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Dearborn launches downtown bike share program
June 19th, 20170 DEARBORN — On Tuesday, the city launched a new bikeshare program in partnership with Beaumont Health and Zagster Inc. — a provider of bike-sharing systems countrywide— installing 50 bikes across 10 stations in the city's east and west downtown areas. "Bike sharing is another great way for visitors to experience Dearborn, either...
Students’ art on display at local gallery
June 18th, 20170 By Stephen Martin The Arab American News intern DEARBORN — Artwork from local students, ranging from kindergarten to high school, are on display alongside art from the Artists Society of Dearborn at the Padzieski Art Gallery throughout the month of June. The students' artwork is chosen from the annual Dearborn Public Schools...
Dearborn Board of Education postpones trustee selection after deadlock
June 16th, 20170 DEARBORN — Despite expectations from the community at large and more than 100 people in attendance, the Dearborn Board of Education did not appoint a new trustee on Monday, June 12. Instead, the board tabled the decision until the June 19 meeting at Henry Ford College. The board recently interviewed candidates to replace...
Activists, officials slam State House committee for passing anti-sanctuary bills
June 16th, 20170 LANSING — Activists and local officials made their final impassioned plea before a Michigan House committee passed bills on Wednesday, June 7 that prevents any city or county from passing "sanctuary" laws. The two bills, introduced by State Reps. Pamela Hornberger (R-Chesterfield Twp.) and Beau LaFave (R-Iron Mountain), passed in...
Six Michigan officials charged with manslaughter in Flint water crisis
June 14th, 20170 FLINT ― Six current and former Michigan and Flint officials were criminally charged on Wednesday for their roles in the city's water crisis that was linked to an outbreak of Legionnaires' disease that caused at least 12 deaths, the state's attorney general said. Five of the officials, including Michigan Health and Human Services...
Interfaith leaders, officials and community display unity at mayor’s iftar
June 13th, 20170 DEARBORN — Elected officials, candidates, community members and organization and religious leaders of different faiths broke bread together at an iftar dinner hosted by Mayor Jack O'Reilly at Byblos Banquet Hall on Wednesday, June 7. The dinner's standing-room-only attendance was a testament to solidarity amid the trying times...
Two killed in motorcycle crash in Dearborn
June 12th, 20170 DEARBORN- Dearborn police are investigating a motorcycle accident that claimed the lives of two people early Sunday. The accident happened on Ford Road near Wyoming at about 1 a.m. According to police, the 22-year-old motorcycle driver, Muhammed Al-Dairawi, crashed into a Ford F-150 on Ford Road as the vehicle exited the Ford...
Up to 100 girls may have been victims of female genital mutilation in Metro Detroit
June 11th, 20171 DETROIT —Up to 100 girls may have been genitally mutilated in the Metro Detroit area during a 12-year conspiracy. Three Metro Detroit doctors have been accused in the case. There is evidence showing that eight girls were mutilated, according to U.S. Assistant Attorney Sara Woodward. The country's first female genital mutilation...
Hamtramck sides with Paris Agreement
June 11th, 20170 HAMTRAMCK — On Sunday, June 4, Mayor Karen Majewski joined a group of 210 mayors from around the U.S. who have pledged to uphold the Paris Agreement, also known as the Paris climate accord. President Trump pulled the U.S. out of the accord last week. The group Climate Mayors (Mayors National Climate Action Agenda or MNCAA) is an...
Carrying concealed guns without permit passes State House, awaits Senate approval
June 11th, 20170 LANSING — Concealed weapons may now be carried without a permit or mandatory training under a controversial plan the State House approved on Wednesday, June 7. The House passed the four-bill package after a series of votes, prompting a debate about gun safety. Supporters said it would extend Constitutional rights to gun owners,...
Dr. Youssef Mosallam: The Fordson graduate who became its youngest principal
June 10th, 20170 By Stephen Martin DEARBORN — For Dr. Youssef Mosallam, one of the three executive directors of student achievement in the Dearborn Public Schools, education isn't just about test scores. "It's about, did you shape the life of young men and women that are now shaping the lives of others?" he said. Mosallam, 41, has been in his...
Dearborn School Board to select new trustee on Monday
June 9th, 20170 DEARBORN — On Tuesday, June 6, The Dearborn Board of Education interviewed six candidates seeking to fill the vacancy left by former trustee Mariam Bazzi, who resigned on May 22 following her appointment by Governor Snyder as a judge in the Wayne County Circuit Court. The new trustee will be elected by the board though a majority...
Board of Education to interview seven applicants for vacant seat, five are Arab Americans
June 6th, 20170 DEARBORN ― The Dearborn Board of Education is seeking to fill a seat vacated by former Trustee Mariam Bazzi. Bazzi resigned on May 22 after she was appointed by Governor Snyder as a judge in the Wayne County Circuit Court. She was a Lead Prosecuting Attorney in the Wayne County Prosecutor's Office, and elected as a trustee in...
Police looking for man who robbed 13-year-old’s phone
June 6th, 20170 Dearborn — Police are still looking for a man who stole a 13-year-old girl's cell phone on Saturday, May 27 near Michigan Avenue and Middlesex Street. The suspect, described as a white or Arab male 25-40 years old with a thin build, walked up to the girl at around 7:30 p.m., forcibly stole her cell phone and fled the scene on...
Dearborn man to be arraigned on terrorism-related federal charges
June 2nd, 20174 DEARBORN ― The man in question involving a FBI raid at a Dearborn home Thursday night is suspected of aiding terrorists, The AANews have learned from sources close to the investigation. Samer ElDebek, a Lebanese American truck driver, was taken into custody and transported to his hometown of New York on Friday on federal charges of......
Four Dearborn teachers awarded for their accomplishments
June 2nd, 20170 DEARBORN — On May 24, parents, students and teachers gathered at the Michael A. Guido Theater in celebration of teachers nominated by the pupils whose lives they've change through education. Four teachers were nominated for the Alberta Muirhead Teacher of the Year Award: Julie Spencer of Henry Ford Elementary in the pre-K to...
Dearborn Public Library sets new guidelines for visiting students
June 2nd, 20170 DEARBORN — The Dearborn Library Commission has approved new building guidelines in order to make the Dearborn Public Library a welcoming environment. These guidelines are for students using the Henry Ford Centennial Library and the Esper and Bryant branch libraries during the final two weeks of the school year. During the period...Detroit has second consecutive balanced budget
DETROIT — The city of Detroit has moved past its former bankruptcy with a current balanced budget and a near $63 million surplus. The figures were released on May 31 from Detroit's Comprehensive Annual Financial Report for the fiscal year that ended on June 30, 2016. This is the city's second consecutive balanced...US sees sharp drop-off in refugee arrivals; Michigan mirrors national trend
LANSING — The number of refugees re-settled in Michigan has dropped sharply over the past six months, mirroring a national trend, according to new analysis of U.S. State Department data from the Pew Research Center. Last October Michigan re-settled 563 refugees. As of April, that number has fallen to 168. Nationally, 9,945 refugees......
Councilman Tom Berry rescinds resignation
June 2nd, 20170 DEARBORN HEIGHTS — Dearborn Heights city councilman Tom Berry, who originally resigned from his position on May 16, decided to rescind his resignation. He spoke about his decision to finish the rest of his term at the May 23 council meeting. "I love this city…," he said. "I decided that maybe resigning today was not the most...
Dearborn’s decaying alleys: Don’t expect more than patching
June 2nd, 20171 DEARBORN — Amid significant plans to pull the city into the future, forgotten remnants are driving it back to a history paved by segregation. Explicit disparities between Dearborn's west side and the east side have long been the proverbial elephant in the room. Michiganders contend that infrastructure conditions vary greatly......
The future of most business districts outside of Downtown Detroit is uncertain
May 30th, 20170 By Lester Graham | Michigan Radio There are small business districts throughout Detroit that are barely hanging on. They were once thriving. But, population loss, and the loss of wealth in the neighborhoods have caused hard times for neighborhood businesses. The question is: what to do with them now? In the MorningSide neighborhood...
BREAKING: ICE detains employees at Ann Arbor restaurant
May 24th, 20170 ANN ARBOR-After eating breakfast at popular Ann Arbor restaurant, Sava's, a small team of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Officers proceeded to interrogate and detain between three and five employees. The officers entered the restaurant, located at 216 S. State around 11:30 A.M. on Wednesday, entering the kitchen while the......
