Briana Gasorski
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Police Officers Association of Dearborn endorses Susan Dabaja for mayor
April 19th, 20210 DEARBORN — City Council President Susan Dabaja has earned a much sought after endorsement from the Police Officers Association of Dearborn (POAD). Three other candidates sought the endorsement for mayor from the POAD. POAD President Bill Anhut said Dabaja was the right choice. “The Police Officers Association of Dearborn...
Dearborn Heights seeking businesses to advertise for its newsletter
April 17th, 20210 DEARBORN HEIGHTS — The spring and summer issue of the Dearborn Heights Today Newsletter is in the early stages of development and looking for advertisements. The newsletter will be mailed to nearly 24,500 homes and businesses throughout Dearborn Heights in May and will also be available on the city's website. The city is looking...
Dearborn residents to offer free brake light repairs
April 17th, 20210 DEARBORN — Volunteers with the activist group Accountability for Dearborn (A4D) will offer free brake light check ups on Saturday, April 17. From 11 a.m. until 3 p.m. motorists can have their brake and headlights assessed and replaced at Accountability for Dearborn’s Free Brake Light Repair Clinic in the parking lot of the...
Dearborn Heights Mayor appoints new comptroller and ordinance director
April 17th, 20210 DEARBORN HEIGHTS — Even more changes have been made in City Hall over recent weeks, including a new comptroller and a new ordinance and animal control director. After the sudden departure of former comptroller Chuck Bonza, Mayor Bill Bazzi appointed Badri Jawad to the role. Jawad graduated from Fordson High School and has a...
Charges announced against State Rep. Jewell Jones
April 16th, 20211 LANSING - State Rep. Jewell Jones (D-Inkster) was arraigned on charges brought forth after a vehicle incident in Livingston County on April 6. According to several reports, Jones was so confrontational after drunkenly driving his vehicle into a ditch on I-96, that state troopers had to use a taser and pepper spray on him. The...
Local realtor announces candidacy for Dearborn Heights City Council
April 16th, 20210 DEARBORN HEIGHTS — Hassan Ahmad, a resident for more than 15 years and a real estate broker with Re/Max Leading Edge is running for City Council. After moving to Dearborn Heights, Ahmad met his wife and had a daughter and two sons, who attend school in the city. “Being the proud product of this city, I have come to know the...
Construction noise to be present in East Dearborn
April 16th, 20210 DEARBORN — An essential project related to the sewer separation project will cause construction noise for residents in the area of Chase and Donald. The project is expected to bring noise from 7 a.m. until midnight from April 14 until June 16. The construction project is being conducted by DTE, but is necessary in order for the...
COVID-19 cases in children on the rise in Michigan
April 15th, 20210 LANSING — Despite early claims that children were less likely to catch COVID-19, hospitalizations and confirmed cases among children are on the rise. According to state data, as of April 15, there are 50 suspected pediatric cases and 41 positive cases. Dr. Prashant Mahajan, an emergency medicine physician at the University of...
Abdul El-Sayed endorses Abdullah Hammoud for Dearborn mayor
April 15th, 20210 DEARBORN — Dr. Abdul El-Sayed, former Detroit Health Department director and gubernatorial candidate, is endorsing State Rep. Abdullah Hammoud’s campaign for mayor. “Rep. Hammoud is the right person to lead Dearborn at this critical time in the city’s history,” El-Sayed said. “We are navigating not only the COVID-19...
Dearborn native becomes one of the first Muslim Americans to command U.S. naval ship
April 15th, 20210 DEARBORN — Commander Houssain “Sam” Sareini of Dearborn has become one of the first Muslim Americans to command a U.S. naval ship. On April 9, Sareini took command of the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Nitze (DDG 94) at a ceremony in Portsmouth, VA, according to a Navy press release. Sareini has been in...
Khodr Farhat announces candidacy for Dearborn City Council
April 14th, 20210 DEARBORN — Longtime resident and activist Khodr Farhat has announced that he is running for one of seven City Council seats up for grabs in the upcoming election. Farhat made the announcement in a Facebook post. “After many long conversations with community members, family and friends, I’m excited to announce that I will be...
Governor Whitmer shares Ramadan greetings via video
April 14th, 20210 LANSING — With the start of Ramadan this week, Governor Whitmer shared Ramadan greetings with the entire Muslim community. “Peace be upon you,” she said. “I want to extend my greetings for a Ramadan Mubarak to all Michiganders who observe this important and holy month.” In her statement, Whitmer went on to explain the...
Two Dearborn Heights children win bicycles in contest
April 14th, 20210 DEARBORN HEIGHTS — In a contest that was a cooperative effort between Mayor Bill Bazzi and the Dearborn Heights Target store, two children won free bicycles. The contest originated as part of a March 13 family food box and children’s book distribution sponsored by Bazzi at Annapolis High School. The winning tickets were hidden...
Michigan to expand the use of monoclonal antibody therapy
April 14th, 20210 LANSING — Governor Whitmer and the MDHHS said that the state is expanding the use of medical intervention to reduce COVID-related hospitalizations and deaths. The intervention involves additional doses of monoclonal antibodies made available to providers and requests to providers to expand the number of infusion sites throughout...
Officer charged with second-degree manslaughter in Daunte Wright killing
April 14th, 20210 BROOKLYN CENTER, MN — The police officer who authorities say shot and killed Daunte Wright after a traffic stop has been arrested and charged with second-degree manslaughter. The officer, Kim Potter, resigned earlier this week and is now being charged in the shooting death of 20-year-old Daunte Wright. At the time of the......
Dearborn approves temporary pop-up food businesses during Ramadan
April 14th, 20210 DEARBORN — The Dearborn City Council approved temporary pop-up outdoor food businesses to operate to accommodate Ramadan gatherings. The initiative is intended to encourage individuals to celebrate Ramadan safely while practicing social distancing and was recommended by Mayor Jack O’Reilly’s administration and approved by the...
HAP selects Hassan F. Abdallah as interim chief compliance officer
April 13th, 20210 DEARBORN — Health Alliance Plan (HAP), the insurance subsidiary of Henry Ford Health System, has named Hassan F. Abdallah as its interim chief compliance officer. As the interim CCO, Abdallah will be responsible for ensuring the organization complies with federal and state laws, regulatory requirements and leading the organization......
Biden greets Muslims as they observe the holy month of Ramadan
April 13th, 20210 WASHINGTON D.C. — President Biden issued a statement marking the beginning of Ramadan to all Muslim communities. “In this pandemic, friends and loved one cannot yet gather together in celebration and congregation, and far too many families will sit down for iftar with loved ones missing,” the statement said. “Yet, our Muslim...
Michigan “pauses” J&J COVID vaccine over clot reports, CDC and FDA recommendations
April 13th, 20210 WASHINGTON D.C. — In a joint statement, the CDC and FDA announced the recommendation of a “pause” on using the single-dose Johnson & Johnson (J&J) COVID-19 vaccine. The agencies are investigating unusual blood clots in six women that occurred from six to 13 days after being vaccinated. The clots occurred in veins...
Aseel Almudhala named wrestler of the year, one of 10 heading to nationals
April 13th, 20210 DEARBORN — The Michigan Community College Athletic Association (MCCAA) has named Henry Ford College (HFC) wrestler Aseel Almudhala wrestler of the year at this year’s MCCAA tournament. The HFC wrestling team was also named a runner up at the tournament. Almudhala, whose weight class is 125 pounds, took first place at the MCCAA...
Local police remind the community about distracted driving
April 11th, 20210 DEARBORN — With April being National Distracted Driving Awareness Month, state and local law enforcement agencies are joining forces. The law enforcement agencies will be intensifying their enforcement of state and local texting and distracted driving laws to raise awareness about the dangers and legal implications of distracted......
ACCESS and Dearborn Fire Department selected to provide more equitable vaccine distributions
April 10th, 20210 DEARBORN — The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) and Protect Michigan Commission recently selected the Dearborn Fire Department and ACCESS to encourage more equitable vaccine distribution in more vulnerable communities. ACCESS and the Fire Department are among 22 pilot sites to receive doses of the COVID-19...
Winners selected for Women’s Leadership and Community Service Award
April 10th, 20210 DEARBORN HEIGHTS — The Dearborn Heights Community and Cultural Relations Commission has announced five winners for the Women’s Leadership and Community Service Award. Current commissioners were removed from the selection pool out of fairness and the community was asked to submit nominations for Women’s History Month in......
Susan Dabaja kicks off mayoral campaign with a fundraiser event
April 10th, 20211 DEARBORN — Council President Susan Dabaja kicked off her mayoral campaign with a fundraiser event at Byblos Banquet Center in Dearborn. The event, which was held outdoors and observed CDC guidelines with mask requirements and social distancing, brought out supporters from all around the community. Fellow Council member Leslie...
Dearborn police denies “excessive force” was used in arrest of homeless Black man, A4D responds
April 9th, 20211 DEARBORN — Just one month after settling a $1.25 million lawsuit for the wrongful death of an unarmed Black man, the city investigated an excessive force case this week. The activist group Accountability For Dearborn (A4D), has been going to City Council meetings for nearly a year, calling on police reform and action in the......
