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Wayne County is offering financial assistance for residents impacted by the June 2021 flooding. Funding will support them in covering damages and costs that have not been covered by FEMA or private property insurance. This grant is intended to cover the costs of tangible goods and belongings such as carpets, couches, drywall, and food. Additionally, this grant may be used to cover contracted labor if the applicant can provide itemized quotes or receipts from their contractor. The application will open on Sept. 7 and will be … [Read more...] about Flood assistance program to impacted Wayne County residents available

By SUE SUCHYTA Sunday Times Newspapers WYANDOTTE – The City Council accepted a Federal Emergency Management Agency regional Assistance to Firefighters grant, for the replacement of self-contained breathing apparatus, at its Aug. 23 meeting. Fire Chief Daniel Wright said in a memo to the council that the city’s SCBA, which allows firefighters to safely breath and work in hazardous conditions, is 18 years old. Wright said Wyandotte took the lead on the regional grant application and partnered with six other communities – Allen … [Read more...] about Wyandotte initiates, wins regional FEMA AFG grant for SCBA apparatus

  By SUE SUCHYTA Sunday Times Newspapers WYANDOTTE – The Downriver Council for the Arts hosts Collective Healing Through Art until Sept. 18 with an Overdose Awareness exhibit at the DeSana Center for Arts and Culture, 81 Chestnut St. It features the work of artists whose lives have been impacted by substance use disorder and overdose, and in doing so, hopes to raise awareness of overdose risk while promoting the disease nature of addiction and working to eliminate its stigma. Erin Suess, executive director for … [Read more...] about Collective Healing through Art: DCA hosts Overdose Awareness Exhibit

The registration deadline for assistance from the Federal Emergency Management Agency is Sept. 13 for residents of Wayne and Washtenaw counties with damage or losses from the June 25 and 26 storms and flooding. Wayne and Washtenaw counties were designated eligible for FEMA’s Individual Assistance program under the Major Disaster Declaration signed July 15 by President Joe Biden. FEMA assistance may include grants for temporary housing and emergency home repairs to make your home safe, accessible and secure. FEMA is unable to … [Read more...] about Registration for FEMA assistance closes Sept. 13

TAYLOR —  A parade and celebration of Taylor North’s victory in the 2021 Little League World Series will be held at 6 p.m. Thursday . The event, which will include fireworks, is being sponsored by Clover Self Storage. Taylor North wins Little League World Series title The parade will be staged at the Taylor Recreation Center, 22805 Goddard. It will leave the TRC and travel down Goddard to Pardee, and then south along Pardee to Heritage Park, similar to the parade route of the Taylor Winterfest. The parade will enter the park at … [Read more...] about Parade and fireworks to be held for 2021 Little League World Series champions

  TAYLOR — Taylor North, representing Michigan, edged Hawaii 2-1 today to win the Hank Aaron Championship and advance to the 2021 Little League World Series Championship against Hamilton, Ohio, at 3:30 p.m. Sunday in Williamsport, Pa. The game will be telecast on ABC-TV. Unbeaten Hawaii won LLWS titles in 2018, 2008, and 2005, and were second in 2010, and had knocked Taylor into the elimination bracket earlier this week. But in the rematch, it was all Cam Thorning and Jacob Furkas. Thorning, the tournament's outstanding … [Read more...] about Taylor North advances to 2021 Little League World Series Championship Game against Ohio