13 Michigan schools named 2021 National Blue Ribbon Schools, two in Dearborn
September 21st, 20210 DEARBORN — U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona has recognized 325 schools as National Blue Ribbon Schools for 2021, 13 in Michigan and two in Dearborn. The recognition is based on a school’s overall academic performance or progress in closing achievement gaps among student subgroups. The schools honored in Dearborn are...
City of Dearborn hiring election workers
September 21st, 20210 DEARBORN — City Clerk George Darany is now accepting applications for election inspectors to help work the Nov. 2 municipal general election. Applicants for the position must be registered voters in the state of Michigan, but students who are 16 or 17-years-old may also serve as election inspectors. “Election inspectors are...
Wayne County announces emergency rental assistance program
September 21st, 20211 WAYNE COUNTY — Wayne County Executive Warren Evans has announced the creation of an Emergency Rental Assistance Program (ERA). The program is geared towards assisting residents facing housing insecurity and/or possible eviction due to the pandemic. The ERA is scheduled to launch on Sept. 27. “Like most of us, I was hoping...
Dearborn to continue free bulk pickup of flood-damaged material through Sept. 30
September 20th, 20210 DEARBORN — The city of Dearborn announced on Monday it will continue curbside bulk pickup of flood-damaged material through Thursday, Sept. 30 with no assessed fee, as an additional service to residents. The Dearborn City Council passed the resolution on Tuesday, Sept. 14 to continue curbside bulk pickup through Sept. 30 in order...
Traffic Commission member Gail Walls looking to earn a seat on the Charter Revision Commission
September 19th, 20210 DEARBORN — Having experience on one city commission already, Gail Walls is looking to bring her experience to the Charter Revision Commission. Walls, who has lived in Dearborn for the past 33 years, has worked and raised her family in the city. She has worked for Ford Motor Company for 34 years in purchasing as a buyer and a...
First responders given Council citations for heroism in 2020 active shooter incident
September 17th, 20210 DEARBORN HEIGHTS — Six police officers and two dispatchers were recognized at the Dearborn Heights City Council meeting for their actions in a 2020 active shooter situation. On Aug. 29, 2020, Dearborn Heights police responded to calls of a man on a balcony at the Cherry Hill apartment complex waving a rifle around. Upon arrival,...
Inkster gets $1 million grant to enhance Internet service for all residents
September 17th, 20210 INKSTER — Flagstar Bank is partnering with other organizations in making a $1 million contribution to enhance Internet service throughout the city. The bank, along with the foundation headed by former Detroit Pistons player Chauncey Billups and several other partner organizations, announced the project. Flagstar’s contribution...
Outrage, frustration from community after student Abdulmalek Alsanabani tortured and killed in Yemen
September 16th, 20210 DEARBORN — The tragic kidnapping, torture and murder in Yemen of Abdulmalek Alsanabani, a Yemeni student who resided in California, sparked outrage and protests in the U.S. and Yemen this week. Alsanabani was a 25-year-old living in Fresno, California and had decided to take an often dangerous journey across the south of Yemen to...
Ten Dearborn schools participating in walk and bike to school contest
September 16th, 20210 DEARBORN — Students at 10 selected Dearborn Public Schools will be able to participate in a “Walk and Roll to School” contest. The contest will allow many elementary and middle school students to participate in a competition to earn a chance to win prizes by walking or riding their bikes to classes under a contest encouraging...
New U.S. immigrants to be required to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19
September 15th, 20210 WASHINGTON D.C. — The U.S. will begin requiring people applying for immigrant status to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19. The new policy is set to go into effect Oct. 1, according to the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services website. “If the applicant has not received any of the listed vaccinations and the vaccinations...
Pfizer says booster shots safe, necessary in report to FDA
September 15th, 20210 WASHINGTON D.C. — The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has released new data regarding booster shots for the Pfizer vaccine. In the data, Pfizer said that vaccine booster shots would restore protection against COVID-19 up to 95 percent in real-world settings. Pfizer also noted that it would be safe and necessary to take a...
Beaumont Health says its 10 emergency rooms are near capacity
September 15th, 20210 DEARBORN — Due to a "perfect storm" of issues, Beaumont Health said all of its 10 emergency room departments are nearly full. Some of the patients are COVID-related, but the overwhelming majority of patients have other medical conditions and concerns according to Beaumont. Beaumont Health is also experiencing a blood shortage...
Ferndale officers stop Black Muslim woman in Detroit, coerce photo without hijab
September 15th, 20212 The Michigan chapter of the Council on American Islamic Relations (CAIR-MI) is asking the Ferndale Police Department to take action after its officers arrested a Muslim woman, subjected her to searches by male officers and coerced her to remove her hijab for a photo, violating her constitutional rights. At a press conference on...
Dearborn Hyatt Regency Hotel to be sold, turned into apartments
September 14th, 20210 DEARBORN — The former Dearborn Hyatt Regency Hotel is to be sold to a New York-based company that is looking to transform the property. The hotel has been closed since December 2018. An attorney for the unidentified buyer, Amir Makled of the Dearborn-based Hall Makled, said that the company plans to transform the 773 room hotel...
Mark Dawdy announces candidacy for the Charter Revision Commission
September 14th, 20210 DEARBORN — Mark Dawdy, a lifelong resident of Dearborn and a Fordson High School alumni, has announced his candidacy for the Charter Revision Commission. Dawdy has been married to his wife, Diane, for 32 years and has two children through adoption. After graduating from Fordson, Dawdy went on to Henry Ford College before......
Woman arrested after assaulting Muslim woman on flight to Detroit on Sept. 11
September 13th, 20210 WAYNE COUNTY — On Saturday, Sept. 11, the Wayne County Sheriff's Department arrested a White woman who assaulted a Muslim African American woman on a flight from Atlanta to Detroit. Aicha Toure, who is visibly Muslim due to her headscarf, was traveling on a Spirit Airlines flight from Atlanta to Detroit when a White woman whom she...
Bill Bazzi responds to accusations of faking his military service
September 12th, 20210 DEARBORN HEIGHTS — Mayor Bill Bazzi has recently been accused of faking his military service, his name and using his military uniform for political gain. Bazzi served four years in the Marine Corps and 17 years as a reserve officer before retiring in 2016 as a gunnery sergeant. The allegations came forward at the Aug. 24 City......
Hussein Hachem looking for a seat on the Charter Revision Commission
September 11th, 20210 DEARBORN — Hussein Hachem, the founder and CEO of Educare Student Services and the What’s Up Media Network, is vying for a seat on the Charter Revision Commission. Voters approved the creation of the Charter Revision Commission during the Aug. 3 primary and now have to pick nine members in the Nov. 2 general election. Hachem,...
Cheryl Hawkins seeks a seat on the Charter Revision Commission
September 11th, 20210 DEARBORN — Cheryl Hawkins, a resident for more than 35 years and a mother of two, is looking to earn a seat on the Charter Revision Commission. With bachelor's and master’s degrees in occupational therapy and a PhD in education, Hawkins considers herself a life-long learner. Hawkins recently retired from Schoolcraft College...
Beaumont Health study confirms COVID-19 vaccines prevent hospitalization, death
September 11th, 20210 DEARBORN — A new study from Beaumont Health of COVID-19 patients across Southeast Michigan shows that vaccination prevents hospitalization and death. After analyzing data for 11,834 COVID-19 patients treated at Beaumont emergency centers, researchers found that the hospitalization rate and emergency center visit rate was 96 percent...
Dearborn Heights mayor addresses water bill allegations
September 10th, 20210 DEARBORN HEIGHTS — After nearly a month of back-and-forth, tension-filled meetings and allegations, Mayor Bill Bazzi is addressing the water bill debacle in detail. Council Chairwoman Denise Malinowski-Maxwell alleged that Bazzi had written off more than $30,000 worth of water bills for the Bellagio Banquet and Conference Center on......
Dearborn police investigating a shooting
September 9th, 20210 DEARBORN — At approximately 6:30 a.m. on Sept. 9, Dearborn police officers responded to a possible shooting. The officers responded to a residence in the Georgetown Commons condominium complex located near Michigan Ave. and Schaefer. The victim suffered a non-fatal gunshot wound and was conveyed to a local hospital for...
MDHHS launches online access to immunization records
September 9th, 20210 LANSING — The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) has launched a new website to give access to immunization records. Michigan adults with immunization records posted in the Michigan Care Improvement Registry (MCIR), including the COVID-19 vaccination, will be able to locate their own records online and......
Dearborn to host ceremony commemorating the 20th anniversary of 9/11
September 8th, 20210 DEARBORN — The city of Dearborn is hosting a ceremony to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks. The ceremony will be held at 10 a.m. on Saturday, Sept. 11, outside of the Dearborn Police Station at 16099 Michigan Ave. The commemoration will be led by the Dearborn Police Department and Chief Ronald...
MDHHS updates student quarantine guidelines; Whitmer applauds mask policies
September 8th, 20210 LANSING — With more than 60 percent of students statewide covered by a mask mandate, new quarantine guidelines have been released. The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) has issued new quarantine guidance for both symptomatic and asymptomatic students. “When layered prevention strategies such as masking,......
