Eman Jassem
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Healthy Dearborn coalition to begin eight-week walking campaign
June 27th, 20190 DEARBORN – Beginning July 10, Healthy Dearborn, Mayor Jack O’Reilly and Beaumont Health will launch a new eight-week challenge to offer people more opportunities to participate in a healthier lifestyle. The campaign will run until September 10. The campaign is currently looking for volunteer walk leaders. Anyone interested is...
Dearborn Hills Golf Course offers opportunities for kids
June 27th, 20190 DEARBORN — The Dearborn Recreation and Parks Department’s “Drivers” or “Putters” programs are offering golf opportunities for kids beginning June 18. Golf enthusiasts between the ages of 7 and 17 are invited to register for both programs. The Drivers and Putters programs, offered at the Robert Herndon Dearborn Hills Golf...
Amended Dearborn ordinance gives dates and times for fireworks use
June 22nd, 20190 DEARBORN – The city of Dearborn updated the fireworks ordinance in February of this year. While the amended ordinance restricts the number of holidays and the times during which residents can discharge fireworks throughout the year, more allowable days were added around Independence Day. During and leading up to Independence Day,...
Dearborn’s outdoor neighborhood pools to open in mid June
June 10th, 20190 DEARBORN - Starting June 14, Dearborn’s outdoor summer pool season gets into full swing with the opening of the city’s three neighborhood pools. Ten Eyck Pool will open Friday, June 14, featuring open swimming daily from 1 p.m. to 6 p.m. On June 15, Lapeer and Summer-Stephens will open, also offering open swimming daily from 1...
Ramadan Suhoor Festival promotes unity and diversity among Muslims
June 10th, 20190 DEARBORN HEIGHTS — Community members and many attendees from other towns celebrated the farewell weekend of the Ramadan Suhoor Festival, making its second appearance at the Hype Center on West Warren Avenue. Starting out as a pop-up festival, the Ramadan Suhoor Festival morphed into four weekends of food, celebration and unity...
Dearborn parks to be treated with pesticides to stop weed growth
June 8th, 20190 DEARBORN – Beginning Thursday, June 6, the Department of Public Works will be treating grassy areas with a pesticide to discourage weed growth in order to keep Dearborn’s parks enjoyable throughout the summer. This is an annual application and will take several business days to complete the process across the designated parks in...Dearborn program for immigrant students featured in national group’s film
DEARBORN — A new professionally-produced video on the success of the Dearborn Public Schools' programs for immigrant students will be showcased during a special screening on Monday, June 10 at Salina Intermediate School at 3:30 p.m. Created by Colorin Colorado with cooperation from the district and the Dearborn Federation of...
Bangladeshi American cab driver from Hamtramck killed on the job in Detroit
May 31st, 20190 DETROIT — A Bangladeshi American father of seven was shot and killed while driving his cab Saturday morning. Hamtramck resident Joynul Islam, 60, was a cab driver for Checker Cab. The incident occurred as he was dropping a passenger off on the 600 block of Collingwood Street, near Woodward, around 2 a.m. Saturday. According to...
Billions needed to fix roads and bridges in Wayne County
May 31st, 20190 DETROIT— Within the next 10 years, Wayne County needs to invest more than $3 billion for 90 percent of the infrastructure to be brought to better conditions. Wayne County public roads and bridges comprise the largest and oldest local public infrastructure system in the state of Michigan, impacting one of the most significant...
Dearborn community members talk about stigma and mental health awareness
May 20th, 20191 DEARBORN — On Saturday, April 27, The Arab American Health Initiative (AAHI) held a public seminar on raising awareness about mental health treatment, including therapy and medication, at the Ford Community and Performing Arts Center. Attendees included community and organization members and panelists in psychiatry and other mental...
Henry Ford Centennial Library will temporarily close for major renovations
May 20th, 20190 DEARBORN – The Henry Ford Centennial Library (HFCL) will temporarily close to the public starting May 20 through the fall for a major renovation project. In order to serve residents during the closure, library hours at both the Bryant Branch Library and the Esper Branch Library will be extended beginning June 1. The extended...
Dearborn and Wayne County offer free household hazardous waste disposal days
May 20th, 20190 DEARBORN - Starting on May 11, a series of free household hazardous waste collection days will take place from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. in many Wayne County locations. Multiple drop-off options are available. Wayne County collection events are offered at the following locations: May 11 at Henry Ford College, August 10 at the Westland Shopping...
Dearborn Police warn residents against credit/debit card skimmers
May 20th, 20190 DEARBORN —During a press conference on Thursday, May 16, Dearborn Police advised residents to give any card reader a good look before using their credit or debit card. Community members and Dearborn Police and city officials were present at the Dearborn Administrative Center for the press conference. The Dearborn Police...
Beaumont recruiting patients for National Cancer Institute targeted therapy study
May 20th, 20190 ROYAL OAK — An ongoing study at Beaumont Hospital is recruiting patients for a nationwide cancer study on targeted therapies. The research will be conducted at Beaumont hospitals in Royal Oak and Troy. The National Cancer Institute seeks to determine whether targeted therapies for people whose tumors have certain gene mutations will...
Dearborn Police Report: Crime is down by 13.9 percent
May 17th, 20190 DEARBORN — On Thursday, May 16, the Dearborn Police Department held a press conference to address crime updates and issues in the city. The conference focused on arrests of full-scale organized fraud involving ATM “skimming”, robberies, hit and run accidents and more. Fraud and ATM skimmer The Dearborn Police Department,......
Dearborn High School film festival premieres set for May 22 and 23
May 17th, 20190 DEARBORN — The public is invited to join Dearborn High School’s film festival and student movie premieres on May 22 and 23 at the Michael Guido Theater inside the Ford Community and Performing Center. Seven movies will be premiered; tickets are $7 in advance or $10 at the door. For pre sales, people are advised to call...
Dearborn schools and 19th District Court Celebrate Law Day
May 10th, 20190 DEARBORN - On Monday, May 6, the judges of Dearborn’s 19th District Court joined local students to celebrate Law Day. Law Day is a national day set aside to celebrate the rule of law and provide an opportunity to understand how law and the legal process protect liberty, strive to achieve justice and contribute to the freedom that......
Detroit Cinco de Mayo Parade celebrates Mexican culture
May 10th, 20190 DETROIT — On Sunday, May 5, the 55th annual Cinco de Mayo Parade kicked off at noon in the southwest of Detroit, beginning at West Vernor and Central Avenue for a celebration of Mexican culture. Hosted by the Mexican Patriotic Committee of Metro Detroit, a crowd of thousands of people stood on the sidewalks along Vernor and watched...
Local community commemorate the 37 lives brutally executed in Saudi Arabia
May 10th, 20190 DEARBORN HEIGHTS — On Saturday, May 4, public officials, religious and community leaders came together in the Islamic Institute of America (IIA) to commemorate the innocent people who were brutally beheaded by the Saudi regime. Saudi Arabia beheaded 37 of its citizens on April 23, in the largest mass execution the country has...
Dearborn elementary school students participate in clean-up parades
May 10th, 20190 DEARBORN - Beginning on May 9, elementary school children in Dearborn are participating in clean up parades around their schools, and other annual and environmentally-friendly events. Elementary school children in Dearborn continue to reinforce the idea of a beautiful Dearborn, and this will be the 67th year of children participating...
Dearborn Historical Museum to host two spring sales events
May 10th, 20190 DEARBORN – On May 11, the Dearborn Historical Museum will host two sales events, including a trunk sale and a spring fair sale. Guests can peruse the garage sale-like event and purchase bread, plants and more. Spring Fair Sale The Dearborn Herb Study Association will be hosting its plant, bread and craft sale from 9 a.m. to 3......
Israel, Gaza reach ceasefire agreement after weekend of rocket attacks, airstrikes
May 6th, 20190 GAZA — An Egyptian-mediated ceasefire agreement was reached with Israel on Monday to end a weekend of violence in the Gaza Strip and Israel, a report from Reuters said. “The ceasefire understanding will begin Monday 04:30 (01:30 GMT)” a Palestinian official familiar with the agreement said to the news agency. The fighting was...
How do residents in the Metro area celebrate Earth Day?
April 29th, 20190 DEARBORN - To commemorate Earth Day, the global holiday to celebrate life, more than two dozen institutions and organizations in the Metro area hosted an activity or event in honor of the holiday. Educational institutions hosted celebratory activities that included collecting roadside trash and wearing T-shirts, sweaters or jerseys......
Vehicle crashed through wall at Dearborn middle school
April 26th, 20190 DEARBORN — On April 23, the Dearborn Police Department responded to a report that a sedan crashed into into Bryant Middle School. The vehicle hit the side of the building near Telegraph Road and Cherry Hill Street. Dearborn Police and Fire Department personnel responded and rendered first aid to the driver, a 33-year-old Dearborn...
Skeletal remains found in a wooded area in Dearborn
April 26th, 20190 DEARBORN - On Tuesday, April 23, the Dearborn Police Department was notified by CSX Transportation that possible human remains had been located in a wooded area near Michigan Avenue and Miller Road. A search by officers confirmed that the remains were human. The Wayne County Medical Examiner’s office responded for testing......
