Posts tagged with "Dearborn"

Dearborn man who filed for $9.8 million tax refund headed to court COMMUNITY

Dearborn man who filed for $9.8 million tax refund headed to court

September 17th, 20200 LANSING – A Dearborn who filed for a tax refund of more than $9.8 million from the Michigan Department of Treasury is being charged with multiple felonies, including tax fraud, Attorney General Dana Nessel announced on Thursday. Dashonta D. Warren, 41, is charged with one count of filing a false income tax return, a...
Dearborn Public Schools extend virtual learning until Oct. 12 COMMUNITY

Dearborn Public Schools extend virtual learning until Oct. 12

September 16th, 20200 DEARBORN — Dearborn’s Board of Education voted to extend the district's virtual learning at its Sept. 14 board meeting. The school year started on Aug. 31 with the idea of returning to classrooms on Oct. 1. The city of Dearborn has continued to have a high number of COVID-19 cases per resident in recent weeks and according to...
ITT to give nearly $19 million in debt relief to former Michigan students  COMMUNITY

ITT to give nearly $19 million in debt relief to former Michigan students 

September 16th, 20200 LANSING — Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel has secured an agreement to obtain almost $19 million in debt relief for former ITT Tech (ITT) students in Michigan as part of a settlement with 47 other attorneys general and the federal Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. ITT previously operated campuses in Canton,...
PFAS contamination found at Ford and AK Steel's Rouge manufacturing site COMMUNITY

PFAS contamination found at Ford and AK Steel’s Rouge manufacturing site

September 11th, 20200 DEARBORN — A report by The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy (EGLE), shows PFAS contamination in the groundwater and storm water at the Rouge Manufacturing Complex (RMC) in southeast Dearborn. Both Ford Motor Company and AK Steel conduct manufacturing operations on the site, which is bordered by the I-94...
Dearborn to kick off bicyclist safety enforcement week COMMUNITY

Dearborn to kick off bicyclist safety enforcement week

September 9th, 20200 DEARBORN — Starting September 9-15, Dearborn will be participating in a high visibility safety campaign for bicyclist safety enforcement week. Grants were awarded to law enforcement agencies in seven communities across the state, Detroit, Dearborn, Grand Rapids, Muskegon, Lansing, Kalamazoo and Warren, for mobilizing overtime to...
Dearborn first responders to utilize a special needs registry COMMUNITY

Dearborn first responders to utilize a special needs registry

September 9th, 20200 DEARBORN — The Dearborn Police and Fire Departments are reminding residents about their special needs registry. Initiated in 2016, the registry is for residents and their families with special needs to register their addresses so that first responders are better prepared upon arrival when responding to emergency...
Fundraiser to be held in Dearborn to benefit Lebanon relief efforts COMMUNITY

Fundraiser to be held in Dearborn to benefit Lebanon relief efforts

September 4th, 20200 DEARBORN — 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...
Dearborn continues tradition of being Tree City, USA COMMUNITY

Dearborn continues tradition of being Tree City, USA

September 4th, 20200 DEARBORN — Over the last 31 years, Dearborn has been known as “Tree City, USA.” Holly Malewski, assistant superintendent of Public Service Division for the city, said it’s a title the city takes very seriously. “We really pride ourselves on maintaining that title in Dearborn,” she said. “Trees are so important to...
Dearborn schools resume classes with a first week "soft start" COMMUNITY

Dearborn schools resume classes with a first week “soft start”

September 4th, 20200 DEARBORN — After months of planning and debate, Dearborn Public Schools opened classes for its students this week. A “soft start”, beginning Monday, Aug. 31, saw the school district open up with an amended half-day schedule for the first week, to allow students and their parents and teachers adapt to the online-only instruction...
Dearborn police seeking assault suspect allegedly involved in shooting Crime

Dearborn police seeking assault suspect allegedly involved in shooting

September 4th, 20200 DEARBORN — On Tuesday, August 25, Dearborn police officers responded to a shooting that occurred on the 14300 block of Michigan Avenue at approximately 5:15 pm. The suspects, described as two Black males, fled the scene. A 26-year-old Dearborn resident was transported to a local hospital with a non-fatal gunshot wound. After a...
Dearborn community celebrates WWII veteran’s 100th birthday COMMUNITY

Dearborn community celebrates WWII veteran’s 100th birthday

September 3rd, 20200 DEARBORN — A convoy of about 30 cars, 50 motorcycles, a firetruck and three police cars in Dearborn participated in ensuring one man’s birthday was one to remember. John Dolega, a WWII veteran from Dearborn who served in the Navy from 1943-1946, celebrated his 100th birthday on Tuesday. Dolega then went to law school in...
Ford announces 1,400 salaried job cuts through buyouts by end of year COMMUNITY

Ford announces 1,400 salaried job cuts through buyouts by end of year

September 2nd, 20200 DEARBORN — The Dearborn-based automotive giant Ford Motor Co. has announced it is seeking to cut 1,400 salaried positions through a buy out program by the end of this year. The job eliminations are part of an $11 billion restructuring. Ford told its employees of the voluntary buyouts through a company email. The buyouts will be...
Commercial real estate struggling during COVID-19 pandemic COMMUNITY

Commercial real estate struggling during COVID-19 pandemic

August 15th, 20200 While 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...
Dearborn Schools to start year online, with optional in-school support COMMUNITY

Dearborn Schools to start year online, with optional in-school support

August 11th, 20200 DEARBORN — The Dearborn Public Schools Board of Education agreed Monday night for the district to start the school year online for all students. Students from preschool through high school will take classes online at least until the first week of October. The board will reevaluate conditions later in September to see if it is...
Dearborn Heights welcomes Dearborn Fresh to its downtown COMMUNITY

Dearborn Heights welcomes Dearborn Fresh to its downtown

August 7th, 20201 DEARBORN HEIGHTS — Dearborn Fresh Supermarket celebrated its grand opening in Dearborn Heights on Aug. 3. Wayne County Executive Warren Evans said the store’s opening is great not just for the community, but for the entire county. “This is an important day for Wayne County,” he said. “It’s important to be around so many...
Primary Election 2020: Big victories in Wayne County for Tlaib, Worthy, Aiyash COMMUNITY

Primary Election 2020: Big victories in Wayne County for Tlaib, Worthy, Aiyash

August 5th, 20200 DEARBORN — Unofficial election results out of Wayne County for the Aug. 4 primaries show victories for Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy; U.S. Reps. Rashida Tlaib (D-Detroit) and Debbie Dingell (D-Dearborn); Wayne County Treasurer Eric Sabree; Wayne Commissioners Sam Baydoun, Al Haidous and David Knezek;  State Rep. candidate...
Dearborn School Board to discuss three options for a return to school COMMUNITY

Dearborn School Board to discuss three options for a return to school

July 30th, 20200 DEARBORN — The Dearborn School Board of Education will be conducting a special study session on August 6 at 1 p.m. to discuss the three possible options recommended by the district's Reopen Committee for a return to school. The meeting will be held at the Administrative Service Center, 18700 Audette. Indoor gatherings in Michigan...
COVID-19, aging, dementia and social bonds; an Arab American perspective COMMUNITY

COVID-19, aging, dementia and social bonds; an Arab American perspective

July 25th, 20200 DEARBORN — COVID-19 has been a difficult ordeal for Sylvana Berry, 24, and her family. Berry is extremely close to and has been directly involved in the care of her grandmother, Samira Baghdadi, who has Alzheimer’s Disease. Baghdadi migrated to the U.S. in 1976 with her husband and six children, escaping from the Lebanese Civil...
AAPAC announces August primary election endorsements  COMMUNITY

AAPAC announces August primary election endorsements 

July 24th, 20200 DEARBORN — The Arab American Political Action Committee (AAPAC) is endorsing a number of candidates in state and municipal elections for the August primary elections.  Since 1998, AAPAC has organized Arab Americans to encourage political activity and participation. The organization maintains a thorough endorsement process for...
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