Briana Gasorski
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Beaumont updates visitation guidelines
February 15th, 20210 COMMUNITY - Beaumont Health Systems has updated their COVID-19 visitation guidelines effective Monday, Feb. 15 at 8 a.m. for all facilities in the system. Visitation will now be permitted for patients who do not have or are not suspected of having COVID-19. Beaumont Health Chief Nursing Officer Susan Grant said that having visitors...Dearborn Public Schools employees to get their COVID vaccines, agree on reopening plan
February 13th, 20210 DEARBORN — In partnership with the Wayne County Health Department, the Detroit Medical Center and DMC Children’s Hospital of Michigan are vaccinating Dearborn schools staff. The Detroit Medical Center and DMC Children’s Hospital of Michigan are beginning to vaccinate more than 1,000 teachers and staff from Dearborn Public...Henry Ford Centennial Library and Esper Branch reopening with limited in-person services
February 12th, 20210 DEARBORN — The Henry Ford Centennial Library (HFCL) and the Esper Branch Library are reopening for limited in-person services beginning Feb. 16. With strict safety protocols in place, HFCL will be open on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays from 2 p.m. until 6 p.m. and on Saturdays from 9:30 a.m. until 5:30 p.m. for both in-person...Dearborn to offer small business grants
February 12th, 20210 DEARBORN — Small business owners in Dearborn who have struggled financially due to the COVID-19 pandemic can now apply for assistance from the city. The Small Business Grant (SBG) program allows Dearborn business owners to apply to have up to $15,000 worth of specific business expenses reimbursed. Payments for the recipients...Dearborn Heights reappoints Gary Miotke as corporation counsel
February 12th, 20210 DEARBORN HEIGHTS — After nearly a year of back and forth, the Dearborn Heights City Council has reappointed Gary Miotke to be corporation counsel. Mayor Bill Bazzi submitted the appointment for the Council to vote on. “I’m going to talk about the elephant in the room,” Councilman Dave Abdallah said. “In this particular...Trial postponed for five men in alleged Governor Whitmer kidnapping plot
February 11th, 20210 GRAND RAPIDS — A trial for five of the men accused of plotting to kidnap Governor Whitmer has been postponed until October. The trial was postponed to give defense lawyers more time to receive and analyze evidence. U.S. District Judge Robert Jonker decided to reschedule the trial from March until Oct. 12 in federal court in...How to get vaccinated at local pharmacies
February 11th, 20211 COMMUNITY — The federal government is shipping 1 million doses of the COVID-19 vaccine directly to retail pharmacies starting this week. The new shipment will be a part of the first phase of the Federal Retail Pharmacy Program and will go to 6,500 stores nationwide, including CVS, Walgreens, Walmart and Rite Aid locations in select...Crestwood Schools announces tentative back to classroom plan
February 6th, 20210 DEARBORN HEIGHTS — In a packet emailed to families, Crestwood Schools presented its tentative reintegration plan for bringing students back to the classroom. The letter attached to the packet signed by Superintendent Dr. Youssef Mosallam said that the district is committed to safety. “Since March of 2020, we as a community, a...Local doctor earns free tickets to the Super Bowl
February 6th, 20210 DEARBORN — NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell responded to an emotional email about a local doctor with free tickets for he and his friends to attend the Super Bowl. Beaumont Dearborn Emergency Department Chief Dr. Zafar Shamoon has had a 12-year tradition of traveling to Las Vegas with two of his closest friends to watch the Super...Arraignment and arrest made in a school threat case from 2020
February 5th, 20210 DEARBORN HEIGHTS - In a press release issued by the Dearborn Heights Police Department, an arraignment was made in a school threat case from January 2020. Resident Tariq Fahad Almousa was arraigned in the 20th District Court on criminal charges that were authorized by the Wayne County Prosecutor’s office in response to threats of...Henry Ford doctors say iPhone 12 can disrupt pacemakers and defibrillators
February 4th, 20210 DETROIT — Cardiologists at the Henry Ford Heart and Vascular Institute have said that iPhone 12 devices could disable pacemakers. Apple warned that magnets and other components inside the iPhone 12 devices could disable pacemakers or implanted cardiac defibrillators that could potentially put millions of people at risk for...Democrats urge Biden to cancel $50k of student loan debt
February 4th, 20210 WASHINGTON D.C. — Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and other Democrats are urging President Biden to use his executive authority to cancel student loan debt. Schumer (D-NY), Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and Representative Ayanna Pressley (D-MA) reintroduced a resolution which would allow the secretary of education to cancel...Getting top dollar for your home
February 4th, 20210 COMMUNITY — With interest rates still hovering at a record low, the residential housing market continues to favor sellers over buyers. Dave Abdallah, a realtor in the community for more than 30 years, said there’s very little room for profit. “Prices are up, it’s a seller's market right now,” he said. “Sellers are...Whitmer announces contact winter sports to resume on Monday
February 4th, 20210 LANSING — With lawsuits ongoing and Republicans rejecting numerous appointments made by Governor Whitmer, contact winter sports have been approved to resume on Monday. Effective Feb. 8, contact sports can resume provided masks are worn during practices and competition. If masks cannot be worn, participants must be regularly...Antonio’s, Roman Village give back to their employees upon reopening
February 3rd, 20210 DEARBORN — Upon reopening for indoor dining with restrictions, the owners of Roman Village and Antonio’s Cucina Italiana gave back to their employees. On Tuesday, the owners split 50 percent of their sales to show their appreciation to their employees. Part owner Patrick Rugiero said it’s not about the money. “It’s......
Dearborn Police investigating non-Fatal shooting at MAYA
February 3rd, 20210 DEARBORN — The Dearborn Police Department is looking for help identifying persons of interest who may have been involved in a shooting at MAYA. The incident occurred on Monday, Feb. 1 at approximately 11 p.m. when officers responded to the Muslim American Youth Academy (MAYA), located at 19500 Ford Rd. in Dearborn, after learning...Detroit to begin vaccinating food service workers, janitors and security guards
February 2nd, 20210 DETROIT — Mayor Mike Duggan is expanding vaccination eligibility to food service employees, grocery store workers, janitors and security guards who live or work in the city. Regardless of age, any employee of these industries can call to schedule an appointment to receive the COVID-19 vaccine at the TCF Center. “Food service...Wayne County dismisses all cases related to Whitmer’s emergency COVID-19 orders
February 2nd, 20210 DETROIT — Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy announced that all adjudicated and pending cases related to the pandemic emergency orders will be dismissed. The Michigan Supreme Court ruled in October that Governor Whitmer didn’t have the authority to issue emergency orders after April 30. The Prosecutor’s Office said that the...Biden administration appoints first Arab American to serve in OCIA at U.S. Dept. of Labor
February 2nd, 20210 DEARBORN — A former staff member of U.S. Rep. Debbie Dingell (D-Dearborn) has become the first Arab American to serve in the U.S. Department of Labor's Office of Congressional and Intergovernmental Affairs. The Biden administration’s appointment of Ahmad Ramadan to be a legislative officer in the Department of Labor makes Ramadan......
Dearborn School Board modifies reopening plan
January 29th, 20211 DEARBORN — During a special meeting on Jan. 23, the Dearborn Public Schools Board of Education voted on a reopening plan. The board voted to keep the current metrics for when school buildings will reopen, which includes improving to at least a D grade on the Wayne County Health Department’s risk matrix and achieving a 5 percent...Law clinic at U of M helps residents resolve unemployment claims
January 29th, 20210 ANN ARBOR — Despite being nearly a year into the COVID-19 pandemic, thousands of Michiganders are still struggling to receive their unemployment benefits. The University of Michigan’s Workers’ Rights Clinic has law students helping residents in solving their unemployment benefit issues. The clinic opened at the U of M Law......
Dingell, Tlaib lead 71 members of Congress to ban water shutoffs
January 29th, 20210 WASHINGTON D.C. — U.S. Reps. Debbie Dingell (D-Dearborn) and Rashida Tlaib (D-Detroit) reintroduced the Emergency Water is a Human Right Act. The act would prohibit water shutoffs and ensure water affordability protections for low-income households during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)...COVID-19: Vaccine efficacy and supply, new symptoms and reopening schools
January 28th, 20210 COMMUNITY — With cases of the mutated COVID-19 variant accelerating throughout the country, studies have shown that the Pfizer vaccine is effective. Nearly 20 cases of the mutated variant have been found in Michigan alone, but a laboratory study by Pfizer shows that the new variants of COVID-19 had only a small impact on the......