Dearborn Public Schools extend virtual learning until Oct. 12
September 16th, 20200 DEARBORN — Dearborn’s Board of Education voted to extend the district's virtual learning at its Sept. 14 board meeting. The school year started on Aug. 31 with the idea of returning to classrooms on Oct. 1. The city of Dearborn has continued to have a high number of COVID-19 cases per resident in recent weeks and according to...
ITT to give nearly $19 million in debt relief to former Michigan students
September 16th, 20200 LANSING — Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel has secured an agreement to obtain almost $19 million in debt relief for former ITT Tech (ITT) students in Michigan as part of a settlement with 47 other attorneys general and the federal Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. ITT previously operated campuses in Canton,...
Canadian-U.S. border to remain closed until Oct. 21
September 16th, 20200 DETROIT — The border between the U.S. and Canada will remain closed to non-essential travel for another month until at least Oct. 21. The restrictions on travel between the U.S. and Canada were first announced on March 18 and have been extended every month since. CBC News reported that Canadians should expect the border to be...
Tlaib, Dingell respond to Amazon calling the police on their visit to Romulus facility
September 15th, 20200 ROMULUS — U.S. Reps. Rashida Tlaib (D-Detroit) and Debbie Dingell (D-Dearborn) responded this week to an incident at the Amazon fulfillment center in Romulus, where the company called the police on them while they waited to inspect the facility for COVID-19 safety. The pair had been invited to look at conditions at the center by...
Dearborn Heights D7 schools COVID-19 update: 1 student, 1 staff positive
September 14th, 20200 DEARBORN HEIGHTS — The Dearborn Heights D7 School District has launched a new COVID-19 dashboard on its website, updating families of the latest on confirmed COVID-19 cases in the district. The online tool shows that as of Sept. 11, one student and one staff member are confirmed positive for the coronavirus. As of that date, 18...
Free drive-through COVID-19 testing coming to Hamtramck for this weekend
September 11th, 20200 HAMTRAMCK — County and state officials have struck a partnership to bring free drive-through testing for non-symptomatic residents at Bridge Academy East School in the city of Hamtramck this Saturday and Sunday. Testing will be performed at the Bridge Academy East parking lot on 9600 Buffalo Street, one block east of Conant. No...
PFAS contamination found at Ford and AK Steel’s Rouge manufacturing site
September 11th, 20200 DEARBORN — A report by The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy (EGLE), shows PFAS contamination in the groundwater and storm water at the Rouge Manufacturing Complex (RMC) in southeast Dearborn. Both Ford Motor Company and AK Steel conduct manufacturing operations on the site, which is bordered by the I-94...
Hamtramck public schools responds to retaliation lawsuit by former vice principal
September 11th, 20200 HAMTRAMCK — A former vice principal from the Hamtramck Public School District (HPS) has filed a lawsuit against her employer for alleged retaliatory acts against her that she says violated her employment rights. The complaint, filed in the Eastern District Court, says Christina Adamczyk, a Sterling Heights resident, was subjected to...
Trump visits Michigan, predicts victory, bashes Whitmer, says country has turned corner on COVID
September 11th, 20200 FREELAND – At a rally at an airport outside Saginaw on Thursday, Trump told thousands of supporters that he was confident he would secure Michigan once again, come November. Trump won Michigan by the narrowest margin in Michigan presidential election history in 2016. Michigan is a key battleground state for the November presidential...
Dearborn Heights mayor responds to Council resolution aiming to remove him from office
September 10th, 20200 DEARBORN HEIGHTS — In a 4-3 vote during a City Council meeting on Sept. 8, the Dearborn Heights City Council voted to adopt a resolution that would allow their attorneys to research legal ways of removing Mayor Paletko from office. The resolution for “endorsing Council chair’s letter to Mayor Paletko dated August 27, 2020”...
Dearborn Heights approves “protective” gear for its police department
September 10th, 20200 DEARBORN HEIGHTS — The City Council has approved the purchase of "protective" gear as requested by Police Chief Mark Meyers during a recent Council meeting. The request included the purchase of 40 riot shields, 40 riot helmets and 40 straight batons totaling $11,678. In the request submitted by Meyers to the City Council, the...
Governor Whitmer announces free college tuition for essential workers
September 10th, 20200 LANSING - Essential workers who continued to put in time during the COVID-19 pandemic will now be eligible for free college tuition to further their education. The Future for Frontliners, which was announced in April, was inspired by the G.I Bill that provided college education to those who served during WWII. While the plan is...
Sale closes for first $800 million in bonds to rebuild Michigan freeways
September 10th, 20200 LANSING — The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) announced on Thursday that it has closed on an $800 million bond issue that marks the first installment in Governor Whitmer’s $3.5 billion Rebuilding Michigan program. The bonds will cover the cost of rebuilding some of Michigan’s most highly traveled...
Unemployed Michigan workers to receive $300 payments over next week to 10 days
September 10th, 20200 LANSING — The Unemployment Insurance Agency (UIA) announced it has started processing payments for Lost Wages Assistance (LWA) for eligible Michiganders. Due to the large volume of payments to be processed, the UIA says workers will begin receiving LWA payments over the next week to 10 days. Michigan applied to the Federal...
University of Michigan issues apology over Non-POC Cafe
September 10th, 20200 DEARBORN — The University of Michigan posted an immediate apology following backlash over a non-POC virtual cafe event. The flyer for the event called it a, “Non-POC (Person Of Color) Cafe” as a “space for students that do not identify as persons of color to gather and discuss their experience as students on campus and as......
Dearborn to kick off bicyclist safety enforcement week
September 9th, 20200 DEARBORN — Starting September 9-15, Dearborn will be participating in a high visibility safety campaign for bicyclist safety enforcement week. Grants were awarded to law enforcement agencies in seven communities across the state, Detroit, Dearborn, Grand Rapids, Muskegon, Lansing, Kalamazoo and Warren, for mobilizing overtime to...
Dearborn first responders to utilize a special needs registry
September 9th, 20200 DEARBORN — The Dearborn Police and Fire Departments are reminding residents about their special needs registry. Initiated in 2016, the registry is for residents and their families with special needs to register their addresses so that first responders are better prepared upon arrival when responding to emergency......
Dearborn Heights D7 Schools report COVID-19 cases after the first week back to school
September 9th, 20200 DEARBORN HEIGHTS — Two positive cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed in Dearborn Heights’ D7 School District less than a week after school began. One case was confirmed at Bedford Elementary and one case was confirmed at Annapolis High School. Parents and guardians received letters from the principals at the end of last week...
Why you should exercise your right to vote
September 9th, 20200 DEARBORN HEIGHTS — With election season well underway, Dearborn Heights City Councilman Dave Abdallah said it’s important to exercise your right to vote. “It’s a constitutional right,” he said. “It should never be taken for granted. People complain when it comes to voting, but only about 15-20 percent of people actually...
Dearborn Police looking for information on cell phone theft
September 8th, 20200 DEARBORN — The Dearborn Police Department has issued a statement requesting help from the public to help get more information on an incident that occurred at Dearborn Fresh on Sunday. At approximately 6:56 p.m. on Sunday, September 6, numerous cell phones were stolen from a kiosk located inside Dearborn Fresh Supermarket at 13661...
Dearborn Heights City Council puts forward resolution to potentially remove mayor from office
September 4th, 20201 DEARBORN HEIGHTS — A resolution on the agenda for an upcoming Dearborn Heights City Council meeting mentions researching how to remove Daniel Paletko from office as mayor. The resolution comes after an 18 month back and forth between Paletko and the City Council in regards to issuing an audit on the city’s financial......
Fundraiser to be held in Dearborn to benefit Lebanon relief efforts
September 4th, 20200 DEARBORN — Dearborn City Council President Susan Dabaja, the Dearborn Fire Department and the Dearborn Heights Professional Firefighters are teaming up to raise money for Lebanon. The Amity Foundation, a local non-profit in the Dearborn and Dearborn Heights communities, will be hosting the event and will be delivering the money...
Dearborn continues tradition of being Tree City, USA
September 4th, 20201 DEARBORN — Over the last 31 years, Dearborn has been known as “Tree City, USA.” Holly Malewski, assistant superintendent of Public Service Division for the city, said it’s a title the city takes very seriously. “We really pride ourselves on maintaining that title in Dearborn,” she said. “Trees are so important to......
Dearborn Heights students return to school amid pandemic with hiccups along the way
September 4th, 20200 DEARBORN HEIGHTS — With the school year starting off under a new normal, Dearborn Heights school boards are experiencing some hiccups along the way. While the COVID-19 pandemic is still very much present in the community, a lot of discussions occurred over the summer on the status of children returning to school this fall. Governor...
Dearborn schools resume classes with a first week “soft start”
September 4th, 20200 DEARBORN — After months of planning and debate, Dearborn Public Schools opened classes for its students this week. A “soft start”, beginning Monday, Aug. 31, saw the school district open up with an amended half-day schedule for the first week, to allow students and their parents and teachers adapt to the online-only instruction......
