 […]
April 2021 Student of the Month, Liam Riley
submitted by Manchester High School Our April 2021 Manchester Community Schools Foundation Student of the Month for Manchester High School is Liam Riley. Liam is the daughter of Amy Ahrens and William Riley. He is a member of the National Honor Society over the last two years, and Spanish club for the one year that […]
Non-profit Roundtable to be held over Zoom
The Community Resource Center is inviting Manchester area non-profit groups to a virtual non-profit roundtable Zoom meeting on May 18th at 7 pm. Organizer Anita Herman states that the next meeting, which will be in September, should be able to be held in-person. To join the Zoom Meeting visit https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87605499187. Meeting ID: 876 0549 9187 […]
WCRC: Chip seal and limestone resurfacing this week
Washtenaw County Road Commission will be performing limestone resurfacing and preventative maintenance chip seal this week in the Manchester Area. Starting Monday, May 10, Herman Rd between Watkins Rd and Sharon Hollow Rd in Manchester Township will be closed for preventative maintenance – chip seal. The road improvements are expected to take approximately two days. […]
