Briana Gasorski
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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......
Dearborn Homecoming Festival to return in August
April 16th, 20220 DEARBORN — After a two-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Dearborn Homecoming Festival is making its return this August. The festival, traditionally held at Ford Field Park, is moving to the Ford Community and Performing Arts Center and will be held from August 5 through August 7. The new location was selected due to...
Dearborn police seeking help identifying home invasion suspect
April 16th, 20220 DEARBORN - The Dearborn Police Department are hoping that residents can help identify a suspect wanted in connection to a recent home invasion. On April 13 at approximately 2:30 p.m, the Dearborn Police Department responded to the area of the 3700 block of Madison Street regarding a home invasion. The investigation found that an...
CDC to extend travel mask requirements for two weeks
April 13th, 20220 WASHINGTON D.C. — The Biden administration is set to extend the nationwide mask requirement for public transit and air travel. The decision comes as the administration has noticed an uptick in COVID-19 cases. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) order was set to expire on April 18, but will now be extended...
Greenfield Village reopening with first permanent addition in 22 years
April 13th, 20220 DEARBORN — The Henry Ford Museum’s Greenfield Village is reopening and welcoming a new, permanent addition to the village. Members will get exclusive early access on Friday, April 15. Greenfield Village’s first permanent addition since 2000, the historic Detroit Central Market, opens on Saturday, April 16. The addition of......
Dearborn Department of Public Works and Facilities announces Nicole Golich to serve as first woman deputy director
April 12th, 20220 DEARBORN — The director of Dearborn Department of Public Works and Facilities, Tim Hawkins, has announced Nicole Golich as the deputy director. With the announcement, Golich becomes the first woman in the city’s history to assume that role, succeeding outgoing deputy director Eric Witte, who recently announced his...
Dearborn Heights K-9 to receive donated protective vest
April 9th, 20220 DEARBORN HEIGHTS — The Dearborn Heights Police Department’s K-9 partner, Twix, will soon be receiving a donated bullet and stab protective vest. Twix and his handler, Officer Mohamad Chami, have been partners since April 7, 2019 when Twix joined the department. Chami has been with the department for a little over four years after......
Road to Restoration clinic restores drivers licenses for 28 in Dearborn
April 9th, 20220 DEARBORN — The Michigan Department of State’s (MDOS) Road to Restoration initiative launches to help Michiganders reinstate their driver's licenses. In October, Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson lifted driving suspensions for more than 150,000 and canceled infractions for many more as a means of helping people get back on the...
Attorney General Dana Nessel visits Crestwood Schools
April 8th, 20220 DEARBORN HEIGHTS — Attorney General Dana Nessel paid a visit to the Crestwood School District on Tuesday to learn about its approach to restorative practices in the district. Last year, Nessel announced a restorative practices initiative in order to address racial disparities in school discipline. At the beginning of the 2021-22......
