St. Joseph Mercy Chelsea launches new Urgent Care inside hospital Emergency Department
submitted by St. Joseph Mercy Chelsea St. Joseph Mercy Chelsea announced the launch of a new Urgent Care, conveniently located inside the hospital’s Emergency Department. Upon arrival to the Emergency Department and Urgent Care entrance, patients will be evaluated by St. Joe’s Chelsea medical personnel to determine whether they require an emergency room or an urgent care visit, […]
April 8 deadline for American 1 Credit Union 2022 scholarships
submitted by American 1 Credit Union On January 31, American 1 Credit Union pledged $16,000 to its Community Involvement Scholarship Program that will be awarded to 16 local area high school students in 2022. The application deadline for this year’s program will be April 8. Funded by American 1’s Skip-a-Pay program, the scholarship program has […]
Listening leads to new pathways of understanding
The past two years have changed many things. It has changed our personal lives as well as professional lives. It has changed relationships and how we do our jobs. The way we look at our lives and the way we look at our careers has evolved significantly. And so it was for Tina Zimmerman. […]
School board makes changes at the top
The Manchester Community Schools’ board of education held a special organizational meeting prior to its regular board meeting last Monday, January 24. For the coming year, Michael Tindall was elected President, by a vote of 6-1. Ryan Novess was elected Vice-President, Brandon Woods remains Secretary, and Corey Horky, Treasurer. Tindall, who was elected to the […]
Chamber organizes for new year
The Manchester Area Chamber of Commerce met for an annual organizational meeting on Wednesday, January 26, at the Village Room on the lower level of the library. A great turnout with nearly 20 members in attendance either in person or via Zoom, allowed plenty of information to be shared with everyone. The main order of […]
MCS begins faucet & drinking fountain replacement; sets up blood testing clinic
Last Thursday Manchester Community Schools superintendent announced their next step in addressing the water testing results received in early January that showed elevated levels of lead in some of the drinking water. The school district in working with Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy’s (EGLE ) Drinking Water and Environmental Health Division, has […]
Bridgewater & Sharon Township residents asked to take tree survey
The Washtenaw County Conservation District (WCCD) is asking Bridgewater and Sharon Township residents to take survey about trees! WCCD is piloting a project which aims to identify how trees could best serve the residents of each pilot municipality, which includes Ypsilanti Township, or the City of Ypsilanti in addition to Sharon and Bridgewater. Informed by community […]
Manchester Township: Short survey & new website
submitted by Kim Thompson, Manchester Township Treasurer Manchester Township invites you to visit our new website- https://twp-manchester.org/ While you are there, we would like residents to complete a short survey regarding future planning of our township. We want to hear from you! We are looking for your input as we begin the process of updating […]
It’s a good time to check your home for radon
Did you know that Washtenaw is in the highest zone for potential radon? And of all of the parts of the county, that Manchester-area residences have the highest average radon levels? With Covid and lead in the news recently, radon might not even be on your radar. But, as January is National Radon Action Month, […]
WCSO: December 2021 report of police activity in the village
During the month of December, 2021 there were 108 calls for service. During this time, 55 traffic stops were made, resulting in 11 citations. Noteworthy events in Manchester Village last month included: On December 1, a collaboration Deputy conducted a traffic stop within the village. The driver of the vehicle had a warrant for his […]
