Manchester residents are getting vaccinated
Currently, 53.5% of all Washtenaw residents 16+ and 82% of Washtenaw residents 65+ have received at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. How does Manchester compare to the rest of the county? The Health Department keeps track of and reports publicly the number of vaccines they themselves give to residents of different Washtenaw zip […]
How to prepare for Cicada Brood X emergence in Washtenaw
by Summer Roberts, Community Forester, Washtenaw County Conservation District (WCCD), Note: This article originally appeared in the WCCD April Newsletter and is republished here with permission of the author Due to an influx of concern regarding the upcoming emergence of the 17-year Brood X cicadas, expert tips, handy tricks, and online resources have been compiled […]
Virtual Town Hall on Michigan Senate Bill 218
Do you have questions about the new legislation targeting trans youth sponsored by Manchester’s state senator, Lana Theis? MOASH and Ann Arbor’s Neutral Zone’s Riot Youth will be hosting an Anti-Trans Legislation Town Hall on Thursday, April 29 from 5-6:30pm EST via Zoom: HTTPS://ZOOM.US/J/91273502495 . Join local legislators to talk about Michigan Senate Bill 218 […]
Update on achieving countywide broadband access by 2022
submitted by Washtenaw County Broadband Task Force At the Washtenaw County Board of Commissioners Working Session meeting last evening, the Broadband Task Force provided an update on its work to bridge the digital divide across all of Washtenaw County. Vice-Chair of the Task Force and Lyndon Township resident Ben Fineman stated the following as he […]
Washtenaw County Government, Sheriff Jerry Clayton, respond to murder conviction of Derek Chauvin
submitted by Washtenaw County Sheriff Office The verdict in the Derek Chauvin Case is in. He has been found guilty of murdering George Floyd. We believe that people of good will have been praying that justice would be done and hoping that this tragedy will be a turning point for this country and Washtenaw County. […]
As Michigan COVID vaccine rates ebb, pop up clinics and casino cash appear
by Robin Erb, Mike Wilkinson (Bridge Michigan) From hospital emergency rooms to dollar stores, high schools to doctors offices, laundromats to casinos, public health authorities are getting creative in trying to get COVID-19 vaccines into more Michigan arms as vaccination efforts enter a critical and perilous stage. After months in which a frenzy for vaccines […]
Michigan Senate to update sexual harassment policy amid reckoning in Lansing
by Sergio Martínez-Beltrán (Bridge Michigan) LANSING— The Michigan Senate will update its sexual harassment policy to protect visitors and strengthen reporting protocols, following calls to change the culture in Lansing. The new policy, obtained by Bridge Michigan, is the result of recommendations made by a bipartisan task force led by Sen. Lana Theis, R-Brighton, and Sen. […]
Michigan regulators will consider climate change in Line 5 decision
by Kelly House (Bridge Michigan) The fate of the Line 5 pipeline is officially a climate issue in the eyes of Michigan regulators. The Michigan Public Service Commission on Wednesday ruled that it must consider evidence on greenhouse gas pollution caused by petroleum flowing through Line 5 as it decides whether Canadian oil giant Enbridge […]
Some police traffic stops end violently. Is there a better way?
by Ted Roelofs (Bridge Michigan) Just over two years ago, Black motorist Thurman King was headed toward home in the city of Rockford, a largely white community north of Grand Rapids. What happened next, according to a federal lawsuit, could be seen as an example of how a routine traffic stop can go wrong — […]
WAVE & WCHD providing Manchester residents free rides to get the COVID vaccine
The Western-Washtenaw Area Value Express (WAVE), the organization that operates the two-day a-week shuttle bus between Manchester and Chelsea, recently announced that it is coordinating with the Washtenaw County Health Department in transporting individuals to the COVID vaccine site at Pierce Lake Elementary School in Chelsea. Service began Tuesday, April 13. Anyone, including Manchester residents, […]
