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By ZEINAB NAJM Times-Herald Newspapers TAYLOR — Support for Taylor Parks Elementary School teacher Derek Kaunelis is poring in from the community after the news of his stage 4 gastric cancer. He teaches a fourth- and firth-grade split class that he had to leave following his diagnosis. Kaunelis is currently in Texas where he went to seek treatment options at MD Anderson Cancer Center for his cancer which has metastasized to the bones. A GoFundMe page has raised $50,175 of its $60,000 goal as of March 18. Funds collected … [Read more...] about Over $50,000 raised for Taylor teacher battling cancer

  By SUE SUCHYTA Sunday Times Newspapers WYANDOTTE – With a can-do spirit that will serve as an inspiration to her students, Jaclyn Dennis, 31, of Wyandotte, survived COVID-19, a challenging pregnancy and a double-lung transplant with strong determination. Dennis, a special education teacher with the Huron School District, was 35 weeks along in a pregnancy marked my preeclampsia, which includes an increase in blood pressure and sometimes trouble breathing, when she started feeling worse. On Nov. 20, her husband took … [Read more...] about Wyandotte woman survives COVID-19, pregnancy and double-lung transplant

  By SUE SUCHYTA Sunday Times Newspapers WYANDOTTE – Residents reacted angrily to the City Council’s Feb. 23 concurrence with Coachlight Properties’ request to eliminate the park behind the former McKinley School as part of its revised senior housing proposal. At the March 8 council meeting, at which letters from residents were read into the record, and callers were allowed to voice their displeasure to the council, several council members were quick to note that any plan would still have to go to the planning … [Read more...] about Residents react with anger to McKinley School plan change, park elimination

  By SUE SUCHYTA Sunday Times Newspapers LINCOLN PARK – A candlelight vigil was held March 10 for Baby Doe, a newborn whose body was found in a blood-covered plastic bag March 6 in a wooded area near Fort Street and St. Johns Boulevard. Body of baby found in trash bin behind Wright & Filippis A small but somber group held candles, read prayers and poems and shared the sadness of the loss of a young life. The Wayne County Medical Examiner has not yet indicated whether the infant was stillborn or a live … [Read more...] about Candlelight vigil held for newborn found in trash bin

  By SUE SUCHYTA Sunday Times Newspapers LINCOLN PARK – From the front yard of the house she grew up in on Marion Avenue, lifelong Lincoln Parker Clara Jarrell celebrated her centennial with well-wishers and a multiple police car drive-by. “Everyone in the neighborhood knows who Clara Jarrell is,” her step-granddaughter Christy First of Taylor said. “She is strong, she is independent and she is very caring and very sweet.” Jarrell’s friend and bunco buddy, Martha Warren, said Jarrell’s positive attitude likely … [Read more...] about Lifelong Lincoln Parker celebrates a century

‘We’re going to fix the damn roads and bridges’ By SUE SUCHYTA Times-Herald Newspapers DEARBORN – Gov. Gretchen Whitmer visited the Miller-Rotunda Bridge in the South End March 3 — a structure in critical need of repair — and renewed her promise to invest in the region’s infrastructure. Her Bridge Bundling proposal would provide the Michigan Department of Transportation with $300 million to fix 120 local bridges that are in serious or critical condition, including the Miller-Rotunda bridge, which consists of two spans, … [Read more...] about Whitmer visits Miller-Rotunda Bridge in Dearborn

DEARBORN – COVID-19 vaccines for people who are age 65 and older and are residents of seven communities will be offered March 5 to 11. Residents of Allen Park, Dearborn, Dearborn Heights, Inkster, Garden City, Melvindale and Redford Township are eligible. The vaccines are available for these residents through a collaboration between the seven communities, with support from Wayne County. Appointments are required and must be made online at www.cityofdearborn.org/covid. The vaccine clinics will run from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. March 5 … [Read more...] about Dearborn vaccination center open March 5-11 for those 65 and older in 7 communities

By SUE SUCHYTA Times-Herald Newspapers DEARBORN – Joe Vicari, owner of 25 local restaurants, announced Feb. 25 that the Dearborn Andiamo location will close, citing $3 million in pandemic losses. The purchase of the restaurant Feb 26 by Abudie Beydoun was announced by Sam Baydoun, Wayne County commissioner and Beydoun’s cousin. A purchase price was not announced as of press time. Media reports said a sale for $3.2 million was pending. “I would like to congratulate my cousin Abudie Beydoun on the purchase of the Andiamo's … [Read more...] about Dearborn Andiamo restaurant closes; sale announced

  By SUE SUCHYTA Times-Herald Newspapers DEARBORN – Seniors in the city’s high-rise housing units will have COVID-19 vaccines brought to them this week, City Council President Susan Dabaja announced at the city’s Feb. 25 bi-weekly COVID-19 forum. The forum, streamed live on the City of Dearborn Government Facebook page, was co-moderated by Councilwoman Erin Byrnes, with speakers Wayne County Commissioner Sam Baydoun (D-13th District), and Beaumont Hospital, Dearborn Chief Operating Officer Thomas Lanni Jr. Baydoun … [Read more...] about Dearborn senior housing residents to receive COVID-19 vaccines

By SUE SUCHYTA Times-Herald Newspapers DEARBORN – Parishioners and priests at Divine Child Catholic Church were inspired to create a snow chapel in the elementary school’s west parking lot, where a Feb. 21 evening mass was held. “The Holy Spirit was in on this,” said the Rev. Bob McCabe, pastor of the Church of the Divine Child. “It’s been a source of joy and pride, and it is always a wonderful thing when people can work together to do something positive, and it is something that really ultimately gives glory to God.” The … [Read more...] about Snow chapel gets warm reception