Public notice: Bridgewater Township
BRIDGEWATER TOWNSHIP, WASHTENAW COUNTY, MICHIGAN NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING FOR ZONING ORDINANCE AMENDMENTS Notice is hereby given that the Bridgewater Township Planning Commission will hold a public hearing on Monday, May 20, 2019 at 7:00 p.m. in the Township Hall (10990 Clinton Road) for the purpose of receiving comments on proposed amendments to the Zoning […]
DTE chief: We’re cutting carbon because it’s ‘defining issue of our era’
by Jim Malewitz (Bridge) Coal once reigned supreme on Michigan’s electricity grid. Not anymore. Touting landmark goals to slash carbon dioxide emissions that speed global warming, Michigan’s biggest utilities are shuttering coal plants favor of cheaper generation from natural gas and renewables like wind and solar. That includes DTE Energy, which provides electricity to 2.2 […]
When Michigan school districts go into debt, kids and communities pay price
by Emily Richmond (Bridge) WHITMORE LAKE—Whitmore Lake Road is a two-lane stretch of blacktop cutting through wide fields and dense woods. In the predawn hours, around a curve, the community’s high school, a modern brick and glass edifice, beams out of the darkness. For the small, unincorporated community of 6,000 just north of Ann Arbor, […]
Whitmer seeks a $5 million Pure Michigan cut to apply to roads. GOP balks.
by Lindsay VanHulle (Bridge) Gov. Gretchen Whitmer would cut $5 million from the popular $36 million Pure Michigan travel campaign next year, instead directing the money toward her top priorities to fix the state’s infrastructure and public schools. Yet some state lawmakers, from both parties, are vowing to use the state budget process to keep […]
Manchester High School working to support LGBT+ youth
On March 18th, as part of the Washtenaw County Community Conversations Project funded by UMHS Community Health Services, the Manchester District Library hosted a workshop and learning opportunity on the experiences of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, questioning, intersex, and asexual (LGBT+) youth in our district. Presenters Will Sherry from the Spectrum Center in Ann […]
Firehouse Fridays on W4 Country coming to Manchester
W4 Country, 102.9FM will be broadcasting live from the Manchester Township Fire Department, 275 South Macomb Street on Friday, April 26 from 6-9 am. Spring is just around the corner, which means The Breakfast with Bubba show is ready to take the show on the road. Join Bubba, Madison, and Brian Welch for a chance […]
Free Comic Book Day at the MDL
submitted by Tamara Denby, Manchester District Library May 4 is National Comic Book day! You know what that means—the Manchester District Library is celebrating. On Friday, May 3 from 3:30-5:30 pm in the Village Room, the Library will be giving away free comic books (generously donated by Vault of Midnight in Ann Arbor). Who doesn’t like free […]
Come up-right a school bus with kid power before Math & Science Night!
Two years ago, kids were able to upright a semi truck using just their own strength and pulleys. Last year kids used their strength and pulleys to defeat adults in a game of tug-of-war over a cement mixer. This, year Bill Kerns and Manchester Collision is back, and from 5 to 6 pm before Math and Science Night this […]
SRSLY Manchester students release public service announcement to curb vape use among youth
SRSLY Manchester middle and high school students recently released a public service announcement, Escape the Vape, aimed at educating their peers about potential risks and harm associated with e-cigarette and marijuana use. The PSA features facts about what has been found in vapes and what vaping can do to the body. It also points out that […]
May Library events: Book Donation Day, braided rag mats, a writers’s group and more!
submitted by Tamara Denby, Manchester District Library May has arrived and here in Michigan our thoughts begin to turn to summer. At the Manchester District Library, we’re no different. Plans for this year’s Summer Reading program are well under way. This year’s theme is “A Universe of Stories” so you can expect lots of out-of-this-world […]
