Briana Gasorski
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Community Foundation names Ric DeVore new president
February 11th, 20220 DETROIT — The Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan’s Board of Trustees has named Richard "Ric" L. DeVore the next president after a nearly year-long, national search. DeVore will begin his role on April 1. DeVore was born and raised in Dearborn and earned degrees from the University of Michigan and Wayne State...
Dearborn police investigating potential homicide on city’s northeast side
February 11th, 20220 DEARBORN — At approximately 9 a.m. on Friday, Feb. 11, Dearborn police and fire responded to the 7500 block of Indiana for a medical assist. Upon arrival, officers discovered a deceased 78-year-old man and a 31-year-old suspect had been taken into custody in connection with the incident. Detectives and crime scene investigators...
The Custard Company recovering again after second accident in six months
February 11th, 20221 DEARBORN — The Custard Company, located at the corner of Monroe St. and Outer Drive in Dearborn, is recovering again after a second accident. Jamal Jawad, 32, bought the former pizza business three years ago and turned it into a specialty ice cream shop known for items such as The Sweet Bun, The Wowffle and their Injected Loaded...
Dearborn seeks Memorial Day parade participants
February 11th, 20220 DEARBORN — After a two-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the city of Dearborn is planning on bringing back its 96th Memorial Day Parade. The parade will be hosted in partnership with the Dearborn Allied War Veterans Council (DAWVC) on Monday, May, 30 and is one of the largest of its kind in the U.S. and the oldest...
Islamic Center of Detroit proposes to rename Belton Mark Twain Park after Muhammad Ali
February 11th, 20220 DEARBORN — In honor of Black History Month, The Islamic Center of Detroit (ICD) is proposing to renovate and rename the Belton Mark Twain Park. The ICD is located in District 7 at the Detroit-Dearborn border and is hoping to be able to renovate and remodel the park, located at Belton Ave. and Mark Twain Street, and rename it...
Henry Ford Museum offering discounted tickets for low-income families
February 10th, 20220 DEARBORN — In partnership with Museums for All, The Henry Ford Museum and Greenfield Village in Dearborn is offering discounted tickets for low-income families. Museums for All is an access program of the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) and is administered by the Association of Children’s Museums (ACM) in an...
Dearborn police introduces new traffic safety unit
February 10th, 20220 DEARBORN — As part of Dearborn Police Chief Issa Shahin’s plan for public safety, a new Traffic Safety Unit has been introduced. The unit will be focusing on hazardous moving violations that endanger public health, including speeding and reckless driving. The unit is also tasked with efficiently responding to resident...
Former Macomb County prosecutor set to go to trial for conducting criminal enterprise, other felonies
February 10th, 20220 MOUNT CLEMENS — Former Macomb County Prosecutor Eric Smith is being sent to trial for a litany of felony charges made against him in 2020, including embezzlement, misconduct in office and conducting a criminal enterprise. Three others were also charged in the investigation. Attorney General Dana Nessel’s office, along with...
Dearborn City Council President Pro-tem Erin Byrnes running for state representative
February 10th, 20220 DEARBORN — Dearborn City Council President Pro-Tem Erin Byrnes has announced her candidacy for the newly drawn 15th State House District. “Today, I filed to run for state representative in the new 15th District,” Byrnes wrote in a Facebook post. “This District encompasses precincts 33-50 in Dearborn and the majority of...
City of Dearborn looking for board and commission members
February 8th, 20220 DEARBORN — The city of Dearborn is looking for residents to submit applications to voluntarily be appointed to any of its numerous boards and commissions. Commissions and boards are used in the city to aid in policy and development, including planning, zoning, development, human resources and other facets of city...
Dearborn Heights adds police commissioner position to the police department
February 5th, 20220 DEARBORN HEIGHTS — For the first time in its history, the city will have a police commissioner overseeing the operations of the police department. Dr. Joseph E. Thomas, Jr. was appointed to the role on a six month basis by Mayor Bill Bazzi to oversee all administrative operations and strategic planning for the department. “I...
March 1 to be remote learning day for Dearborn Public Schools
February 4th, 20220 DEARBORN — Dearborn Public Schools will be having all students learning virtually on Tuesday, March 1 due to the special election being held that day. On that day, students will log into their classes from home via Schoology and Zoom and have a full day of live learning with their teachers and attendance will be taken. Buildings...
Republican candidates urge poll workers to bring guns, unplug machines if they suspect voter fraud
February 3rd, 20220 LIVINGSTON COUNTY — Two Republican candidates for state office are under criticism for telling potential poll workers to unplug machines and come armed to the polls. Ryan Kelley, a Republican candidate for governor, and Mike Detmer, a Republican candidate for State Senate in Livingston County, made the comments when they met with...
State Senator Sylvia Santana announces re-election campaign
February 3rd, 20220 DEARBORN — With new district maps drawn, State Senator Sylvia Santana (D-Detroit) is looking to be re-elected to the newly drawn Second Senate District. Santana served in the Michigan House of Representatives, serving the Ninth District from 2017 to 2018 when she was elected to represent the Third District, covering the cities of...
Two-time Senate candidate John James to run for Congress in newly drawn District 10
February 3rd, 20220 John James, a businessman from Farmington Hills who was twice unsuccessful in running for the Senate, is now running for Congress. James, a Republican, lost against Democrat Debbie Stabenow in 2018 and Democrat Gary Peters in 2020. In both races, he had support from former President Trump. He lost to Stabenow by only 7 percentage......
Malcolm X house in Inkster added to the National Register of Historic Places
February 3rd, 20220 INKSTER — The former home of activist Malcolm X in Inkster has been added to the National Register of Historic Places. The National Register of Historic Places is the U.S. federal government’s official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historic significance. The...
Dearborn COVID vaccination and testing sites to close Feb. 3
February 2nd, 20220 DEARBORN — Due to inclement weather throughout southeastern Michigan, COVID-19 testing and vaccination clinics in Dearborn will close on Thursday, Feb. 3. The city of Dearborn announced a snow emergency late Tuesday night and sounded its sirens at 6 a.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 2 to remind residents to move their vehicles from the......
Pfizer asks FDA for emergency approval for COVID-19 vaccine for children under 5
February 2nd, 20220 WASHINGTON D.C. — Pfizer-BioNTech has asked the FDA for emergency authorization for a two-dose COVID-19 vaccine for children 6-months- to 5-years-old. The company is still awaiting data on a three-dose course. Early data from Pfizer has shown that the vaccine is safe and produces an immune response. For the youngest age group,...
Dearborn Heights officials negotiate new street lighting arrangement with DTE
February 2nd, 20220 DEARBORN HEIGHTS — City officials have negotiated new street light replacement and maintenance arrangements with DTE in a three-phase plan. The program will replace a majority of the city’s lights while saving nearly $280,000. The first phase of the plan calls for the replacement of nearly all of the outdated mercury-vapor and...
Wayne County Veterans Services Division to provide financial help to vets
February 2nd, 20220 WAYNE COUNTY — There is financial help available to veterans who may be struggling with their rent and utility payments in Wayne County. While the county has more than 84,000 veterans, the COVID-19 pandemic has made it difficult for the Wayne County Veteran Services Division to make the community aware of the resources it offers to...
Nessel launches investigation into high insulin prices
February 1st, 20220 LANSING — Attorney General Dana Nessel has sought court approval to investigate Eli Lilly and Co., accusing it of charging excessive prices for insulin. The filings asked an Ingham County judge to authorize a probe under the state consumer protection law, including the use of subpoenas to get records and to interview company......
Chief Shahin outlines new plan for public safety in Dearborn
January 30th, 20220 DEARBORN — With a focus on accountability, Dearborn Police Chief Issa Shahin has outlined his plan to combat the problems that residents care about the most. Residents have been very vocal in their concerns over reckless and distracted driving throughout the city as well as an increase in violent crimes. Shahin said that while...
Dearborn police warn of larceny of airbags
January 28th, 20220 DEARBORN - The Dearborn Police Department is issuing a public advisory on a recent uptick in thefts of vehicle airbags throughout the city. The thefts seem to be aimed at GM vehicles, the Chevrolet Malibu specifically. Individuals have been observed targeting vehicles parked on city streets or in parking lots in the overnight......
Dearborn welcomes new director of parks and recreation
January 28th, 20220 DEARBORN - Mayor Abdullah Hammoud has announced the appointment of Sean Fletcher as the director of parks and recreation for Dearborn. Fletcher served as the director of parks and recreation in Kalamazoo for ten years and spent 15 years in Canton Township’s Leisure Services Department before that where he was responsible for...
Nadia Nasir appointed to the D7 School Board
January 28th, 20220 DEARBORN HEIGHTS — After Dearborn Heights' District 7 School Board Trustee Mandy Diroff resigned suddenly earlier this month, the school board worked quickly to fill her seat. Four people interviewed for the position: Rachel LaPointe, a parent and former City Council candidate; Leslie Windless, a community activist and member of......
