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Mobile libraries coming to Wayne and Westland

The Wayne and Westland Rotary Clubs, along with help from the construction technology students at the William D. Ford Career Technical Center, are providing Little Free Libraries for the community. Little Free Libraries is a “take a book, return a book” box full of books where...

Wayne resident runs community theater group

  By Alex Lundberg – For the last 10 years, a group of dedicated actors and musicians have been bringing entertainment to Wayne residents from a humble stage in the middle of an industrial park in Westland. After dozens of performances and acting and stagecraft...

Council closes pool to save $70,000 per year

By Jenny Johnson – In a 4-3 vote the Wayne City Council decided to close the pool at the Wayne Community Center on Feb. 22. Councilmen Albert Damitio, David James and Skip Monit voted no. This is one way the city is trying to chip away at a $600,000 deficit in the current...

Unsung heros

Dee Ryan – Join me in praising the unsung heroes of Wayne’s DPW.  Their names are: Mike Britton,  Steve Curley, Brian Smith, Craig Krzeninski, Chuck Hannah and Mike Schuell. On Monday, February 16, a day you’ll remember that was bitterly cold with temps below zero, this...

New voting precincts and wards

There will be a change to the voting process in Wayne starting with the May 5 election. In November 2014 voters in the city approved a ward voting system. To implement these changes there will be a change to polling locations and all voters will get new voter registration cards....

Council put police and fire pension on May ballot

By Jenny Johnson – Because of a $656,000 budget deficit the city is facing, City Council voted 7-0 to approve two proposals for the May 5 ballot. The first will ask voters to set up a Public Act 345 pension fund for police and fire fighters. Currently the pension fund is...

Wayne County Prosecutor’s Office Denies Warrant for Wayne Teacher

On March 18, 2015, the Wayne County Prosecutor’s Office was presented with a warrant request from the Wayne Police Department for a male teacher employed at the Roosevelt McGrath School in Wayne, Michigan.  On March 11, 2015, a complaint was made to the Wayne Police by a...

New businesses open doors in Wayne

By Jenny Johnson – Fresh Choice Food Center, a new grocery store, opened its doors at 8 a.m. on Jan. 19. It didn’t take long for the parking lot to fill up and the grocery carts to be put to good use. The clean bright full service supermarket with easy to read signs and six...

Downtown Façade program launched

Lindsey Wooten – The Wayne Main Street Design Committee announces the launch of the Wayne Main Street Façade Incentive Grant program. An information meeting for business and building owners who are located in the Main Street district will be held on Tuesday, February 17th,...

JROTC provides life skills and confidence

By Jenny Johnson – It is not a military recruiting program. The JROTC at Wayne Memorial High School was created in 2004 with the mission of motivating young people to be better citizens. They are recognized as leaders and an award winning team at Wayne Memorial High School...