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Buddy Shuh – At about 8 a.m. on March 8th of 2006, my phone rang. It was Children’s Hospital in Detroit. They told me that it was time, and that I probably needed to hurry. You see, they knew that my wife and I wanted to be present when our five month old daughter passed...

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...

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...

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....

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...

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...

The City of Wayne has hired Plante Moran to help run the city’s finance department and help reconcile the 2014-15 budget and prepare the 2015-16 budget. Plante Moran is an auditing firm that will spend the next six months working with the city. Former Wayne Finance Director Tim...

By Cierra Eschenbacher – Wayne Memorial principal Kevin Weber went flying high this September when he had the opportunity to go on a stunt-filled ride with the famous U.S. Navy Blue Angels in one of their F/A-18 Hornet planes. After being approached by a representative for...

By Jenny Johnson – “Oh my God mom, you are getting a car,” shrieked Rebecca Foster when her mom Frances Dudash was surprised with a 2006 Taurus donated to her by K & S Auto Service in Wayne. It was the best Christmas gift. Frances Dudash is a Wayne resident and...

  The City of Wayne has seen some significant changes this year. While the administration and council have seen some familiar faces leave their positions and they have continued to deal with a budget deficit, there have been some positive developments that show Wayne is...