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By Dave Merchant – At different times in peoples’ lives they may need help from the community in which they live. This is definitely the case with John VerHines and his son Bill VerHines when they were injured right after Easter of 2015. They were stopped on a freeway and a...

New council members sworn in On December 16, two new council members were appointed by the current city council-Ryan Gabriel, 25, and Richard Sutton IV, 24.  Ryan fills the council seat that was vacant after Susan Rowe became mayor; he is a mortgage banker with Quicken Loans....

By Carolyn Marnon – She loved Groundhog Day.  It was not just another day for Paulette Medvecky, the beloved co-director of the Wayne Public Library who passed away December 21 after a long battle with cancer. Groundhog Day was a celebration.  Paulette loved to decorate for...

  By Carolyn Marnon – “We want to be the clean store in Wayne” is what owner of the newly opened AB Market on the corner of Howe and Annapolis, Abdul Sufi, wants everyone to know. When he first leased the space, it was dull and dingy.  Since then, it has been painted,...

By Dave Merchant – It might not be the Indianapolis 500 for changing tires but don’t tell these employees of the Tire Shop. They are quick and good at what they do. Wayne has many businesses in the community but the Tire Stop is definitely one of the busiest. They not only...

By Dave Merchant – The Lady Zebras basketball team is off to one of the best starts ever according to team officials.  The girls are starting to play tough against league opponents as well as tough non-league opponents. The team is currently 3-2 taking their first loss to...

By Carolyn Marnon – Imagine how you would feel if you were standing on a stage waiting for the emcee to announce the winner of the Distinguished Young Women of Wayne-Westland (formerly Wayne-Westland’s Junior Miss) and you were a teenage girl.  Teenage girls giddy with...

By Dee Ryan – Many thanks to ICON Computer Solutions.  Nasty viruses had invaded my computer, as well as my husband’s.  It would have cost us a bundle to eliminate them.  Enter the good guys from ICON.  Within a few hours they cleaned both of our computers of the ‘b...

By Dave Merchant – Charity comes from the heart and it also comes from the wonderful people who work in the auto industry and are fortunate enough and willing to give back to the Wayne, Westland and surrounding communities and people who may need a little help around the...