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Articles from the July 11, 2019 edition


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  • Hamtramck Mayor Karen Majewski Embraces the City's Diversity

    Renee Summers, Telegram Reporter|Jul 11, 2019

    The city of Hamtramck shares its history with the city of Detroit. Hamtramck Mayor Karen Majewski says that at one time, the city stretched from Eight Mile Road, all the way to the Detroit River. Bits and pieces were chipped away at and absorbed by the larger city of Detroit, until 1922, when Hamtramck officially became a city. At that time, two square miles was all that was left of the city. Hamtramck's current size, along with the cultural diversity found within it, is what gives the city its...

  • Belleville Teen Earns Girl Scouts Highest Award

    Renee Summers, Telegram Reporter|Jul 11, 2019

    When you purchased a box to two of Girl Scout Cookies this past spring, did you ever stop to think about what happens with the money the Girl Scouts earn? One Girl Scout from Belleville put her cookie money to good use right here in Inkster. Myranda Ivey started Girl Scouts in kindergarten as a Daisy Girl Scout, the youngest grade level in the organization. She enjoyed the Girl Scouts program and stuck with it throughout her school years, making her way through each following grade level as a...