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On Saturday, October 8, both the Garden City Fire and Police Departments hosted a joint Open House event to welcome residents in to meet firefighters and police officers and get a peek at each department's operations. Both departments had an array of vehicles on display for youngsters to explore. Police officers provided a variety of displays and demonstrations including the department's drone, which is useful for surveilling large-scale events or searching for a suspect or missing person. The...
Creative Art Society presents the Fall Festival of the Arts. Friday night's opening kicked off our 18th year of this show highlighting creative artists. It was an evening where the visitors could meet the artists and enjoy strolling through this show with over 100 pieces of Fine Art while enjoying the music of Steve Washburn and his guitar. This show is unique since it is a juried all-medium event. A heartfelt thank you to all the volunteers who make this show possible, especially our show...
LANSING – Today, Governor Gretchen Whitmer signed several bipartisan bills to increase protections for foster youth and remove barriers for families interested in adopting or fostering a child. She also signed legislation to expand voting access for troops and authorize local clerks to pre-process absentee ballots two days before Election Day. This brings the total number of bipartisan bills Governor Whitmer has signed since taking office to 959. "These bipartisan bills deliver on a range of k...
City prepares to launch one-of-a-kind approach to re-engage unemployed residents Community organizations with a history of helping long-term unemployed can submit applications for the first phase until November 7th for services including training, mentorship & more Selected partner organizations will be eligible for up to $2,200 per participant for each program track in milestone-based performance incentives DETROIT – The City of Detroit is looking to partner with community groups and a...
DEARBORN - AAA-The Auto Club Group hosted the first ever Impaired Driving Summit at their Dearborn headquarters today. Leading regional and national experts were on hand to discuss the issues and challenges associated with impaired driving and the legalization of marijuana in Michigan. "Advancing the discussion of traffic safety is imperative based on the implications of adult-use cannabis and other substances in our state," said Howard Hughey, Michigan Public Affairs Director, AAA-The Auto...
resident Joe Biden has issued a pardon to all prior federal offenses of simple marijuana possession, fulfilling a campaign promise of getting rid of possession convictions and loosening the drug's federal classification. "Sending people to prison for possessing marijuana has upended too many lives and incarcerated people for conduct that many states no longer prohibit," Biden said in a statement. "Criminal records for marijuana possession have also imposed needless barriers to employment,...
River Rouge is undergoing a major political change. There will inevitably be new people in mayoral, treasurer, city council, and school board positions. The race is on. The polls will be opening on November 8th. The neighborhood has been redecorated with signs and banners, and candidates have held events pushing their campaign. The auditorium of River Rouge High School was home for a public forum hosted by the Western Wayne County NAACP and Just Transition. All candidates on the November 8th...
Let's go Bulldogs! Westwood Community School District students, families, teachers, staff and alumni are kicking off a week-long Homecoming 2022 celebration on Monday, Oct. 10. The festivities start with Spirit Week, where students, teachers and staff can participate in the dress-up days that include themes like a character from a movie, TV show or book, decades day, dressing backward, dressing like a twin and a blackout day where students and staff will wear all black. Spirit Week builds up to...
TAYLOR, MI- Wayne County will host its last quarterly large scale household hazardous waste (HHW) collection effort of 2022 at Wayne County Community College Downriver Campus in Taylor on October15th. "It is so important that Wayne County be an environmentally friendly community, and my administration is whole-heartedly committed to making this happen. Our upcoming Household Hazardous Waste event, which will take place on October 15 at Wayne County Community College in Taylor, is just one...
