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Congratulations!

Wayne Downtown Development Authority members Scott Gocaj and Mayor John Rhaesa congratulate a few of the Experience Downtown Wayne winners who participated in the Experience Downtown Wayne $50.00 gift card drawings. The DDA announced 30 winners Darlene W. of Westland, Melissa B....
Posted On 12 Jan 2021
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Free COVID-19 testing at Hype

The City of Wayne now has a Wayne County COVID-19 testing site. Two new, cost-free testing sites with reportedly shorter waiting times were opened in Wayne at 4635 Howe Road and Dearborn, both sites at HYPE locations. The sites are open 9:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m. Monday through...
Posted On 12 Jan 2021
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Councilman combats cancer during covid

By Carolyn Marnon – He started feeling bad on March 24, the day Michigan implemented the stay-at-home order for all residents due to the coronavirus. It wasn’t until two weeks later that Wayne City Councilman Tom Porter was able to “see” his primary physician via a video...
Posted On 12 Jan 2021
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Experience downtown Wayne this holiday season

By Carolyn Marnon – This holiday season, experience Downtown Wayne! If your idea of visiting Downtown Wayne is driving through to get from one destination to another, maybe it’s time you make the downtown area your shopping and dining destination. The Wayne Downtown...
Posted On 12 Jan 2021
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New face at city council meetings

By Carolyn Marnon – The Wayne City Council looked a little different at the November 17 city council meeting. Gone was former councilman Jeremiah Webster (who did not run in the latest election) and in his place was newly elected councilman Alfred Brock. If you don’t...
Posted On 12 Jan 2021

$1.7 million investment

By Carolyn Marnon – Vacant land on Cogswell in Wayne will soon be vacant no more! City Council approved the proposed rezoning of the land after the second reading of the proposal. The property was zoned IND-2 Heavy Industrial. The approved conditional rezoning to IND-2...
Posted On 12 Jan 2021
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City election results

By Carolyn Marnon – Mayor John Rhaesa was elected to serve a second term as Mayor of Wayne, in a tight race with current city councilman Anthony Miller. Although Miller did not win the mayoral race, he does retain his city council seat. Mayor Rhaesa shared on his facebook...
Posted On 14 Nov 2020
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Mack, Jr. appointed to national mental health task force

State Court Administrator Emeritus, Milton Mack, Jr., has been appointed to serve on a national task force to assist state courts in more effectively responding to the needs of court-involved individuals with serious mental illness. The 40-member group includes four state supreme...
Posted On 04 Oct 2020
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Local family plants another business in Wayne

By Carolyn Marnon – Prior to the 20th century, cannabis was found in pharmacies to relieve migraines and various pain conditions. Many online resources state that problems with cannabis started in the early 1900s when the US had an influx of Mexican immigrants. These...
Posted On 27 Sep 2020
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The “road of the future” coming to Wayne

By Carolyn Marnon – The majority of motor vehicle crashes involve human inattention or error according to the NHTSA (National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.) The road of the future could change those statistics. On August 13, Trevor Pawl, Chief Mobility Officer of...
Posted On 27 Sep 2020