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 Sara Swanson

Public notice: Bridgewater Township

NOTICE OF BUDGET PUBLIC HEARING BRIDGEWATER TOWNSHIP BOARD OF TRUSTEES NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on Thursday, 3 Mar-22 at 7:00 pm the Bridgewater Township Board of Trustees will hold a public hearing on the proposed Township budget for fiscal year 2022-2023.   The public hearing will be held at the Bridgewater Township Hall, located […]

 Sara Swanson

Letter to the editor: I want an Australian to give me a pep-talk

February 12, 2022 Something my daughter, Allison, wrote about the Olympics: I love the Australians. There’s the commentator for the Olympics for Skeleton and he is awesome — he gets so excited. Whenever I hear an Australian, they all sound like Crocodile Dundee but they can all make the most mundane things sound super-exciting. They […]

 Sara Swanson

Letter to the editor: Acorn store manager stepping down

February 11, 2022 Greetings Acorn Shoppers, When I first saw the job posting of Acorn Store Manager in October of 2020, I was still reeling from my abrupt departure from Manhattan. I had been back in Michigan for about 4 months, but as we all recall, the real-time unfolding of exactly how disruptive and calamitous […]

 Sara Swanson

Public notice: Bridgewater Township

BRIDGEWATER TOWNSHIP BOARD OF TRUSTEES MEETING SYNOPSIS 3-Feb-22 The regular monthly meeting of the Bridgewater Township Board of Trustees was called to order by Supervisor Fromhart at 7:14 p.m. Four board members were present (quorum) with 0 citizens in attendance. No citizen participation. Board approved the 6-Jan-22 meeting minutes as amended. Board approved the agenda as […]

 Sara Swanson

Public notice: Bridgewater Township

BRIDGEWATER TOWNSHIP BOARD OF REVIEW MEETINGS PUBLIC NOTICE The Bridgewater Township Board of Review for 2022 will be held at the Bridgewater Township Hall, 10990 Clinton Road, Manchester, Ml 48158 on the following dates: Tuesday, March 8, 2022 at 7:00 pm – Organizational Meeting Monday, March 14, 2022 from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. and […]

 Sara Swanson

We’re becoming a non-profit, and we need your help.

The Manchester Mirror is a business. From the beginning of print news coverage in Manchester, in 1867 when George Spafford and Mat Blosser established The Manchester Enterprise, until Washtenaw Now (the inheritor of the Manchester Enterprise) ceased publication in 2015, Manchester newspapers were funded through advertising. Almost all of the money that used to go […]

 Marsha Chartrand

Letter to the Editor: Get involved with your community

February 5, 2022 To the Editor: I would like to clarify the first paragraph of my letter to the editor last week. It was not intended as an affront to the Manchester Township Board. I have apologized and acknowledged that I should have worded it differently, or just left it out. The intent of that […]

 Sara Swanson

Letter to the editor: Fill out Manchester Township survey to help them decide how to spend ARP funds

Jan. 25, 2022 To the Editor: I have been covering Manchester Township board meetings in the Mirror for nearly two years. As a resident of Manchester Township, I saw that the minutes of board meetings lacked detail, basically covering who was there and specific motions the board voted on. It is nearly impossible to tell what […]

 Sara Swanson

Senior Newsletter THE TRUMPETER – February 2022

The February 2022 edition of Manchester’s Newsletter for Seniors, THE TRUMPETER, is now available. Download it here: 3. Feb 2022 Trumpeter 1-2-3 ok. Download the calendar here: 4. Feb Cal. 2022 ok

 Sara Swanson

Letter to the editor: Higher COVID death rate in Republican counties

1-15-22 Letter to the Editor, As a native resident of Manchester and a senior citizen, I have been watching and listening to the debates, both scientific and political, about the value of vaccinations and masks. I have reached a conclusion, with new evidence, that I would like to share with my fellow Manchesterites. A couple […]

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