Manchester/Chelsea WAVE shuttle bus stops and schedule announced
Update: March 17, 2020: At a special meeting convened on March 14, WAVE Board of Directors voted to suspend all transit programs through April 5. As we continue to monitor the evolving situation around COVID-19, St. Joseph Mercy Chelsea and WAVE have decided to also suspend the launch of its transportation initiative in Stockbridge and […]
Spring/Summer Farmers Market to be held at Acorn, not ChiBro Park, 3 days a week
submitted by Ruth Van Bogelen Manchester residents will be able to continue to enjoy a farmers market three days per week this spring and summer. The market will continue to be at 327 W. Main St – the site of Acorn Farmers’ Market & Café later this year. The days and hours will continue to […]
Laid-off or hours cut back due to COVID-19? The CRC is ready to help!
Many Manchester area residents will feel the economic impact of the closures and lack of business due to social isolating during the COVID-19 pandemic, if they are not already. This may mean loss of a regular paycheck or even total loss of employment. The Manchester Community Resource Center (CRC) will help everyone in need of […]
Manchester DECA students excel at state competition
Manchester’s DECA chapter had 10 people qualify and attend the State Career Development Conference in Detroit, March 5-7. They competed in events like automotive marketing, hotel and lodging, principles of business management, principles of marketing, professional selling, quick-serve restaurant management, and more. Participants included Nathan Booth, Maddie Harris, Jaxon and Riley McGuigan, Jake Messman, Matt […]
Village at a new vantage point in seeking city status
Village President Pat Vailliencourt updated the Village Planning Commission last week on the most recent developments in the process toward possibly becoming a city. “Our boundary survey, using the existing village boundaries, has been approved by the State Boundary Commission,” she stated. “This means we may proceed with using the exact same boundaries that we […]
Comcast extends plans for low-income households during coronavirus crisis
Comcast announced last week that it will increase speeds for its low-income “Internet Essentials” program, and making the program free to new low-income customers for two months, amid the coronavirus outbreak. Speeds will increase from 15Mbps to 25 Mbps. The change is designed to help millions of low-income Americans who don’t have internet service during […]
Election results: Biden wins big & WCC millage proposal passes
Joe Biden has been declared the winner of the Democratic presidential nomination in Michigan. In Washtenaw County, as of 11:10pm tonight (with 58% of precincts counted), Joe Biden leads Bernie Sanders 47.79% to 46.39%. All other candidates on the ballot have received less than 2% of the vote each. All five of Manchester area precincts […]
Wilderness Connection holds successful fund-raiser
Five years ago, Jeff Proctor realized he wanted to do something to connect people to nature. As an avid outdoorsman and devout Christian, he has found for himself that getting outdoors, getting unplugged, and being in touch with God’s creation is an important way to enjoy life. So, in 2015, he started The Wilderness Connection. […]
Manchester’s Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library reaches half eligible children in first 4 months!
Books and reading are essential to the development of young minds. In November, a number of Manchester organizations came together and began accepting applications to have free books mailed to the homes of area children, from birth to age 5 through an international program, Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library. Manchester resident Shannon Brown did much of […]
Manchester bands perform well at band festival
Manchester High School hosted our region’s MSBOA District Band and Orchestra Festival on Thursday, Friday and Saturday. The Manchester High School Concert Band competed on Thursday and earned a second-division rating. The 7th & 8th grade band competed on Friday and earned a first-division rating, meaning they will advance on to compete at States. Band […]
