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From big things at WMHS to even bigger at Harvard

By Sarah Shurge – Swat! The small yellowish-green ball is ricocheted perfectly off the tennis racquet with such precise accuracy it lands just on the white line, unable to be hit by her opponent. The heat is radiating off the court. She pulls her black Nike visor down and...

Interim City Manager named

By Carolyn Marnon – Lisa Nocerini was approved in a 5-2 vote by the City Council on June 2 to take on the role of Interim City Manager immediately at no extra cost.  Lisa has been doing grant work, staffing augmentation, communications and economic development for the City...

Wayne Memorial graduate builds his own Empire

By Kimberly Mortson – If you talk to Antoine McKay for even five minutes there’s no question he’s a great actor. Why? Because his genuine “nice guy” personality overpowers the fictionalized “thug” persona he’s portrayed in two of his most recent acting roles including the...

Annual river clean-up planned for May 30

  By Kurt Kuban – On a recent Sunday, I spent the afternoon kayaking with some good friends. While it was a fairly crisp spring day, the sun was out and it warmed our faces as we cruised past giant trees towering overhead, their buds just starting to show themselves. The...

Wayne Farmers Market opens for season

Shop local at the Wayne Farmers Market. Get ready for fresh and local grown plants, flowers and produce. The 2015 Farmers Market is back for another season. From May 6 until October 28 the Farmers Market will be open every Wednesday from 3-7 p.m. at Goudy Park, behind Wayne City...

A history of “Jake’s Again”

By Dee Ryan – In remembrance of the passing of her dear friend, Jake Davidson, Dee asked to have this article from Jan. 2013 reprinted. By now you all know the legendary bar on the corner of Sims and Wayne Road. The one with U of M football helmets adorning the outside of...

May 2015 – News Briefs

Memorial Day Parade The annual Wayne Westland Veterans Day Parade will be at 1 p.m. on May 24.  This year the parade will march through Westland. Staging will begin at 10 a.m. at Wayne Ford Civic League on Wayne Road in Westland. The parade will travel north on Wayne Road, west...

Strong Arm Robberies (Westwick Square and Attwood Park)

The Wayne Police Department is currently investigating four robberies that occurred in the City of Wayne. Three of the incidents occurred in the Westwick Square Cooperative, located near Annapolis and Venoy Road. The other occurred near Attwood Park, located at 4901 Howe Road....

Wayne administrator one of eight nurses honored

Rhonda Berndt, RN, MSN, NEA-BC – When Rhonda Berndt, RN, MSN, NEA-BC, took on the challenge of improving patient satisfaction scores at Oakwood Hospital – Wayne, she concentrated on the one area that would provide the biggest impact: communication. “Research shows if you...

Wayne Main Street update

By Lindsey Wooten – Adopt-A-Planter In the past, volunteers like you have helped make Downtown Wayne beautiful by participating in the Adopt-A-Planter Program.  We are very excited to invite your business, organization or family to be involved in enhancing the beauty and...