Workforce reality check needed to maintain services BY SUE SUCHYTA Sunday Times Newspapers LINCOLN PARK – While cities struggle to fill skilled part-time positions, which don’t require the financial burden of providing benefits, communities are weighing the need to hire full-time workers to meet critical needs. The city of Lincoln Park, which has had difficulty finding and hiring part-time Department of Public Services employees, as well as part-time positions in other departments, including administrative … [Read more...] about Lincoln Park struggles to fill part-time positions
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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
Debit card account fraudulently drained
By SUE SUCHYTA Sunday Times Newspapers LINCOLN PARK — A 7-Eleven Transact Debit Card, used for online transactions and bill payment, had $384 fraudulently drained from an account April 13, the victim reported to police officers. She said the card was never out of her possession, and she did not know how the account was compromised. She was given a report number to initiate an investigation through the financial institution. … [Read more...] about Debit card account fraudulently drained
Members selected for new Wayne County Women’s Commission
Nineteen women from diverse backgrounds have been selected as members of the newly created Wayne County Women’s Commission. Members include one representative from each of the 15 county commission districts, a representative from the county commission and four members selected by Commission Chairwoman Alisha Bell (D-Detroit). “This will be an impactful commission that will look at issues from employment and earning power to health care and child care and beyond and make recommendations to better the lives of women in Wayne … [Read more...] about Members selected for new Wayne County Women’s Commission
Heights offers Moderna COVID-19 vaccinations April 25 at Berwyn Center
First vaccination of 2-shot series only; public invited HEIGHTS – People who have yet to receive their first COVID-19 vaccination can get their first shot April 25 at the Berwyn Senior Center, 16155 Richardson. The event will run from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. and is open to the public. The first dose of the two-shot Moderna vaccination will be administered, and appointments for second doses will be provided following the first vaccination. Recipients must be 18 years of age or older to receive the Moderna vaccine. Advance … [Read more...] about Heights offers Moderna COVID-19 vaccinations April 25 at Berwyn Center
6 Beaumont facilities participating in medication take-back April 23 and 24
Beaumont Health will host prescription medication take-back days at six of its facilities April 23 and 24. Unused or expired prescribed medications may be dropped off April 23 at Beaumonth hospitals in Taylor, Trenton, Wayne and Grosse Pointe; medications will be accepted April 24 at the Center for Exceptional Families in Dearborn, and the Sterling Heights Medical Park across from Beaumont Hospital, Troy. Drop off hours, at all locations, are from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. The take-back events include over-the-counter medications and … [Read more...] about 6 Beaumont facilities participating in medication take-back April 23 and 24
Fake debt consolidator abused victim’s debit card
By SUE SUCHYTA Sunday Times Newspapers LINCOLN PARK — A con artist offering a debt consolidation loan tricked a Lincoln Park woman into revealing her Huntington Bank debit card account information, which he then used to charge multiple fraudulent purchases. The victim, who reported the fraud to police officers April 9, said she canceled the card, and needed a police report number for her financial institution to pursue an investigation. … [Read more...] about Fake debt consolidator abused victim’s debit card
Woman’s debit card cloned, illegally used
By SUE SUCHYTA Sunday Times Newspapers LINCOLN PARK — A Lincoln Park woman’s TCF Bank debit card was illegally cloned and used for a significant Costco purchase April 4, which TCF flagged as a possible fraud two days later. The victim said she never shops at Costco, and did not share her debit card information with anyone. TCF Bank canceled the card, and issued a new one. … [Read more...] about Woman’s debit card cloned, illegally used
Oak Street Health provides homebound with COVID-19 vaccines
By SUE SUCHYTA Sunday Times Newspapers SOUTHGATE – Mayor Joseph Kuspa praised Oak Street Health April 7 for providing COVID-19 vaccines for homebound people who risk being exposed to the virus through caregivers and family members. He said Oak Street Health, 13667 Eureka Road, has gone above and beyond to assist with the inoculation of homebound people, and he praised Manager Jason Jordan for finding a way to transport and administer the vaccines to private homes, where the recipients were reportedly both grateful and … [Read more...] about Oak Street Health provides homebound with COVID-19 vaccines
Lincoln Park woman arraigned in abandoned newborn death
By SUE SUCHYTA Sunday Times Newspapers LINCOLN PARK – Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy charged Autumn Chenell Tate, 28, of Lincoln Park in connection with the death of her newborn son. Tate was expected to be arraigned the afternoon of April 15 in Lincoln Park’s 25th District Court. She is being charged with one count felony murder, one count first degree child abuse and one count of child abandonment. The body of a newborn male infant was found March 6 in a blood-covered plastic bag near the bank of the south branch of … [Read more...] about Lincoln Park woman arraigned in abandoned newborn death