Tempers flare at May 1 Melvindale City Council meeting
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Tempers flared at the May 1 Melvindale City Council meeting as elected officials and attendees reacted to Mayor Nicole Shkira’s contentious appearance at the April 23 Dearborn City Council meeting ..read more
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When Andrea Bocelli calls …
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  By SCOTT BEWICK Times-Herald Newspapers What do you do when you get a call from one of the world’s most famous tenors on a Sunday morning? If you’re Patrick Rugiero, co-owner and executive director of Roman Village Restaurant Group, you drop everything and make brunch for everyone in the entourage and deliver it personally ..read more
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Separation of church and state: Wyandotte residents express concerns over church lease of community garden
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  By SUE SUCHYTA Sunday Times Newspapers WYANDOTTE – When the city’s Beautification Commission voted on Feb. 1 to cut ties with the city’s community garden, an agreement with Wyandotte Family Church seemed like the answer to a prayer.  Others in the city, however, were concerned that a religious organization leasing city land and administering ..read more
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Riverview mayor covers challenges and wins during State of the City
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  By SUE SUCHYTA Sunday Times Newspapers RIVERVIEW – In a State of the City address sponsored by the Southgate Rotary, Riverview Mayor Andrew Swift covered the city’s challenges and wins May 1 at Arnaldo’s Banquet Center while also recognizing local businesses.  The third annual event serves as a scholarship fundraiser for students at Riverview ..read more
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Melvindale mayor attends Dearborn council meeting, insults mayor, city
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By SUE SUCHYTA Times-Herald Newspapers DEARBORN – Melvindale Mayor Nicole Shkira spoke at the April 23 Dearborn City Council meeting, ostensibly to ask for an extension of a canceled jail contract, but instead insulted Mayor Abdullah Hammoud.  Shkira, who showed up unannounced and spoke during citizen comment time, violated protocol by addressing a contract issue ..read more
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Dearborn Heights City Council votes to not reappoint Farinha as city attorney
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By SUE SUCHYTA Times-Herald Newspapers HEIGHTS – Using a provision the City Council believes is granted  by the city charter, the body voted April 23 to reappoint Assessor Kimberly Comer and not reappoint Corporation Counsel Roger Farinha.  Mayor Bill Bazzi and Farinha assert that the council is wrong in its interpretation of the charter, and ..read more
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Retiring philanthropic grocers honored
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  By SUE SUCHYTA Sunday Times Newspapers WYANDOTTE – Retiring grocers Norm and Larry Garmo, who founded Shoppers Valley Market, 750 Biddle, in 1979 with their late father, Sabri Garmo, were recognized at the April 22 City Council meeting.  The brothers, who were honored with lifetime honorary Wyandotte citizenship by Mayor Robert DeSana, were praised ..read more
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NOAA administrator meets with local mayors to discuss infrastructure flood solutions under way along Ecorse Creek
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  HEIGHTS – National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Administrator Rick Spinrad visited Michigan last week to meet with mayors and officials representing communities along the Ecorse Creek for a first-hand look at the infrastructure flood solutions underway. Mayors attending were Dearborn Heights Mayor Bill Bazzi, Lincoln Park Mayor Michael Higgins, Allen Park Mayor Gail McLeod ..read more
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Dearborn cracks down on industrial storage
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City adopts ordinance with some of the strictest regulations in the state DEARBORN – The city will now mandate some of the strictest guidelines in the state for the proper storage of industrial materials that most commonly produce hazardous fugitive dust. The City Council unanimously voted in support of an amendment to the city’s “bulk ..read more
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Free Summer Discovery Program planned at Dearborn elementary and middle schools
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  DEARBORN — Dearborn Public Schools is planning a large 2024 Summer Discovery Program for current elementary and middle school students, thanks to a multi-million grant. The free Summer Discovery Program will provide hours of additional math and literacy education for students, using an extension of the same curriculum students received during the school year ..read more
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