Tlaib, Omar, Carson call for investigation into ICE feeding pork to Muslim detainees
August 31st, 20200 WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Reps. Rashida Tlaib (D-Detroit), Ilhan Omar (D-MN) and Andre Carson (D-IN) are leading a letter to the Department of Homeland Security that calls for a full investigation into allegations that ICE (Immigration and Customs Enforcement) fed detainees pork, in violation of their religious tenets. The...
Dearborn Police searching for young Arab male involved in Sunday shooting
August 31st, 20200 Dearborn — Dearborn Police are searching for a young Arab man who may have been involved in a shooting on Sunday. According to a release, a shooting occurred on Aug. 30 during a road rage incident near the area of Oakman Blvd. and Warren Rd. between acquaintances. The victim was transported to Beaumont Hospital for multiple gunshot...
Dearborn Heights City Councilman responds to accusations against him
August 31st, 20204 DEARBORN 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...
Arab American Najah Jannoun appointed to Crestwood School Board
August 31st, 20201 DEARBORN 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...
Dearborn passes ordinance to reduce air pollution, traffic obstructions by industrial trucks
August 31st, 20200 DEARBORN — The Dearborn City Council unanimously passed ordinance No. 20-1680 to provide for several different environmental protections that have also been advocated for by state Rep. Abdullah Hammoud (D-Dearborn). “Nearly five years ago, I met an elderly gentleman in the south end of Dearborn,” Hammoud said. “After a few...
Dearborn City Council asks residents to utilize non-emergency line to report mask violations
August 28th, 20200 DEARBORN — Despite Police Chief Ron Haddad urging residents to dial 911 to report large gatherings or unmasked people in public spaces, the City Council has requested residents to stop calling the emergency 911 line for these reports. With Dearborn leading Wayne County in new cases of COVID-19 over the last six weeks, excluding...
Hamtramck City Council censures Councilman Perrotta for abusive tirade against city employee
August 28th, 20204 HAMTRAMCK — In a meeting on Aug. 25, the Hamtramck City Council voted 4-2 on a resolution to condemn and censure comments made by Mayor Pro Tem Ian Perrotta against a city employee in June. The resolution contains the colorful language used by Perrotta against the city employee, who had informed Perrotta that his petition to...
Free Narcan drive-thru giveaway for Wayne County community
August 27th, 20200 DETROIT — The Detroit Wayne Integrated Health Network (DWIHN) will be hosting a free Narcan giveaway on Aug. 31, in recognition of International Overdose Awareness Day. According to the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS), emergency medical services and emergency departments are reporting a surge in opioid...
City officials, local Muslims break ground for new community center and mosque in Sterling Heights
August 22nd, 20200 STERLING HEIGHTS — On Wednesday, five years or so after it petitioned the city of Sterling Heights to construct a 20,500 square-foot community center and mosque in the area of 15 Mile and Mound Road, The American Islamic Community Center (AICC) finally broke ground on the project. A groundbreaking ceremony saw city and state...
Reasons why your home may not be selling
August 22nd, 20200 While the real estate market is doing extremely well, Realtor Dave Abdallah said that some sellers are still making some critical mistakes. “A lot of sellers may not realize why their home isn’t selling,” he said. “But there are several common mistakes that a lot of sellers make that they may not even realize.” Abdallah...
Unemployed Michiganders will receive an additional $300 a week through federal funding
August 21st, 20200 LANSING — On Friday, the United States Federal Emergency Management Administration (FEMA) approved the Michigan Unemployment Insurance Agency’s application for funding that would provide an additional $300 per week payment to Michiganders receiving unemployment benefits. “This is good news for the thousands of...
Tlaib, Dingell lead effort to urge temporary deportation protections for Lebanese nationals after Beirut blast
August 20th, 20200 WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Reps. Rashida Tlaib (D-Detroit) and Debbie Dingell (D-Dearborn) are co-leading an effort to put pressure on the Trump administration to use its powers to defer deportation of Lebanese nationals in light of the Aug. 4 Beirut explosion. The relief effort for the people of Lebanon comes after the Beirut...
Dearborn/Heights join other local police departments to kick off Operation Safe Streets
August 20th, 20200 DEARBORN — 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,...
Governor Whitmer signs bipartisan “Return to Learn” legislation for school districts
August 20th, 20200 LANSING — On Thursday, Governor Whitmer signed the bipartisan “Return to Learn” bills she and legislative leaders agreed upon on last Friday. The package of bills has new, more flexible instructional requirements for school districts for the 2020-2021 school year. It also provides significant financial security to...
$600 million preliminary settlement reached for Flint water lawsuits
August 20th, 20200 FLINT — Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel announced on Thursday that a preliminary agreement in the Flint water-related civil lawsuits has been reached, offering a state of Michigan-backed settlement of $600 million to parties who claim they were affected by the Flint water crisis. The settlement has been agreed to by state......
Dearborn Heights Public Works director clears the air about the water
August 19th, 20200 DEARBORN 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...
13 commissioners selected to redraw election districts statewide
August 17th, 20200 LANSING — Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson announced on Monday the final selection of 13 commissioners for the state’s first ever Independent Citizens Redistricting Commission. The commissioners were randomly selected by an independent accounting firm, Rehman LLC, from a final pool of 180...
Tlaib casts vote for Sanders, single-payer healthcare, as DNC gets set to nominate Biden
August 17th, 20200 WASHINGTON, D.C. — Democrats kicked off a four-day virtual convention on Monday that is set to end in the official presidential nomination of Joe Biden and his running mate, Kamala Harris. The COVID-19 pandemic has forced the party to overhaul its planned, in-person convention in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The event will instead be...
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 Heights City Council votes to table payment for corporation counsel
August 14th, 20200 Dearborn 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...
Dingell and other officials announce autonomous vehicle corridor in Southeast Michigan
August 13th, 20200 DETROIT — On Thursday, U.S. Rep. Debbie Dingell (D-Dearborn), joined Governor Whitmer, Lieutenant Governor Garlin Gilchrist, Bill Ford, Mayor Mike Dugan and other members of the Michigan Congressional Delegation to announce plans to develop an autonomous vehicle corridor from Ann Arbor to Detroit. The corridor will have a......
Dearborn Heights City Council overrides a ninth mayoral veto for financial records
August 13th, 20200 DEARBORN HEIGHTS — Despite having agreed to proceed with its financial audit during a City Council meeting in June, the Dearborn Heights City Council has overridden yet another veto by Mayor Paletko on the matter. The latest of nine vetoes was in regards to a resolution that the Council had voted on at its July 28 meeting requesting...
Former border patrol agent charged in homicide of 93-year-old Dearborn woman
August 12th, 20200 DEARBORN — Police say the victim of a mid-July homicide victim was Maxine Callaghan, 93, a “vibrant and independent” woman who gave back to her community at the time of her death. Callaghan was a volunteer at The Henry Ford. She was also well known in her community and described to have enjoyed bird watching and taking......
