January 5th, 20240DEARBORN – A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit against the city of Dearborn and a city of Dearborn police officer in the shooting death of a man in the police station lobby on Dec. 18, 2022.
On that date, 33-year-old Ali Naji entered the Dearborn police station holding a firearm and attempted to shoot at an officer in the lobby....
August 25th, 20230DEARBORN – The city of Dearborn is offering residents the opportunity to order a tree for their property at no cost. The program, available through the city’s Department of Public Works, will plant a tree on interested homeowners’ front easements this fall, while supplies last. While the program is open to all residents, priority...
July 29th, 20230DEARBORN – The city of Dearborn announced a settlement in a lawsuit filed against Pro-V Enterprises, LLC. The city had notified the Southend trucking company numerous times to abate and find solutions to its output of fugitive dust, particulate matter (PM) suspended in the air and linked to serious respiratory problems.
“Residents...
April 22nd, 20230DEARBORN — The family of 10-year-old Carson Dunn, who died after falling off of a water playscape at Camp Dearborn last summer, is suing.
The lawsuit was filed by attorney Ven Johnson on behalf of Dunn’s family.
On July 6, 2022, Dunn went to Camp Dearborn, which is owned by the city of Dearborn, and was on the Ripping the...
January 13th, 20230DEARBORN — Attorney Amanda Atwy has been hired as one of the prosecutors for the city of Dearborn.
She attended Cooley Law School and started working for Dearborn's legal department as a law clerk in her second year of law school. She also completed her required externship in law school at the 19th District Court. There she worked...
October 19th, 20220DEARBORN — The city of Dearborn is running a new program, beginning Oct. 17, to help residents identify and address common property maintenance concerns.
The city's first “Sweep Week” initiative will run through Oct. 28 and will make inspectors and city staff available to help residents with common ordinance issues and address...
August 22nd, 20220DEARBORN — The city of Dearborn integrates web and app technology to make garage sales much more convenient. This is intended for both sellers who want to advertise and consumers seeking out garage sales within the city.
Garage salers can now have postings on the city website for a fee of $10. The city will then have this post,...
August 18th, 20220DEARBORN — The Dearborn City Beautiful Commission recently named the 2022 Residential Standard of Excellence honorees. The city is recognizing homes in 17 districts citywide for their beautification efforts.
The Residential Standard of Excellence is an annual program that provides residents in each of the city’s designated 17...
July 6th, 20220DEARBORN — The city of Dearborn is reminding residents to never share personal or financial information online, no matter how real an account may appear, after the discovery of a scam to impersonate elected officials.
The city is alerting the community to a social media scam to impersonate elected officials and defraud Dearborn...
March 17th, 20220DEARBORN — Due to damage sustained during the flooding in June, the Dearborn Hills Golf Course will remain closed for the season.
The catastrophic flooding that impacted more than 1,000 residents in the city caused significant damage to the golf course.
“Despite year-round efforts to bring the course back to viability, many...
February 8th, 20220DEARBORN — 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...
December 16th, 20210DEARBORN — City of Dearborn buildings will be closed for all Christmas and New Year’s holidays, including on Dec. 23-24 and Dec. 30-31.
Trash and recycling collection will occur as normal on Christmas Eve and will remain on normal schedule for New Year’s Eve as well.
Residents with any questions about trash or recycling...
July 29th, 20210DEARBORN - To meet demand for bulk drop off after recent flooding, the DPW Yard will be open 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday, July 31, for disposal of flood damaged items and other bulk materials not picked up at the curb, Dearborn government said.
The DPW Yard is at 2951 Greenfield Road. Proof of Dearborn residency is required....
June 9th, 20210DEARBORN — With Independence Day coming, the city of Dearborn is reminding residents of the city’s fireworks ordinance, which matches state law.
During and leading up to Independence Day, residents are permitted to use fireworks between 11 a.m. and 11:45 p.m. on June 29, June 30, July 1, July 2, July 3 and July 4.
Anyone found...
March 22nd, 20210DEARBORN — The city of Dearborn is encouraging residents to light the city in blue to show support for Autism Awareness Day on Friday, April 2.
World Autism Awareness Day was started 14 years ago.
The goal of World Autism Awareness Day is to join an international community where hundreds of thousands of landmarks, buildings,...
March 10th, 20210DEARBORN — The city of Dearborn has agreed to a $1.25 million settlement in a lawsuit over the fatal police shooting of an unarmed Black man in 2015.
Kevin Matthews, 35, had been chased on foot and killed after being accused of stealing an energy drink from a gas station on Dec. 23, 2015.
Matthews had had a history of mental...
March 3rd, 20210DEARBORN — The city of Dearborn is offering 500 appointments for people age 65 and older to receive the COVID vaccine on March 4.
The appointments will be from 9 a.m. until 5 p.m. and will assist the city in testing its online system to try to ensure appointments flow smoothly in the future.
Those who qualify are asked to visit...
March 3rd, 20210DEARBORN — Effective March 3 until March 27, the city of Dearborn has announced construction updates for the month of March.
According to the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT), there will be a closure of the northbound M-39 service drive (Southfield Freeway) and US-12 (Michigan Ave.) to begin on March 3 and last for...
February 20th, 20210DEARBORN - The city of Dearborn is opening its DPW yard on Saturday, Feb. 20 for free drop off of household bulk materials.
The yard will be open from 8 a.m. until 1 p.m. and proof of residency and a face mask are required.
The city cannot accept bulk debris from businesses, apartments or commercial operations and commercial...
May 13th, 20200DEARBORN — Sixty small businesses in the city of Dearborn have been selected to receive stimulus grants to help provide working capital amidst the COVID-19 crisis. Grants upwards of $5,000 will be distributed by ACCESS this week and are aimed to support those businesses most often left out of major city, state and federal relief...
May 1st, 20201On Wednesday, Dearborn Mayor Jack O'Reilly announced on Facebook that he and his wife were dealing with the coronavirus and the city’s many residents were happy to hear that they had recovered from the terrible virus, safe and strong.
“Although I am a public figure, I am someone, like many of you, who values personal and family...
March 12th, 20200DEARBORN — The city of Dearborn announced on Thursday that it is taking several precautions to mitigate any spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19). The city said in a press release that it is taking measures to ensure its residents' safety and as a result, some city services and resources will be unavailable in the short-term. A...
March 12th, 20200DEARBORN – Dearborn’s 2020 curbside yard waste program kicked off on the week of March 9-13 and will last through the week of December 7-11.
Beginning the week of March 9, residents can put yard waste in properly marked containers at the curb on their trash collection day.
Residents are reminded to place the yard waste...
November 29th, 20190DEARBORN – The city of Dearborn is reminding its residents that loose leaf collections will continue through the week of December 9-13. The last pickup for every neighborhood is scheduled on the trash day for that neighborhood that week.
The city is advising that weather conditions may change the schedule. Note that it is...
September 23rd, 20190DEARBORN — After recent armed robberies and deaths, crime and safety enforcement were two main topics at a neighborhood association meeting this past Wednesday evening at the Hajj Jamil Community Center. They’re also issues that impact almost every neighborhood in Dearborn.
Held by the Aviation Property Owners Association...
September 13th, 20190DEARBORN – The Museum Guild of Dearborn’s seventh annual beer tasting fundraiser event will return this year on Friday, September 27 from 5 p.m. to 11 p.m. at the Dearborn Historical Museum’s Ross-McFadden House.
Tickets for the event are $20 in advance, or $25 at the door, and include admission, live entertainment and the...
September 3rd, 20190DEARBORN – The city of Dearborn’s Meals on Wheels program is seeking volunteers to assist with both packaging and delivering food to Dearborn residents enrolled in the program.
The Meals on Wheels program is a Wayne County initiative, facilitated in Dearborn by the Senior Services Division. It serves home-bound seniors who do not...
June 10th, 20190DEARBORN - 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...
