January 8th, 20210DEARBORN HEIGHTS — With the loss of Mayor Daniel Paletko, the community is remembering their fondest moments of a man dedicated to public service.
Paletko was born on Dec. 21, 1950 and passed away on Dec. 29 from complications from COVID-19.
Paletko was elected to the City Council in 1972, where he served until 2002 before being...
December 30th, 20200DEABORN HEIGHTS - Sad news from Dearborn Heights Tuesday night with the passing of Mayor Dan Paletko, who lost his fight with COVID-19, just a week after his 70th birthday.
"The City of Dearborn Heights is saddened to announce the sudden death late Tuesday of Mayor Dan Paletko from complications associated with COVID-19," the city's...
December 28th, 20200DEARBORN HEIGHTS — Having just been elected as treasurer, Lisa Hicks-Clayton has announced that she is running for re-election in 2021.
Hicks-Clayton was elected in November was to finish out former Treasurer John Riley’s term, which is set to end next December.
Hicks-Clayton said that she is ready to start getting...
December 19th, 20200DEARBORN — The state of Michigan began immunizations against the COVID-19 virus on Monday, as quantities of the new Pfizer vaccine began reaching sites across the country this week.
By Wednesday night, 1,078 vaccines had been administered to Michigan’s health care workers who are at high risk of contraction due to their routine...
December 18th, 20200DEARBORN HEIGHTS — Sky Lounge, which owns hookah lounges in Dearborn and Dearborn Heights, has won a lawsuit against the city of Dearborn Heights regarding an attempted ordinance to cap the number of such businesses in the city.
Originally a Dearborn business, Sky Lounge broke ground on a second location in Dearborn Heights...
December 10th, 20200DEARBORN HEIGHTS — A local car wash is looking to give back to the community this holiday season, especially with so many families struggling to provide.
For the first time ever, VIP Car Wash in Dearborn Heights has become a Toys for Tots donation center.
Vice President Paul Abousouan and his family have owned VIP Car Wash since...
December 8th, 20200DEARBORN HEIGHTS — The Dearborn Heights City Council has been operating for nearly a month with only six members and has failed to appoint a seventh.
A special meeting was held on Monday for the Council to interview candidates.
The first of the candidates interviewed was Zouher Abdel-Hak.
Abdel-Hak has been heavily involved...
November 28th, 20200DEARBORN HEIGHTS — With the annual tree lighting ceremony being cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Dearborn Heights Parks and Recreation Department has gotten creative in how to bring holiday cheer to the community.
Having close ties with the North Pole, Parks and Recreation Director Brian Haddad was able to pull some...
November 27th, 20200DEARBORN HEIGHTS — With a recent resignation in the Comptroller’s Office, Chuck Bonza has been hired to fill the vacancy.
Bonza, a lifelong Dearborn Heights resident, graduated from Crestwood High School in 1977. He then went on to earn his bachelor’s degree in accounting from Ferris State University in the early...
November 25th, 20200DEARBORN HEIGHTS — Mayor Daniel Paletko is suing Council Chairwoman Denise Malinowski-Maxwell for what he calls "illegal and reckless actions."
In the lawsuit, Paletko states that the attorneys hired to represent him during the numerous lawsuits back and forth over the last year have still not been paid and alleges that...
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...
