Lack of broadband in Manchester holds consequences for students across the county
As schools have shut down due to COVID-19 in Washtenaw County, no schools in the Washtenaw Intermediate School District are currently offering online classes. Districts can’t require coursework unless all of their students can access that coursework, and so when portions of a district lack broadband internet access, internet-based schooling can’t happen. Manchester’s high percentage […]
Klager & Riverside launch a Million Minute Reading Challenge
submitted by Julie Charney, principal of Riverside Intermediate and Klager Elementary Schools During the COVID-19 shutdown, teachers are striving to stay engaged with their students and to help students engage in enrichment activities. Luther C. Klager and Riverside Intermediate Schools have launched a Million Minute Reading Challenge to help students engage in at least […]
Donate protective medical gear to local hospitals
Both University of Michigan’s hospitals and Saint Joseph Mercy are asking for donations of new and unused medical supplies that residents and businesses may have in order to supplement dwindling supplies as COVID-19 cases continue to increase in Washtenaw County. U of M is asking for: Disposable face masks N95 masks, sometimes called respirators Eye […]
Public Notice: Manchester Township
MANCHESTER TOWNSHIP BOARD RESOLUTUION TO ADOPT ENHANCED ACCESS TO PUBLIC RECORDS POLICY RESOLUTION NO. 19-18 At a regular meeting of the Township Board of Manchester Township, Washtenaw County, Michigan, held at the Manchester Township Hall, on March 17, 2020, at 7:00 p.m. PRESENT: Milkey, Carey, Moutinho, Fusilier, Seefeld, Proctor ABSENT: DeRossett The following resolution was […]
Michigan strains unemployment system with most claims since Great Recession
By Jonathan Oosting (Bridge) Like thousands of Michigan workers who lost their jobs Monday, Alicia Mason rushed online to apply for unemployment insurance benefits. And then she waited — and waited — for the website to work. What should have taken an hour took three days for the 40-year-old waitress at Sleder’s Family Tavern in […]
As coronavirus slams businesses, some small Michigan newspapers struggle
By Bridge Magazine Staff Lights are flickering in some Michigan newsrooms as the coronavirus crisis drains advertising revenue needed to pay journalists to report on the pandemic. C&G Newspapers, a chain of 19 weeklies in Oakland and Macomb counties — where virus cases are growing rapidly — announced Saturday it is temporarily suspending print newspaper […]
Charting Michigan’s coronavirus path, hoping for South Korea and not Italy
by Mike Wilkinson Michigan, like much of the United States and the world, has witnessed a startling climb in the number of confirmed cases of the coronavirus, prompting widespread restrictions on schools, businesses and people. But as Gov. Gretchen Whitmer mulls a “shelter-in-place” edict to slow the pace of infections, residents and public officials can […]
Michigan hospitals turn to quilting scraps, DIY videos to fight coronavirus
by Riley Beggin, Robin Erb One Michigan grandmother is sewing face masks for hospitals. A different Michigan hospital posted a video demonstrating how to make your own personal protective gear. With medical supplies running dangerously low and predictions of a surge of coronavirus patients, medical professionals are doing whatever they can to protect themselves — […]
Manchester/Chelsea WAVE shuttle bus stops and schedule announced
Update: March 17, 2020: At a special meeting convened on March 14, WAVE Board of Directors voted to suspend all transit programs through April 5. As we continue to monitor the evolving situation around COVID-19, St. Joseph Mercy Chelsea and WAVE have decided to also suspend the launch of its transportation initiative in Stockbridge and […]
