Fire response report ignites tempers
Mar. 24, 2017 PLYMOUTH EAGLE. Plymouth Michigan News Don Howard Staff Writer Plymouth Township firefighters are a little hot under the collar following accounts of a recent house fire in the City of Plymouth which they feel downplayed their actions during the emergency and credited another department
Township purchases new portable defibrillators
Mar. 24, 2017 PLYMOUTH EAGLE. Plymouth Michigan News WATCH VIDEO Don Howard Staff Writer Plymouth Township officials approved the purchase of six new state-of-the-art Automatic External Defibrillators (AEDs) last week in an effort to meet what has been described as a “critical need.” A single source bid
PARC to be site of Inside/Out display
Mar. 21, 2017 PLYMOUTH EAGLE. Plymouth Michigan News Plymouth and Wayne will be among the communities participating in the 2017 edition of Inside/Out, a program of the Detroit Institute of Arts (DIA) which brings high-quality reproductions of masterpieces to outdoor venues throughout metro Detroit. The John S. and
If you don’t read the newspaper you are uninformed…
Mar. 20, 2017 PLYMOUTH EAGLE. Plymouth Michigan News If you don’t read the newspaper you are uninformed. If you do read the newspaper you are misinformed.” Mark Twain is said to have made this statement in The St. Louis Post Dispatch (1874-1891) and its humor reverberates today. The
2 stores sell alcohol to teen decoy
One of the stores that sold alcohol to the Canton Township Police Department minor decoy was Maria’s Bakery at 115 N. Haggerty Road Mar. 19, 2017 PLYMOUTH EAGLE. Plymouth Michigan News Members of the Special Enforcement Unit of the Canton Township Police Department conducted alcohol sales checks
Smilin’ Irish -Plymouth resident is parade marshal
Mar. 16, 2017 PLYMOUTH EAGLE. Plymouth Michigan News Don Howard Staff Writer Everybody is Irish on St. Patrick’s Day, but one proud Plymouth Township Irishman celebrates his heritage every day. Last Sunday, many local residents saw a familiar face in the 59th Annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade
Racial posts prompt clerk’s retirement
Mar. 13, 2017 PLYMOUTH EAGLE. Plymouth Michigan News. Longtime Plymouth City Clerk Linda Langmesser announced her immediate retirement last Friday following a week-long controversy regarding racially-charged posts attributed to her on a political website. Langmesser, who has been the city clerk for more than 20 of her 30
Officials cautioned about state finance
Mar. 7, 2017 PLYMOUTH EAGLE. Plymouth Michigan News The municipal finance system in Michigan is broken and the difficulties facing local municipalities are threatening the overall fiscal health of the state itself. That was the message Tony Minghine, chief operating officer and associate executive director of the Michigan
Forensic audit of golf course underway
Mar. 1, 2017 PLYMOUTH EAGLE. Plymouth Michigan News Members of the Plymouth Township Board of Trustees have agreed to a forensic financial audit of the losses at Hilltop Golf Course. A representative from Plante Moran attended the regular meeting of the trustees last week to answer questions about
Fireworks celebration could be cancelled
Feb. 28, 2017 PLYMOUTH EAGLE. Plymouth Michigan News Don Howard Staff Writer Plymouth Township Supervisor Kurt Heise is weighing the benefits of the 4th of July picnic and fireworks display, a long tradition in the township. Heise told members of the board of trustees at their regular