Students weigh in on stress of removing virtual Wednesdays
This week Manchester teachers and students alike experienced their first five-day school week in nearly a year. On Friday, March 13, 2020 the COVID-19 crisis forced schools across the state and across the nation to close. Manchester, like most other Michigan districts, stayed closed for the remainder of the year. When Manchester Community Schools reopened […]
CRC evolving in response to community needs
March has traditionally been the month of the Community Resource Center (CRC)'s annual meeting. Last year, due to the onset of COVID-19 in mid-March 2020, the meeting was postponed until September. Although held via zoom to make it accessible to the entire community, no one other than board members joined in. "It will be held […]
Worth Repeating starts its second year
submitted by Pat Sahakian In spite of being closed after only eight days of operation last March and reopening slowly in June, Worth Repeating has authorized donations of $14,014 back to the community during its first year of operation. Donations have been made to the Acorn Market, Happy Hearts Feline Rescue, Manchester Community Resource Center, […]
Run Manchester set for August 7
Run Manchester is back! And it's returning with some hopeful expansions, pending approval by two more township boards. After a year's hiatus due to COVID concerns, the event, organized by Robotics Teams of Manchester (RTM), is set for Saturday, August 7, 2021. RTM representatives attended the Village of Manchester virtual meeting on Monday, March 1 […]
Manchester resident receives St. Joe's Chelsea's 5,000th COVID-19 Vaccine
submitted by St. Joseph Mercy Chelsea On March 3, St. Joe's Chelsea administered its 5,000th COVID-19 vaccine, less than three months after the first vaccination at the hospital. Mary Gullett, a 72-year-old from Manchester, was the excited recipient. "I feel very fortunate to have received a vaccination appointment, and to be a milestone vaccine recipient […]
Manchester Township board purchases new fire truck
submitted by Sybil Kolon, Community Reporter Corps The February 9 Manchester Township board meeting was held by Zoom video due to restrictions during the pandemic. All board members were present, along with fire chief Bill Scully, village president Pat Vailliencourt, and other members of the public. The board approved payment for the new fire truck […]
School Board ends virtual Wednesdays
It has been a tough and emotional week for Manchester students and staff. Up until this week, Manchester Community Schools has been observing asynchronous virtual Wednesdays during the 2020-2021 school year. Students did not report to school on Wednesdays in person, but instead worked on a day’s worth of assignments from home while teachers caught […]
Lila Harvey earns essay recognition for second straight year
Each year, the Veterans of Foreign Wars sponsors the Patriot's Pen essay/scholarship competition. Students from the 6-8th grades from across the United States, US territories, and US defense/diplomatic locations overseas compete for a national scholarship worth $5,000. This Patriot's Pen program begins with submission of written essays to local VFW posts. Essays are due by […]
WWRA keeps our community greener through recycling
submitted by Shawn Personke, WWRA PR/Outreach The Western Washtenaw Recycling Authority (WWRA) collects, sorts, and distributes tons (literally) of materials. We also get questions about those materials — what we take, what we don’t take, and what do we do with all the paper, plastic, glass, and metal that we accept. Non-Acceptable Items Over the […]
I ❤️ Downtown Manchester finale
submitted by Pat Sahakian Shirley Disch of Manchester is the winner of the I ❤️ Downtown Manchester Contest. Her name was drawn on Saturday, February 27, 2021 at Worth Repeating. Shirley wins a $200 gift certificate, that may be spent at any combination of the 17 participating merchants in downtown Manchester to be used in […]
