Worth Repeating opens limited hours this week
Worth Repeating director Pat Sahakian has announced that the store will be open from 10 am until 2 pm on Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday this week. Staff also will be taking donations on Tuesday and Thursday only from 10 am until 2 pm this week at the former Pyramid Office Supply. "We have been overwhelmed […]
Road Commission Renewal on August Ballot
By Claire Pajka On August 4, 2020, Manchester area residents – Sharon, Freedom, Manchester, and Bridgewater Townships – as well as the rest of Washtenaw County, will vote on the renewal of the proposed 2021-2024 road commission millage. Ultimately, renewing the millage would mean decreasing the amount of primary roads in Washtenaw County that are […]
Manchester's Dolly Parton Imagination Library continues, thanks to donations
One of the best parts of living in a small town is being able to experience the local community really showing support to one another when it really counts. That is just what happened when the call went out to help fund the local Dolly Parton Imagination Library. The Board members of the Manchester District […]
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 […]
