Sheriff’s Office warns of email and phone scams
The Washtenaw County Sheriff’s Office has recently received an increased number of email and phone SCAMS within our communities. The subject of the SCAM begins with saying they are employed by the Washtenaw County Sheriff’s Office and may use a current employee’s name and/or email address. The scam then requires the receiver to send money, purchase […]
April 2019 Gardening Advice
submitted by Jennifer Fairfield–the Garden Mill, Chelsea The outlook for the weather this spring seems somewhat promising for Southeast Michigan: the national weather forecasters are saying that April, May, and June have a slightly higher chance of it being both warmer and wetter than normal. I’m all for the warmer – I’m anxious to get […]
Senior Newsletter THE TRUMPETER – April 2019
The April 2019 edition of Manchester’s Newsletter for Seniors, THE TRUMPETER, is now available. Download it here: April 2019 Trumpeter
Detroit isn’t alone. Car insurance sky-high throughout Michigan, data show
by Mike Wilkinson, Ted Roelofs (Bridge) Think about this: If Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and the Legislature make radical changes to car insurance, every motorist in the state could save hundreds if not thousands of dollars a year. Yes, thousands. Michigan not only has the highest average rates for car insurance, $2,693, but premiums in all 900-plus […]
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer halts action on Line 5 tunnel
by Jim Malewitz (Bridge) LANSING – Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer on Thursday ordered state agencies to halt action on a proposed tunnel to encase the controversial Line 5 pipeline in a tunnel. Whitmer’s executive directive came minutes after a fellow Democrat, Attorney General Dana Nessel, issued a legal opinion claiming that a law creating a state authority […]
Whitmer orders Michigan to set PFAS standards, setting up clash with GOP
by Jim Malewitz (Bridge) LANSING — Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has kickstarted efforts to set a statewide standard for PFAS, hazardous chemicals that are increasingly befouling Michigan waters. The Democrat on Tuesday directed the Department of Environmental Quality to begin the process of establishing a drinking water standard for how much of the chemicals are unsafe. Whitmer ordered […]
Michigan plows on with Medicaid work rules as law is struck down in two states
by Lindsay VanHulle (Bridge) Michigan is continuing on its path to implement new work requirements for Medicaid expansion recipients, even as a federal judge this week blocked similar rules in two other states. But a legal challenge is possible — and, if one is filed, the case could wind up in front of the same federal judge […]
Consumers Energy investing $200 million in Freedom compressor station
If you have driven Pleasant Lake Rd past the lake recently it would have been impossible for you to miss the construction happening on Consumers Energy’s Freedom Compressor Station. Consumers has initiated a more than $200 million investment to upgrade the Compressor Station, which has been in operation since 1948 and is a key point […]
2019 Cub Scout Pack 421 Pinewood Derby winners
On March 16th, Manchester Cub Scout Pack 421 held their annual pinewood derby at Sharon United Methodist Church. Isaac Flint was the Overall 2019 Pinewood Derby Champion! The top three finishers in each den and then in the pack overall earned awards. The den awards are as follows: Tiger; 1st Fisher Nord 2nd Reid Mann 3rd […]
Plots available for rent at the Community Garden
submitted by Ruth VanBogelen, Manchester Community Garden Committee The Manchester Community Garden is now renting plots for the 2019 growing season. Many of the plots have already been rented, but we have seven plots which are 20 feet x 20 feet in size still available and are only $45. Multiple families are welcome to share a garden […]
