Wellness Center waiting for the Green Light
Everyone wants to get rid of their “COVID 15,” right?? Well, the Manchester Wellness Center, located behind Riverside School at 710 E. Main Street, is ready and waiting to help you out with that little problem! Shannon Cajic, who was just announced as the new Director at the Wellness Center in late February, shortly before […]
School Board holds budget hearing, discusses superintendent contract, and state aid
By Claire Pajka On June 15, the Manchester Community Schools’ Board of Education held a special budget hearing in addition to its regularly scheduled meeting, with all board members in attendance, and around 15 members of the public present virtually. During the budget hearing, amendments to the 2019-20 budget resolutions were approved by the board, […]
Westbound Situation visits gazebo and more for “neighborhood” live concerts
The gazebo in downtown Manchester, the Blacksmith Shop on East Main, and the residential areas of Manchester Woods and Riverbend Drive were the sites of impromptu “neighborhood concerts” on Sunday. The concerts on Father’s Day were well-received, especially by the residents of the Wildwood Condos who came out with lawn chairs and masks to enjoy […]
American 1 lobbies are now open for full services
American 1 Credit Union has announced all of its branch locations are now fully open for services, effective Monday, June 15. The reopening of the branch lobbies was communicated to all American 1 members last week. “Our entire team has worked hard for this day. The decision to reopen came with a lot of advanced […]
This is NOT OK.
Too often recently, there have been piles of trash left at the Western Washtenaw Recycling Authority (WWRA) recycle bins as well as at the clothing recycling containers. All are located at the site of the former Manchester Market on West Main Street. WWRA provides these bins as a service to the community and they are […]
County plans road work in Manchester Township this week
The schedule provided by the Washtenaw County Road Commission includes road work for the upcoming week — Monday, June 22 through Sunday, June 28, 2020. All schedules are subject to change due to weather or other circumstances. In Manchester Township, workers are scheduled to be on Ely Road, between US-12 and Sharon Hollow Road, for […]
Newly retired teacher still making a difference
After an interrupted school year, Kathy O’Mara wanted to do up her “last day of school” the right way. So on June 12, the day that should have been the last day for teachers and students, all students, alumni, staff, and community members were invited to do a drive-by parade starting at 11:45 in the […]
Four school board seats up for election on November ballot
Every two years, the Manchester Community Schools Board of Education holds an election for its 7-member board. This year, four seats are up for election–those belonging to Tom Mann, Chris Fegan, Jeremy Koch, and Karen Rothfuss. And at least two of those board members are not running for reelection. Contacted via email, Jeremy Koch stated […]
“Pandemic Prom” planned for juniors and seniors June 26
Update 6-22-20: Organizers are still in need of donations! See info on donating below. Although this is not a school sponsored function, all the school faculty and staff to attend. One of the traditional events near the end of each school year is the junior/senior prom. With the COVID-19 crisis this year, that special time […]
Manchester Township discusses fire department, Township Hall repairs and more
by Sybil Kolon, Community Reporter Corps The June 9 township board meeting was held by telephone conference call. All board members participated, as well as fire chief Bill Scully. Three members of the public were also on the line. Invoices for $40,712 were approved for the building repair due to the crash last month. Repairs are […]
