WCRC: Chip seal and limestone resurfacing this week
Washtenaw County Road Commission will be performing limestone resurfacing and preventative maintenance chip seal this week in the Manchester Area. Starting Monday, May 10, Herman Rd between Watkins Rd and Sharon Hollow Rd in Manchester Township will be closed for preventative maintenance – chip seal. The road improvements are expected to take approximately two days. […]
Outdoor farmers market to fill the gap during May
submitted by Laura Wohlgemuth, Acorn Farmers’ Market & Café Board It is with great pleasure that I present our outdoor market is up and running again! The idea for having an outdoor market this year was to offer vendors who cannot sell inside Acorn Farmers’ Market & Café a place to sell their goods. But […]
Cityhood public meeting held before State Boundary Commission
About 35 people attended a virtual public hearing meeting last Wednesday in front of the State Boundary Commission (SBC). The meeting, which was intended to respond to resident concerns about the proposed incorporation of the Village of Manchester as a Home Rule City in Washtenaw County, was held via Zoom because states of emergency had […]
What’s happening with the ice cream shop?
Everyone loves ice cream, and wants it to be available in Manchester! Kids want ice cream after their baseball games. Parents want someplace they can let the kids go and not be worried about them. Seniors enjoy having a place to stroll and being able to find a nearby bench so they can watch the […]
WCRC road work season under way
The Washtenaw County Road Commission has announced its road work projects throughout the county for the week of May 3. Local roads that may be affected are as follows: County Wide: A moving operation of street sweeping will be held on paved primary roads with curbs throughout the county during the week of May 3. […]
Clinton library awarded IMLS grant and more
In addition to using the Manchester District Library, Manchester and Bridgewater Township residents can get a library card for free to check out materials from the Clinton Township Library. Additionally, Manchester and Bridgewater residents are welcome to attend all library events at the Clinton Township Library. The Clinton Township Library is located at 100 Brown […]
St. Joseph Mercy Chelsea recognized for safety, excellence
Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grades, which assigns “A,” “B,” “C,” “D,” and “F” letter grades to hospitals nationally for patient safety, last week announced its spring 2021 scorecard. St. Joe’s Chelsea is one of only 27 hospitals in the United States to be awarded an “A” grade every grading cycle since 2012. For the 19th consecutive […]
Social district meeting raises questions, provides some answers
A potential “social district” that has been proposed in the downtown Manchester area was discussed at a Downtown Development Authority (DDA) meeting last Wednesday. The hybrid-style meeting was attended by approximately 35 citizens in person and 8 call-ins. Social districts, which would allow customers at local bars and restaurants to carry their drinks to specified […]
Updated: Acorn Farmers’ Market & Café in an EVEN MORE Pickling Situation!
Editor note: This article was updated Tuesday, April 27 at 1pm with new information. submitted by Ruth VanBogelen, Acorn Board of Directors Acorn Farmers’ Market & Café – An Even More Pickling Situation! Acorn knows how excited the community is to have a grocery store again, The Manchester Market, at 455 W. Main St. Acorn […]
Marine vet learns from her past, looks to the future
Tara Guenther was raised in Dexter — a place that was once much more like Manchester than it is today — on a dairy farm, with cows, goats, pigs, and chickens. She’s come the proverbial “long way” in a relatively short period of time, and without straying too far from her rural roots. “I feel […]
