August 5th, 20201Dearborn Heights — During last Tuesday's City Council meeting, Dearborn Heights City Councilwoman Lisa Hicks-Clayton responded to what she calls a “personal attack” by Mayor Paletko.
The comment made by Paletko during a City Council meeting on July 14 questioned Hicks-Clayton’s understanding of finances when Hicks-Clayton...
May 29th, 20200DEARBORN HEIGHTS - This week, the Dearborn Heights City Council, by a vote of 4-2, appointed Zouher Abdel-Hak as interim city treasurer. Abdel-Hak, who owns N.J. Diamonds in Dearborn, will serve as treasurer from June 29 until November 5, when a new treasurer will be elected by city residents.
Abdel-Hak will be replacing retiring...
March 6th, 20200DEARBORN HEIGHTS — Qualified individuals from the Dearborn Heights community are encouraged to submit their letters of interest and resumes for the soon to be vacant city Treasurer position. The city’s current treasurer, John Riley, announced his retirement in December, after serving in the position for 26 years. His retirement takes...
February 14th, 20200DEARBORN HEIGHTS — Last week, Samer Beydoun, a Dearborn Heights resident with a diagnosed mental illness, was arrested by Dearborn Heights Police and kept in custody for four days without being charged.
Beydoun’s sister Samar Beydoun and attorney Issa Fawaz told The Arab American News that the circumstances around his arrest are...
November 2nd, 20190DEARBORN HEIGHTS – At a hearing in the Third Circuit Court in Detroit last Friday, October 25, Judge Muriel Hughes denied three motions by Dearborn Heights Mayor Daniel Paletko in an ongoing legal battle between him and the majority members of the Dearborn Heights City Council.
Paletko told The Arab American News that he plans to...
October 12th, 20190DEARBORN HEIGHTS — Six candidates will vie for three seats on the Dearborn Heights City Council in the November 5 elections, as the three incumbents will face three challengers.
The city had a population of 57,774 as of the 2010 U.S. Census, and includes a growing number of Arab American residents, many of whom are small business...
August 3rd, 20190DEARBORN HEIGHTS – In a third regular meeting of the Dearborn Heights City Council on Tuesday, Council members resolved to keep the second version of the retainer agreement with the outside law firm a majority of the Council wants to hire.
They also voted to appeal last month’s Wayne County District Court decision in favor of...
August 3rd, 20190DEARBORN HEIGHTS — With the clock counting down on next week's Dearborn Height's City Council primary elections, The Arab American News caught up with Councilman and Century 21's real estate whiz Dave Abdallah to talk about his background and political ethics.
Abdallah moved with his family from Lebanon to Dearborn in 1976 as a...
July 29th, 20190DEARBORN HEIGHTS – Business owner and longtime Dearborn Heights resident Jamal Bazzi has announced his run for one of three City Council seats in the Aug. 6 primary election.
He took time during a busy day of campaigning and knocking on doors in the city this week to talk to The Arab American News about his background and his hopes...
July 28th, 20190DEARBORN HEIGHTS – In an extraordinary step, the Dearborn Heights City Council moved this week to amend its schedule and add a third regular meeting for next Tuesday, July 30.
The move came as the Council deliberated its next resolution to authorize the retention of Ottenwess, Taweel & Schenk, PLC (OTS).
The resolution also...
July 13th, 20191DEARBORN HEIGHTS – City Councilwoman Lisa Hicks-Clayton has served on the Dearborn Heights City Council for two consecutive terms and hopes to continue serving the city’s residents. With the primary election coming up on Aug. 6, Hicks-Clayton, who will be one of nine candidates competing for three seats, spoke to The Arab American...
May 17th, 20190Dearborn Heights – The Dearborn Heights City Council voted 5-2 on May 14 to override mayor Daniel Paletko’s veto of their motion to approve the hiring of Southfield law firm Ottenwess, Taweel and Schenk, PLC to file a complaint against the mayor.
The Council had filed a lawsuit against the mayor without a vote that was thrown out...
May 26th, 20170DEARBORN HEIGHTS — Dearborn native Dave Abdallah is a well-known name in the Metro Detroit area. His real estate agent team within Century 21 Curran & Christie has been first in the ranking in Michigan since 2001. In November 2015, he also became a member of the Dearborn Heights City Council. The tapestry of Abdallah's story is...
