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FDA approves Pfizer COVID-19 booster for children
May 17th, 20220 WASHINGTON D.C. — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has announced expanded approval for Pfizer’s COVID-19 booster shot. Now, children ages 5-11 are now eligible for the COVID-19 booster shot made by Pfizer-BioNTech and which is recommended at least five months after the initial two-dose series of the vaccine. The...
MBCC planning Summer Career Exploration program
May 15th, 20220 DEARBORN — The Michael Berry Career Center (MBCC) is planning to offer Summer Career Exploration programs for students. The Summer Career Exploration is open to Dearborn Public School students who will be in sixth through 12th grade in the fall. Students will attend the free month-long program Monday through Thursday from June 27...
Apple Dip raises money for orphans in Lebanon, hopes to continue to grow
May 14th, 20220 DEARBORN — A 17-year-old Dearborn High School senior has launched a new business in her dad’s memory. Fatimeh Homayed came up with the idea after her father, Mohamed, tragically passed away from cancer a few months ago and she decided to open up a business out of her home called Apple Dip. “My dad always took us to these...
Roger Chapman named Dearborn Heights Firefighter of the Year
May 14th, 20220 DEARBORN HEIGHTS — Nearly a year after being recognized for his dedication to service, now Lieutenant Roger Chapman has been named the 2021 firefighter of the year. Chapman, who was promoted to lieutenant last year, has been with the department for almost eight years. During the COVID-19 pandemic, Chapman volunteered more than...
Dearborn Heights completes work on re-vamped City Council Chambers “Studio B”
May 7th, 20220 DEARBORN HEIGHTS — The city of Dearborn Heights has finally completed a long overdue renovation of its City Council chambers, now called “Studio B.” The City Council kicked off its April 26 meeting with a celebratory ribbon cutting. The room underwent a total renovation from the ground up, including construction, decor,...
City of Dearborn Heights to crack down on blight and ordinance enforcement
May 6th, 20221 DEARBORN HEIGHTS — The city is planning city wide sweeps to address blight and ordinance enforcement. Mayor Bill Bazzi told The Arab American News that the city has been receiving several complaints about blight and ordinance enforcement throughout both the north and south ends of the city. “These aren’t new complaints,”...
Dearborn charter school served with a seize property order for ex-employee’s debt
May 5th, 20220 DEARBORN — The West Village Academy in Dearborn was served with an order to seize property from the 4B Judicial District Court to repay a former employee’s debt. Superintendent Carletta Counts told Fox 2 that the school was told to pay the amount of the employee’s debt or padlocks would be put on the doors and property would be...
Two charged with using Wayne County road funding to buy generators in embezzlement scheme
May 4th, 20220 DETROIT — Two Metro Detroit men have been charged with conspiracy and embezzling $1.7 million in Wayne County funds. The funds were intended for the Wayne County Roads Division. The suspects, Kevin Gunn, 64 of West Bloomfield, and John Gibson, 54 of Detroit, were both employed with Wayne County when they allegedly solicited...
Dearborn doctor pleads guilty to unnecessarily prescribing pain meds
May 4th, 20220 DEARBORN — A Dearborn-based doctor has pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute controlled substances after allegedly writing prescriptions that were not needed. According to authorities, Dr. Tete Oniango, 47, confessed to prescribing 12,500 dosage units of hydrocodone. The allegations originally came out in...
Act 78 Commission rules in favor of former Dearborn Heights police chief, city contests and tables commission appointment
May 1st, 20220 DEARBORN HEIGHTS — Months after former Police Chief Mark Meyers was terminated, the ACT 78 Commission ruled in his favor, but the city is still contesting. Meyers was relieved of his position in February, which he contested before the Act 78 Commission on March 24. Act 78, or the Police and Civil Service Act, was first passed in...
Dearborn’s 2022 Teacher of the Year winners announced
April 30th, 20220 DEARBORN — The Dearborn Area Chamber of Commerce and Dearborn Public Schools have announced the 2022 Teacher of the Year winners. The partnership has been honoring teachers in the district for 25 years with the Alberta Muirhead Teacher of the Year Students’ Choice Awards. Awards were presented in five categories open to all...
Dearborn Heights Police Officer promoted to Sergeant
April 29th, 20220 DEARBORN HEIGHTS — Dearborn Heights Police Officer Christopher Suggs has been promoted to police sergeant after eight years with the department. Suggs, an officer with the Dearborn Heights Police Department since 2014, was originally studying mechanical engineering during his first two years of college. “I started studying and...
Local police departments to take back prescriptions on April 29 and 30
April 27th, 20220 DEARBORN/DEARBORN HEIGHTS — The Dearborn and Dearborn Heights Police Departments are participating in prescription take back events at the end of the month. The events are in partnership with the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) to give the public an opportunity to prevent pill abuse and theft by safely disposing of...
Dearborn Parks and Recreation Department hosting job fair
April 26th, 20220 DEARBORN — The city of Dearborn’s Parks and Recreation Department is hosting a job fair on May 5 from 3 p.m. until 7 p.m. at the Ford Community and Performing Arts Center. Anyone age 16 and older is invited to attend the job fair. The four-hour event will be held at the Ford Community and Performing Arts Center at the...
Dearborn Heights libraries named finalist for 2022 IMLS National Medal for Museum and Library Service
April 26th, 20220 DEARBORN HEIGHTS — The Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) announced that Dearborn Heights libraries is a finalist for the 2022 National Medal for Museum and Library Service. Dearborn Heights libraries, which consists of the Caroline Kennedy Library and the John F. Kennedy, Jr. library, is among 30 finalists for the......
Suspect shot, arrested after allegedly trying to run over Dearborn Heights police
April 26th, 20220 DEARBORN HEIGHTS — A 27-year-old Dearborn Heights resident suffered one grazing gunshot wound and was arrested following an incident with Dearborn Heights police. At approximately 6:31 a.m. on April 25, a Dearborn Heights police officer was patrolling the 8600 block of Evangeline Street, just south of Joy Road, when the officer...
Dearborn Public Schools buying two HFC buildings to expand Early College high schools
April 23rd, 20220 DEARBORN — Dearborn Public Schools has purchased two buildings on the main Henry Ford College (HFC) campus to expand the Henry Ford Early College program. The plan is to also move other services to the site. The buildings are on the north edge of the college campus and were previously home to the Society of Manufacturing...
Dearborn Heights hosts first Easter Marshmallow Drop, plans for an eventful summer
April 23rd, 20220 DEARBORN HEIGHTS — The Dearborn Heights Parks and Recreation department hosted a successful Easter “Marshmallow Drop" and hopes to continue the event for years to come. The event was held at the Canfield Community Center and had a crowd of nearly 2,000 people enjoying picture opportunities with the Easter Bunny and Elsa from...
Dearborn student receives Amazon scholarship to pursue a degree in computer science
April 23rd, 20221 DEARBORN — Dearborn Center for Math, Science and Technology (DCMST) student Angela Matta has been named an Amazon Future Engineer Scholarship recipient. The Edsel Ford High School senior will receive a $40,000 scholarship over four years to pursue a degree in computer science at a college of her choice. Matta is one of 250......
Deadline to register to participate in Memorial Day Parade extended
April 20th, 20220 DEARBORN — The deadline to sign up to participate in Dearborn’s annual Memorial Day Parade has been extended to Saturday, April 30. The 96th annual Memorial Day Parade is scheduled for Monday, May 30, following a two-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic and is actively searching for participants. The parade is one of the...
Dearborn welcomes new director of economic development
April 20th, 20220 DEARBORN — Mayor Abdullah Hammoud has announced the appointment of Jordan Twardy as the city’s new director of economic development. Twardy comes to the city with 15 years of government experience in economic and community development, fundraising, team building and project management. He most recently served as the Community and......
City partners with Wade Trim to perform drone aerial survey of Ecorse Creek
April 19th, 20220 DEARBORN HEIGHTS — In an effort to identify specific problem areas of the Ecorse Creek, the city partnered with Wade Trim to perform an aerial survey of the area. Wade Trim is the city’s civil engineering contractor and with the city, it recently completed a hi-tech aerial survey of the creek between Inkster Road and the...
Dearborn Heights police chief focusing on positive changes as he implements his plan
April 17th, 20220 DEARBORN HEIGHTS — Just a month into his tenure with the city of Dearborn Heights, Police Chief Jerrod Hart is implementing his vision. “First, I want to recognize the awesome team of DHPD officers who work around the clock to ensure our community’s residents, business owners and visitors remain safe,” he said. “And along......
