DVC open 8:30 a.m.-7:30 p.m. Mondays-Thursdays through May 27 DEARBORN – The Dearborn Vaccination Center will offer the one-dose Johnson & Johnson vaccine beginning May 3 in the Ford Community & Performing Arts Center, 15801 Michigan Ave. The vaccine is available to people 18 and older who walk in from 8:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. Monday through Thursday through May 27. (The vaccination center is closed daily noon to 1:30 p.m. and 6 to 6:30 p.m.) People 18 and over also can make an appointment at … [Read more...] about Walk-ins welcome to receive Johnson & Johnson vaccine at Dearborn center starting May 3
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Dearborn refinancing will save taxpayers $4 million
DEARBORN — Dearborn Public Schools has completed the first of two bond refinancings, which will save local taxpayers $4 million over the next several years. The refinancing was the first of a two-part refinancing approved by the Board of Education earlier this year. Almost $40 million in bonds originally issued in 2014 were refinanced, reducing the district’s total payments by $4 million over the next 11 years. These bonds were originally issued after voters approved the SMART Bond in 2013. In preparing to sell the bonds, the … [Read more...] about Dearborn refinancing will save taxpayers $4 million
Rep. Jewell Jones released with citation in 2019 by Dearborn police officers
By SUE SUCHYTA Times-Herald Newspapers DEARBORN – State Rep. Jewell Jones (D-11th District), whose April 6 crash may have been alcohol-related, encountered Dearborn police officers in July 2019 when he passed out in his vehicle in traffic. Police records indicate that at 6:35 a.m. July 23, 2019, Jones was found slumped over the wheel of a black 2017 Chevy Tahoe in the 4700 block of Schlaff, northbound, with his foot on the brake while the vehicle was in drive. A police officer entered the unlocked vehicle from the passenger … [Read more...] about Rep. Jewell Jones released with citation in 2019 by Dearborn police officers
How a ‘Hero Tree’ came to be at Beaumont Commons
By MARGARET BLOHM For the Times-Herald Newspapers DEARBORN – Beaumont Commons, Dearborn has a “Hero Tree” on campus that recently became the talk of this senior living community. Administrator Linda Nickerson said it is Director of Residential Care Karen Miller who decorated the colorful tree with photos of staff to recognize them for their dedication and tireless efforts throughout the pandemic to help keep residents safe and engaged. “Karen won’t take any credit herself, though she will gladly share the history of the … [Read more...] about How a ‘Hero Tree’ came to be at Beaumont Commons
HFC basketball coach Chris Shepard named Coach of the Year for third time
DEARBORN – For the third year, Henry Ford College Men’s Basketball Coach Chris Shepard was named Coach of the Year in the Michigan Community College Athletic Association. Under Shepard’s leadership, the team finished with a 11-6 record while winning the MCCAA Metro Conference title and the National Junior College Athletic Association Great Lakes District C Championship. The Hawks advanced to the 2021 NJCAA Division II National Tournament as a 14th seed, where they upset No. 3 seed South Suburban College 67-58 in the opening … [Read more...] about HFC basketball coach Chris Shepard named Coach of the Year for third time
Free COVID testing, student vaccinations at Edsel Ford High
DEARBORN — Dearborn Public Schools again will host a free community COVID-19 testing site at Edsel Ford High School Saturday, 20601 Rotunda Drive, and invites students to receive a COVID-19 vaccine Friday. Residents can receive a free COVID rapid test from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. May 1. The event is being run by the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services. Anyone in the area interested in receiving a COVID test is welcome to use the site, especially those people who do not have symptoms. A negative COVID test does … [Read more...] about Free COVID testing, student vaccinations at Edsel Ford High
‘Go, go, go, Joseph!’
Divine Child HS opens ‘Joseph and that Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat’ more than a year later More than a year after it was originally scheduled to open, Divine Child High School is ready to raise the curtain on the Andrew Lloyd Webber musical “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat,” with select graduate cast members returning to perform in a private Saturday matinee. The musical follows the Old Testament story of Joseph, son of Jacob, who is sold into slavery in Egypt by his jealous brothers. He subsequently … [Read more...] about ‘Go, go, go, Joseph!’
Walk-ins welcome Friday to Sunday at Dearborn vaccination center
No residency requirement DEARBORN – The Dearborn vaccination center will accept walk-ins through Sunday for people 18 and over needing a COVID-19 vaccination. Walk-ins are welcome from 9 a.m. to noon and 1:30 to 4:30 p.m. each day at the center, in the Ford Community & Performing Arts Center, 15801 Michigan Ave. There is no residency requirement. Vaccines are the two-dose Moderna shots. Moderna is approved for those 18 and over. Masks covering mouth and nose are required to enter and remain in the building. People will … [Read more...] about Walk-ins welcome Friday to Sunday at Dearborn vaccination center
Ring camera alert helps catch thief
By SUE SUCHYTA Times-Herald Newspapers DEARBORN — An Ann Arbor man who was caught on camera stealing $10 in returnable containers from a backyard in the 3100 block of Grindley Park Street, at 3:03 a.m. April 9, was found and cited thanks a live smart phone alert and footage from a Ring doorbell camera. After the smart phone alert awoke the resident, he called police officers, who eventually found the thief, a middle-aged white male in a blue hoody, gray jacket, with baggy blue pants, walking along Telegraph Road, south of … [Read more...] about Ring camera alert helps catch thief
Men arrested for parking deck trespassing
DEARBORN — Four men, three from Dearborn and one from Melvindale, were cited for loitering the evening of April 10 after police officers found them trespassing on the top level of the Wagner parking deck, where one of the men was exhibiting risky behavior by balancing on the railing. The top level of the deck had been closed off, with chains blocking the roadway, and “no trespassing” signs were clearly displayed. … [Read more...] about Men arrested for parking deck trespassing