November 22nd, 20200DEARBORN HEIGHTS — Danielle Elzayat, a resident of Dearborn Heights since 1995 and the mother of children in the district, has been appointed to the Crestwood School Board.
After being inspired by the direction the board has been going in the last year, Elzayat decided to interview for the position.
“I’ve been volunteering...
November 18th, 20200DEARBORN HEIGHTS — Former Councilwoman Lisa Hicks-Clayton has officially been sworn in as treasurer.
Having run against fellow Councilman Bob Constan, Hicks-Clayton was elected during the Nov. 3 elections, which were certified by Wayne County late Tuesday night.
“I just want to say thank you to a lot of people,”...
November 18th, 20200DEARBORN HEIGHTS — The city of Dearborn Heights has established a program to assist low to moderate income individuals and families whose income has been negatively affected by COVID-19.
The Homeless Prevention Program (HPP) was initiated utilizing CARES Act funding to provide emergency grant payments for bills such as rent or...
November 5th, 20200DEARBORN HEIGHTS — Mayor Daniel Paletko has put forward a request for a forensic audit into the treasurer’s office.
In the proposed agenda item put forward by Paletko for the next City Council meeting, he states the audit should be conducted for the last few months that acting treasurer Zouher Abdel-Hak has been in the...
November 3rd, 20200DEARBORN/DEARBORN HEIGHTS — First time and experienced voters are still flocking to the polls to vote in person amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
First time voter Jenna Shami of Dearborn Heights said she is excited to vote.
"I just turned 18, so this is my first election and my first presidential election," she said. "I know who I'm...
October 29th, 20200DEARBORN — A new report on the state of the car insurance industry in 2020 finds that the cost of car insurance in Dearborn is one of the highest in the nation, just behind neighboring Detroit.
Drivers in Dearborn spend an average of $3,511 on their auto policies, coming in second in the nation behind Detroit, where drivers pay...
October 16th, 20200LANSING — A Politico analysis of responses to the COVID-19 pandemic in the U.S. by various state governments shows certain states stand out in their approaches to public health, mass unemployment and school reopenings.
Politico reporters looked at the states' responses by consulting various health researchers, academic experts and...
October 6th, 20200DEARBORN HEIGHTS — A resident of Detroit has filed a lawsuit against the city of Dearborn Heights and Council Chairwoman Denise Malinowski-Maxwell for FOIA violations.
In the lawsuit filed by Charles Blackwell, he alleges that Malinowski-Maxwell did not provide all of the information he had requested via Freedom of Information Act...
October 4th, 20200DEARBORN HEIGHTS - The Wayne County Public Health Division and The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) are continuing to host weekend drive-through COVID-19 testing.
Wayne County Executive Warren Evans said that testing will continue for the rest of the year.
“The Wayne County Public Division will continue to...
October 3rd, 20200DEARBORN HEIGHTS — Two City Council members who are going head-to-head to become the city's next treasurer have turned to Facebook as a means of campaigning.
Councilman Bob Constan and Councilwoman Lisa Hicks-Clayton are both on the ballot this November to replace former Treasurer John Riley.
Riley retired in May and the City...
October 3rd, 20200DEARBORN HEIGHTS — Five candidates — two incumbents and three newcomers — are competing for two available six-year-term seats on the Crestwood Board of Education.
Sue Kaminsky has been a member of the school board for five and a half years and has lived in the Crestwood District since 1991.
“My kids went to school...
September 26th, 20200DEARBORN HEIGHTS — A veto put forward by Mayor Paletko regarding an ordinance brought forward by Council Chairwoman Denise Malinowski-Maxwell has been upheld and cannot be overridden.
To be overridden, the Council would have needed to pass the reintroduction of the ordinance with a 5-2 vote. However, it was only given a 4-3 vote...
September 25th, 20200DEARBORN HEIGHTS — During the regular meeting of the Crestwood School Board on Sept. 14, Board Member Eduardo Garcia read a resolution to censure Trustee Salwa Fawaz.
The resolution was put forth by Garcia and supported by Trustee Sue Kaminsky.
“In light of an incident involving Board Member Salwa Fawaz on June 15, 2020, in...
September 19th, 20200DEARBORN HEIGHTS — After a tense school board meeting on Wednesday was followed by a protest outside of the Board of Education building on Thursday morning, D7’s superintendent responded.
A parent addressed racism in the schools during an Aug. 25 Dearborn Heights City Council meeting and ever since, the district has been under...
September 18th, 20200DEARBORN HEIGHTS — Tensions were high during Wednesday night’s District 7 School Board meeting when numerous parents were muted when trying to voice concerns over racism in the schools.
The cases of racism made news when Barbara Young and two of her children who are students in the district attended a Dearborn Heights City...
September 17th, 20200DEARBORN HEIGHTS — The Home Depot on Michigan Avenue in Dearborn Heights is one of 19 businesses in Michigan that have been fined by the Michigan Occupational Safety and Health Administration (MIOSHA) for serious violations of COVID-19 safety guidelines.
The $4,000 citation is for violations of COVID-19 workplace safety...
September 11th, 20200HAMTRAMCK — A former vice principal from the Hamtramck Public School District (HPS) has filed a lawsuit against her employer for alleged retaliatory acts against her that she says violated her employment rights.
The complaint, filed in the Eastern District Court, says Christina Adamczyk, a Sterling Heights resident, was subjected to...
September 10th, 20200DEARBORN HEIGHTS — The City Council has approved the purchase of "protective" gear as requested by Police Chief Mark Meyers during a recent Council meeting.
The request included the purchase of 40 riot shields, 40 riot helmets and 40 straight batons totaling $11,678.
In the request submitted by Meyers to the City Council, the...
September 4th, 20201DEARBORN HEIGHTS — A resolution on the agenda for an upcoming Dearborn Heights City Council meeting mentions researching how to remove Daniel Paletko from office as mayor.
The resolution comes after an 18 month back and forth between Paletko and the City Council in regards to issuing an audit on the city’s financial...
September 4th, 20200DEARBORN — Dearborn City Council President Susan Dabaja, the Dearborn Fire Department and the Dearborn Heights Professional Firefighters are teaming up to raise money for Lebanon.
The Amity Foundation, a local non-profit in the Dearborn and Dearborn Heights communities, will be hosting the event and will be delivering the money...
September 4th, 20204DEARBORN — Dearborn Police Chief Ron Haddad held a press conference on Thursday to update the city on recent crimes. The department also released information on several incidents and related arrests in the past few weeks.
Though the department reports a decline in crime by 18 percent, several Arab Americans involved in various...
September 1st, 20201DEARBORN HEIGHTS — During a recent Dearborn Heights City Council meeting, a parent came forward stating that her children were insulted with racial slurs while at school.
Barbara Young, mother of high school student Demarri Young and middle school student Laniya Young, came forward with both children to address these...
August 31st, 20204DEARBORN HEIGHTS — City Councilman Tom Wencel addressed accusations made against him regarding money donated to the Watershed Stewards Commission during a recent City Council meeting.
The comments were brought up by Wencel after a resident voiced a complaint about Mayor Daniel Paletko being on his cell phone driving during the...
August 31st, 20201DEARBORN HEIGHTS – Having children of her own in the district and being a realtor in the area, Najah Jannoun is very familiar with Dearborn Heights’ Crestwood Public Schools.
Jannoun has two children at Crestwood High School and one at Riverside Middle School. Because of her children — sons Saied, a 2020 graduate, and Malek, a...
August 20th, 20200DEARBORN — Several local communities will be increasing their police presence over the next two weeks as part of the Operation Safe Streets initiative. Dearborn Police Captain Timothy McHale said that this is a two week traffic enforcement initiative.
“The communities involved include Melvindale, Westland, Allen Park, Wayne,...
August 19th, 20200DEARBORN HEIGHTS — With residents concerned over their water quality, the Dearborn Heights Department of Public Works wants to clear the air.
All residents citywide recently received letters in the mail regarding the “lead in their water”, which sparked numerous social media posts about the topic and several residents being...
August 15th, 20200While the housing market has been booming during the course of the COVID-19 pandemic, commercial real estate continues to struggle as more and more businesses are having to shut their doors.
Realtor Dave Abdallah said that another reason for the struggling market is fear.
“In general, the real estate market is doing extremely...
August 14th, 20200Dearborn Heights — During a recent meeting, the Dearborn Heights City Council announced that it currently does not have a valid contract with its corporation counsel and voted to remove charges billed until a valid contract is in place.
The items listed under the city’s current claims and fund transfers included a charge of $16,423...