Teens arrested, hospitalized
Mar. 26, 2013 PLYMOUTH EAGLE. Several Plymouth Township police officers and paramedics were required to aid in the arrest of three teens who had apparently ingested LSD, marijuana and alcohol last week. Police responded to a call just after mid-night March 16 and found the juveniles at a
Land transaction raises many questions
Mar. 19, 2013 PLYMOUTH EAGLE. Opinion Too good to be true If it sounds too good to be true…it probably is. That may be the lesson officials in Plymouth Township are internalizing as they realize the great “deal” they authorized for the purchase of 323 acres
3 teens charged in armed robbery of Canton Verizon
Mar. 13, 2013 PLYMOUTH EAGLE. Three teens were arraigned on charges ranging from a misdemeanor to felony armed robbery last week in 35th District Court before Judge Michael J. Gerou. The multiple charges stemmed from the 11 a.m. Feb. 25 attempted armed robbery of the Verizon store on Ford
Training day
Mar. 14, 2013 PLYMOUTH EAGLE. Northville hosts first responder specialty teams More than 300 highly trained crisis professionals swarmed the grounds and buildings at the former Northville Psychiatric Hospital site Tuesday prepared to deal with exploding improvised bombs, heavy arms fire from multiple shooters, hostage situations and the
Detroit files to reclaim land from township
Mar. 13, 2013 PLYMOUTH EAGLE. UPDATED – TO INCLUDE AFFIDAVIT – DISCUSSED AT TOWNSHIP BOARD MEETING Plymouth Township Trustee, Chuck Curmi questioned the best township position and future plans for the Detroit House of Corrections farm property regarding the City of Detroit Affidavit Affecting Real Property at the
Hospital patient transport becomes profit center for two communities
Mar. 6, 2013 PLYMOUTH EAGLE. The merger of the Wayne and Westland fire departments seems to be proving profitable for both communities. During a recent meeting of the Wayne City Council, Fire Chief Michael Reddy reported an increase in revenue from the department, based, he said, on the two rescue
Secrecy serves no purpose
Mar. 6, 2013 PLYMOUTH EAGLE. OPINION With apologies to Charles Dickens, this is a tale of two communities. Within the past few months, there was a police officer involved shooting in each of these municipalities. In each instance, a
Canton Township one of safest in nation
Mar. 6, 2013 PLYMOUTH EAGLE. “Public safety is one of the critical elements of any community.” Canton Township has been rated as the 33rd safest of 432 municipalities with a population of more than 75,000 residents in the entire nation. The ranking was completed by CQ Press, which
Group compares school superintendents’ pay
Mar. 6, 2013 PLYMOUTH EAGLE. Gallery Photo: Dr. Jeremy Hughes, Plymouth Canton Schools The superintendent of Wayne-Westland Community Schools is the highest paid in Wayne County, according to a new database compiled by the Mackinac Center for Public Policy. Dr. Greg Baracy, superintendent of Wayne-Westland, has a total compensation
Northville students join ‘Kids Against Hunger’ effort
Mar. 6, 2013 PLYMOUTH EAGLE. Students from Northville and inner-city Detroit are joining forces to learn more about world hunger and, most importantly, do something about it. The students have joined the Kids Against Hunger Michigan Coalition “Michigan Project” and the Gleaners Community Food Bank Kids Helping Kids initiative.