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Updates from the staff of the Mirror

 Marsha Chartrand

Letter to the Editor: Get your Passport!

July 27, 2021 To the Editor: My husband and I attended the most recent Passport to Manchester event in which an agri-tour took us to the Bross and Horning farms. At the Bross farm we were led on a tour, given a brief talk on what farming means, and asked a myriad of questions about […]

 Sara Swanson

Editorial: Get Out and Enjoy The Music, Culture and History of Manchester

submitted by Jim Horton, Riverfolk Music & Arts Boardmember Our culture has become a blaze of medias grasping for our attention. We have so many forces pulling us, and blasting in our ears that it is no wonder there is so much craziness going on. I am finding a Thursday night in Manchester brings my […]

 Sara Swanson

Public notice: Bridgewater, Manchester, Dexter, Lima & Lyndon Townships

WASHTENAW COUNTY BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ON CONTINUING THE ONGOING OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE OF A WASHTENAW COUNTY RESOURCE RECOVERY SYSTEM PROJECT AND THE ESTABLISHMENT OF SPECIAL ASSESSMENT DISTRICT #2 TO THE OWNERS OF ANY LANDS WITHIN THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED BELOW AND ALL OTHER INTERESTED PARTIES: PLEASE TAKE NOTICE THAT the Board […]

 Sara Swanson

Public notice: City of Chelsea

WASHTENAW COUNTY BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ON CONTINUING THE ONGOING OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE OF A WASHTENAW COUNTY RESOURCE RECOVERY SYSTEM PROJECT AND THE ESTABLISHMENT OF SPECIAL ASSESSMENT DISTRICT #1 TO THE OWNERS OF ANY LANDS WITHIN THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED BELOW AND ALL OTHER INTERESTED PARTIES: PLEASE TAKE NOTICE THAT the Board […]

 Sara Swanson

Public notice: Bridgewater Township

BRIDGEWATER TOWNSHIP, WASHTENAW COUNTY, MICHIGAN NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGS FOR ZONING ORDINANCE AMENDMENTS Notice is hereby given that the Bridgewater Township Planning Commission will hold public hearings on Monday, August 16, 2021 at 7:00 p.m. in the Township Hall (10990 Clinton Road, Manchester, MI 48158) for the purpose of receiving comments on the following proposed […]

 Marsha Chartrand

Letter to the Editor: Thanks to the community

June 30, 2021 To The Editor: The most wonderful birthday I’ve ever had in ninety-three years; thanks to all the good people in this great town who made it that way. I want to thank the Historical Society who at the last moment were able to have (our celebration) there in their building — weather […]

 Sara Swanson

Letter to the editor: Fireworks concern

June 28, 2021 Many stores are closed here but Manchester can afford “fireworks.” Besides that, people who do not have pets or do not like them do not have a clue how fireworks affect pets or any type of wild animal. I live at Woodhill Senior Apartments across the street from the Carr Park where […]

 Sara Swanson

How to get your event in the Mirror!

Does your organization, club, church, or business have an upcoming public event you’d like to get in the Mirror? Email us the info at themanchestermirror@gmail.com. We’d like to help you get the word out to Manchester area residents. If your organization is a non-profit, whether or not your event has a fee, we will run […]

 Sara Swanson

Public notice: Manchester Township

MANCHESTER TOWNSHIP NOTICE OF BUDGET PUBLIC HEARING The Manchester Township Board will hold a public hearing on the proposed township budgets for fiscal year 2021-22 at the Manchester Township Hall, 275 South Macomb Street, on Monday, June 28, 2021, at 7:00 p.m.  Possible budget amendments to 2020-21 will also be considered. The property tax millage […]

 Sara Swanson

Meet our intern, Julia Forrest

This summer, University of Michigan student Julia Forrest will be interning with the Manchester Mirror! Originally from Hawai’i, she grew up on the island of O’ahu where she fell in love with journalism through her high school broadcast media program. She was previously a writer for the Michigan Daily. Julia is a rising Junior at […]

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