Sara Swanson

Public notice: Manchester Township

Township of Manchester 275 S Macomb, PO Box 668, Manchester MI 48158 Phone (734) 428-7090 – Fax (734) 428-7935 E-mail: mtwp_assessor@sbcglobal.net www.twp-manchester.org TOWNSHIP OF MANCHESTER 2024 MARCH BOARD OF REVIEW MEETINGS As required by the General Property Tax Act, public notice is hereby given by the Township of Manchester that the 2024 March Board of […]

 Sara Swanson

Public notice: Manchester Township

MANCHESTER TOWNSHIP WASHTENAW COUNTY, MICHIGAN THIRD ORDINANCE EXTENDING COMMERCIAL WIND ENERGY CONVERSION SYSTEMS (WECS) MORATORIUM Ordinance No. 111 Notice of Adoption Please take notice that on February 16, 2024, the Township Board of Manchester Township adopted Ordinance No. 111, which extends the existing moratorium on the permitting, consideration, approval, location, erection, construction, and/or installation of […]

 Sara Swanson

Public notice: Manchester Township

MANCHESTER TOWNSHIP WASHTENAW COUNTY, MICHIGAN THIRD CONTINUED UTILITY-SCALE SES MORATORIUM ORDINANCE Ordinance No. 110 Notice of Adoption Please take notice that on February 16, 2024, the Township Board of Manchester Township adopted Ordinance No. 110, which continues the moratorium on the approval, location, erection, construction, and/or installation of the Utility-Scale SES land use (utility-scale solar-energy […]

 Sara Swanson

Who’s running for U.S. Senate in Michigan?

by Jonathan Oosting (Bridge Michigan) LANSING — Former Detroit Police Chief James Craig on Tuesday ended his campaign for the U.S. Senate, citing his recent fundraising struggles in the Republican primary. It’s the latest political disappointment for Craig, a high-profile candidate who also ran for governor in 2022 but failed to make the GOP primary […]

 Sara Swanson

Dueling Michigan GOP conventions planned for presidential nomination

by Jonathan Oosting (Bridge Michigan) LANSING — Competing Michigan GOP factions plan separate presidential nominating conventions amid an ongoing leadership feud between Pete Hoekstra and Kristina Karamo, both of whom claim to be state party chair. Hoekstra, who is backed by President Donald Trump and the Republican National Committee, said Friday he plans to announce […]

 Sara Swanson

Homeschool parents mobilize to fight Michigan efforts to add oversight

by Isabel Lohman (Bridge Michigan) MADISON HEIGHTS — The fight for homeschool freedom began with a prayer recently inside a trade school in an industrial park in this Detroit suburb. About 30 parents gathered as speakers called on them to mobilize against what they view as government overreach and interference in their ability to teach and […]

 Sara Swanson

Meet Haiku: low hearing and vision, but high quality of life!

  by Theresa Herron Haiku is a 3-year-old Aussie/border collie mix who lives here in Manchester. She was adopted from the Lucas County Pit Crew rescue in Toledo, Ohio. She has a moderately popular TikTok account, @haiku_cant_hear_you (she has over 28K followers). She loves all people, especially the important ones like her mom, dad, and […]

 Sara Swanson

Manchester Community Schools Foundation disbanding

by Theresa Herron, Manchester Community Schools Foundation As I write this, the Manchester Community Schools Foundation (MCSF) is riding off into the sunset. Well, sort of. The current trustees are all parents of kids who attended the Manchester school district, but all of those kids have graduated (and one trustee has grandkids who have graduated). […]

 Sara Swanson

No Loved One and Me dance planned for this year

by Sara Swanson Manchester Community Schools Foundation (MCSF) is in the process of disbanding. (See related article). In addition to the grants and scholarships they provided for students and teachers, MCSF also held community events as fundraisers, including the annual Loved One and Me Dance. At this dance a child could attend with a special […]

 Sara Swanson

MHS Jazz Ensemble performs in Mason

by Sara Swanson On Tuesday, February 6, the Manchester High School Jazz Ensemble led by Jared Throneberry traveled to Mason, Michigan, to take part in the MSBOA District 8 Jazz Festival along with 19 other bands. In addition to performing and participating in a clinic, they got to watch the Michigan State University Jazz Octet […]

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