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By Carolyn Marnon – The City Council approved the proposed 2015/16 budget at the city council meeting on May 19 by a vote of 5-2.  Looking forward, the council is going to have to come up with ways to trim at least $1.6 million from the 2016/17 budget next year. Current...

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...

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...

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...

  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...

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...

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...

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....

By Meagan Dowell – Some people may know him as the NHL writer for USA Today, or the author of books about sports icons like Darren McCarty and Chris Chelios.  He’s also known as a 2014 inductee into the NHL Hall of Fame.  He is Kevin Allen, Wayne Memorial’s 2015...

By Courtney Conover –  To moms everywhere, Your day might be over and the house may finally be calm and quiet as you read this, but we all know your job is far from done. You’re probably the first one up in the morning, yet you’re the last one in bed at night. You can’t buy...