Blaze at fire station should be wake-up call
Plymouth City Manager, Paul Sincock July 8, 2013 PLYMOUTH EAGLE. OPINION There were no firemen on duty at the station, or in fact, anywhere in the City of Plymouth which no longer has a full-time fire department. We predicted that there would be an incident that
Plymouth’s Good Morning USA Parade to “Salute the Troops”
July 1, 2013 PLYMOUTH EAGLE. Thousands of people are expected to line Main Street in downtown Plymouth early next Thursday morning, waiting for the Annual Good Morning USA parade. The 4th of July parade begins at 9 a.m. and will travel down Main Street for 1.25 miles from Theodore
Northville Arts and Acts set this weekend
Jun. 28, 2013 PLYMOUTH EAGLE. The Arts and Acts Festival will return to downtown Northville this weekend shining a spotlight on the imagination, art, talent and cultural diversity of artists throughout the region. The event will take place June 28-30 and will include the 25th annual juried fine art show
Back to the future: Township firefighters now required to aid City
Jun. 27, 2013 PLYMOUTH EAGLE. Four firefighters would be the entire Plymouth Township shift, leaving both the fire stations in that community empty during an incident in another community. The fire that destroyed a downtown Plymouth Fire Station last Sunday morning has created new fire response protocols
Firefighter warns board: aging equipment will fail
Plymouth Township Fire Engine E-2 with utility vehicle in 2012 Jun. 7, 2013 PLYMOUTH EAGLE. The Plymouth Township Police Department will soon be adding two new Ford police interceptor vehicles to their fleet. Township officials approved the $69,232 purchase at the regular board of trustees meeting last
Plymouth ‘suggests’, Northville ‘enforces’ water rules
Jun. 7, 2013 PLYMOUTH EAGLE. The first citation will result in a $50 fine and any subsequent infractions will carry a $100 fine. Unpaid tickets will be added to residents’ property tax bills. In an effort to help control future water rate increases and reduce potential instances of
New meters will ‘encourage’ Plymouth residents to focus on electricity conservation
Jun 4, 2013 PLYMOUTH EAGLE. Be prepared to pay more for energy with controversial new ‘smart’ meters The meters will allow for a time-of-use price scale allowing DTE to charge a higher rate for service during high-demand period. DTE has said that by billing customers by the
River Day-Annual volunteer clean-up of Rouge will be Saturday
May 31, 2013 PLYMOUTH EAGLE. Volunteers will pull shopping carts, plastic bags, bottles and huge tree limbs out of the Rouge River Saturday, in an effort to rescue the water way and improve the quality of life for everyone in the area. Last year, the all-volunteer crew of workers
Edward’s revenge is the township’s loss
May 29, 2013 PLYMOUTH EAGLE. OPINION Political vengeance has cost the residents of Plymouth Township any real sense of security and safety Maybe they just didn’t think it was important. Perhaps it was an especially busy day and they didn’t have the time. Or maybe
Welcome Home- Historic Wilcox House to be 2 apartments
May 29, 2013 PLYMOUTH EAGLE. The most recognizable piece of real-estate in the City of Plymouth may look a bit shopworn, neglected and rundown now, but that will all change in the next few months. The Markham House, built in1903 by Daisy Air Rifle Co. pioneer William F. Markham,