Holiday scams abound at this time of year
From the Washtenaw County Sheriff’s Office (WCSO): The WCSO reminds residents that our office will never contact you demanding payment for missed jury duty or an outstanding warrant. If you receive one of these calls, it is a scam, and you should hang up immediately. Over the last several months the WCSO has received numerous […]
New voting rules mean polls may not always be in the same location
Shortly after the recent November 2 election, The Manchester Mirror received a message from a southwest Manchester Township resident who lives within the Columbia School District. Dennis Kwapis was concerned he had not received proper notification of change in voting location prior to the election, and asked the Mirror to look into the situation. Each of the […]
Village Manager sets retirement date
Village Manager Jeff Wallace submitted a letter announcing his pending retirement on April 8, 2022, to Village Council at its November 15 meeting. A lifelong resident of Manchester, Wallace was elected to Village Council as a Trustee in 1989, and was named Village Manager just three years later, making a total of 30 years serving […]
Geocaching: Now you can treasure hunt in Sharon Hills Preserve!
Editor’s Note: This article originally appeared in the Legacy Land Conservancy’s November 2021 Legacy E-News and is republished with permission. By Pete Sandretto, Legacy Land Conservancy volunteer When I wrote a Legacy newsletter article about Geocaching on Legacy’s Preserves in 2014, there were about 1.6 million geocaches in the world. Now there are over 3 million! […]
Positive COVID-19 cases skyrocket in Manchester
For a few weeks in October, it appeared the current COVID wave we are experiencing was coming to an end and that this wave would be the smallest we’ve experienced in Manchester. Unfortunately, things took a turn for the worse in the beginning of November, when cases started rising again, and last week we had […]
Acorn Farmers’ Market & Café will stay open all year
Submitted by Ruth VanBogelen, Acorn Farmers’ Market & Café Most of the local farmers markets have closed down by now or will by the end of November. Manchester is very fortunate to have invested in a non-profit farmers market that is indoors, allowing the market to stay open all year around. In fact, Acorn will […]
Manchester Township board discusses trails, newsletter, and surveys
Submitted by Sybil Kolon, Community Reporter Corps All board members were present at the November 9 township board meeting except Krista Jarvis. Also present were fire chief Bill Scully and two other members of the public. Scully provided the fire department’s monthly report for October. There were 44 calls for service, including three fires […]
WCSO: October 2021 report of police activity in the Village
During the month of October 2021, there were 152 calls for service, with 60 traffic stops made resulting in 16 citations. Noteworthy events in Manchester Village last month include: On October 13, a Collaboration deputy responded to the 300 block of Wildwood Drive for a report of a suspicious person that had possibly tried to […]
A second year of changes for MFS Christmas giving
Manchester Family Service (MFS) provides aid to many families and individuals throughout the Manchester community. As the holiday season approaches, MFS is seeking ways to brighten the lives of these families through its annual Christmas projects. For the second year in a row, there are major changes to the projects from the past. The traditional […]
Duncan Street reopened after water main repairs complete
Residents noticed over the past two weeks that for several days, one block of Duncan Street between Adrian and M-52, was partially closed and equipment was brought in to make repairs to a water main in the area. “We completed the repair of a leak on the water main,” explained Village Manager Jeff Wallace. “The […]
