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By Carolyn Marnon – Lisa Nocerini was approved in a 5-2 vote by the City Council on June 2 to take on the role of Interim City Manager immediately at no extra cost.  Lisa has been doing grant work, staffing augmentation, communications and economic development for the City...

By Kimberly Mortson – If you talk to Antoine McKay for even five minutes there’s no question he’s a great actor. Why? Because his genuine “nice guy” personality overpowers the fictionalized “thug” persona he’s portrayed in two of his most recent acting roles including the...

Shop local at the Wayne Farmers Market. Get ready for fresh and local grown plants, flowers and produce. The 2015 Farmers Market is back for another season. From May 6 until October 28 the Farmers Market will be open every Wednesday from 3-7 p.m. at Goudy Park, behind Wayne City...

The Wayne Police Department is currently investigating four robberies that occurred in the City of Wayne. Three of the incidents occurred in the Westwick Square Cooperative, located near Annapolis and Venoy Road. The other occurred near Attwood Park, located at 4901 Howe Road....

Rhonda Berndt, RN, MSN, NEA-BC – When Rhonda Berndt, RN, MSN, NEA-BC, took on the challenge of improving patient satisfaction scores at Oakwood Hospital – Wayne, she concentrated on the one area that would provide the biggest impact: communication. “Research shows if you...

By Samantha Tillman, WMHS sophomore – The Wayne Memorial High School boys bowling team finished with a first place win at the state championship on March 6 and 7, being the first boys’ bowling team to win states in the history of Wayne Memorial. Coach Bob Jawor (whom the...

Wayne Police Chief Al Maciag and his department will begin hosting monthly meetings to hear concerns of the residents and business owners. The first meeting will be at 7 p.m. on Thursday, April 30, at the Wayne Activity and Banquet Center located at 35000 Sims Avenue, Wayne,...

Buddy Shuh – At about 8 a.m. on March 8th of 2006, my phone rang. It was Children’s Hospital in Detroit. They told me that it was time, and that I probably needed to hurry. You see, they knew that my wife and I wanted to be present when our five month old daughter passed...

The Wayne and Westland Rotary Clubs, along with help from the construction technology students at the William D. Ford Career Technical Center, are providing Little Free Libraries for the community. Little Free Libraries is a “take a book, return a book” box full of books where...

By Jenny Johnson – In a 4-3 vote the Wayne City Council decided to close the pool at the Wayne Community Center on Feb. 22. Councilmen Albert Damitio, David James and Skip Monit voted no. This is one way the city is trying to chip away at a $600,000 deficit in the current...