Chippy Barn Mercantile ribbon cutting & open house
Chippy Barn Mercantile, located on the lower level of the Shoppes of Alber Mill held a ribbon cutting and open house on Saturday to celebrate a successful first 6 months in business. Shoppers chose an Easter egg out of a basket to receive a discount on their purchase or a treat of some sort. The Shoppes […]
Library hosts MHS art show
by Tamara Denby, Manchester District Library The Manchester District Library hosted the annual MHS Student Art Reception on Friday, April 5th, welcoming more than 200 local students, friends, and family for an evening of art and refreshments. The artwork was judged by local professional artists, and first and second place winners were selected in eight […]
Easter egg hunt & breakfast with the Easter bunny this weekend
Easter is Sunday, April 21st this year and if you are looking for something fun to do with children on Saturday, the pancake breakfast with the Easter bunny and long standing Mens Club Easter Egg Hunt are options! This Saturday, April 20th, the Sportsman Club located at 8501 Grossman Rd., will be holding their 7th Annual Breakfast […]
MUMC hosting presentation on domestic violence, suicide and gun safety
On Wednesday, April 24 from 7 to 8:30 pm, the Manchester United Methodist Church located at 501 Ann Arbor St will host “Creating Safe Communities: Understanding Domestic Violence, Suicide and Gun Safety,” a presentation by Dr. Nic Cooper, LPS, LMSW. This presentation will help participants understand and identify the dynamics that underlie domestic violence, in […]
CRC Social Hour teaming up with MASCC lunch
The Community Resource Center is teaming up with the Manchester Area Senior Citizens Council to pair their social hour with the seniors’ lunch on May 14th at Emanuel Church located at 324 West Main Street (enter from parking lot in back). Lunch begins at 11:45 am and costs $4 for attendees aged 55 and older and […]
Washtenaw County Clean Up Day
Western Washtenaw Recycling Authority is joining the Washtenaw County Water Resources Commissioner’s Office Board of Public Works to host the annual Washtenaw County Clean Up Day on Saturday, May 18, 2018, from 9 am to 1 pm, at Chelsea High School, 740 N. Freer Rd., Chelsea. The event is an opportunity for Washtenaw County residents […]
Bills to bar Michigan “sanctuary cities” face headwinds in Lansing
by Riley Beggin (Bridge) A pair of bills intended to ban “sanctuary cities” in Michigan revived debate over local immigration policy when they passed out of a House committee Tuesday. The legislation, which would bar local governments from preventing police from cooperating with federal authorities’ immigration policies, was met with fury from civil rights groups and law […]
After years of impasse, bipartisan Lansing drive for criminal justice reform
by Riley Beggin (Bridge) Republican and Democratic leaders in Lansing have officially moved on from divided government’s early kumbayas into trash talking over Line 5 and proposed taxes on business and gas. Criminal justice reform, however, seems to be staying above the fray. Multiple bipartisan bills seeking to reduce the state criminal justice system’s reach have been […]
Michigan Commission: Fund courts so judges aren’t turned into fundraisers
by Ted Roelofs (Bridge) Seeking to fix a “broken” legal system, a state commission is urging reforms that would remove incentives for local judges to charge guilty defendants court costs to fund court operations and other government functions. But the Michigan Trial Court Funding Commission offers no alternative funding solution should the Michigan Supreme Court, […]
Manchester residents express broadband frustrations to county commissioners
On April, instead of holding their regularly scheduled working session in their usual location in Ann Arbor, the Washtenaw County Board of Commissioners met in Sylvan Township Hall, south of Chelsea. They had a much larger turnout than usual, as residents from the western half of the county took the opportunity to attend, including some […]
