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By Carolyn Marnon –  You’ve probably been hearing about a 14-mill ballot proposal being called SMORSA and wondering what it is.  The information here is intended to help you understand SMORSA. A mill rate is the amount of tax payable per dollar of the assessed value of a...

  By Carolyn Marnon – When Lt. Rob Puckett was hired at the Wayne Police Department 21 years ago, there were 45 officers. Today, there are only 21 officers and the workload has not changed in the past 21 years. Although he loves his job and doesn’t want to leave, Lt....

By Carolyn Marnon – The face of a building, especially the principal front that looks onto a street or open space, is called a façade.  Last month, Wayne Main Street held an Open House at 3023 S. Wayne Rd, a currently vacant space in Wayne owned by Paul Visingardi ...

By Carolyn Marnon – The Wayne Farmers Market season kicks off on Wednesday, May 4, with a Cinco de Mayo theme, kid’s activities and music.  A new face you will see at the market is that of Jean Smith, the new Market Manager. Jean is a mother of six and a full-time student...

Carolyn Marnon – You hop into your car one morning and start it up.  Oh no!  You forgot something. You hop out of the car leaving the engine running and run into the house, grab whatever it is you forgot and head back outside, expecting to hop back into your car.  Only what...

By Carolyn Marnon – What started as a simple request for  monetary donations from businesses that had some type of connection to the Wayne Fire Department to help the department purchase a new Jaws of Life has snowballed into a community fundraising event that will be able...

By Carolyn Marnon – You are invited to come out and walk on Sunday, May 1, at the annual Wayne/Westland CROP Hunger Walk being organized by Wayne First Congregational Church.  Have fun with the family as you walk the approximately one mile designated course that meanders...

By Carolyn Marnon – When they went to celebrate their 18th wedding anniversary, Larry and Dawn Larson “started having a rocky marriage,” Dawn laughs. This is the only time she is heard to laugh during our conversation. The couple attended Wayne Memorial High School and...

By Carolyn Marnon – The City of Wayne and City Council have been looking at options to improve the financial status of Wayne.  One possibility is to join the South Macomb Oakland Regional Services Authority (SMORSA) or join with another city to form their own public service...

By Dave Merchant -Whoever said the people of Wayne do not help each other is sadly mistaken. There is club in the city that has been helping people for nearly 23 years. The good people of the Wayne 100 Club have been helping fellow residents for quite some time by awarding $500...