Traffic snarled as workers begin bridge work
Jun. 18, 2024 PLYMOUTH VOICE. Plymouth Michigan News MDOT’s road reconstruction project is in full swing and motorists are frustrated. Michigan Department of Transportation’s $84 million M-14 – I-96 reconstruction project between Newburgh Rd. in Livonia and Sheldon Rd. in Plymouth Township will certainly remedy the rapidly depreciating roads
Historic Preservation is Powerful
Jun. 7, 2024 PLYMOUTH VOICE. Plymouth Michigan News Guest Editorial By: Jack Dempsey Historic Preservation is Powerful The unfettered celebration of the saving and renewal of the Michigan Central in downtown Detroit should inspire people and policymakers of this State to redouble efforts to preserve our past.
These are our heroes and we shall never forget
Jun. 6, 2024 PLYMOUTH VOICE. Plymouth Michigan News D-Day 80-years – 2024. It may be the last time American veterans of the Greatest Generation are able to go to Normandy to commemorate that fateful day, June 6, 1944. The infamous operation known as Operation Overlord was planned in two
Northville Downs racetrack debacle lives on
May 28, 2024 PLYMOUTH VOICE. Plymouth Michigan News With a $10 million federal lawsuit hanging in abeyance, owners of Michigan’s last parimutuel horse racetrack are reportedly scrambling to find a new home to replace the now dismantled Northville Downs. On the drawing board is the Handy Township Fowlerville track
Today the nation mourns the loss of those who paid the ultimate sacrifice
May 27, 2024 PLYMOUTH VOICE. Plymouth Michigan News Today the nation mourns the loss of those who paid the ultimate sacrifice . Albeit, Memorial Day is the official start of summer celebrated with picnics and family gatherings; it is also a time for serious reflection. All over the world
MDOT proposes GPS mileage tracker to fund the damn roads
May 16, 2024 PLYMOUTH VOICE. Plymouth Michigan News The state plans to spend $5 million on a survey about a new road usage charge system. That includes asking if people would be willing to install a GPS mileage tracker in their vehicles. Similar systems are already in place in
Don’t separate teacher effectiveness from student achievement
Apr. 23, 2024 PLYMOUTH VOICE. Plymouth Michigan News OPINION By: Molly Macek Repealing reforms will only hurt students School boards across the state have their work cut out for them. Leading a school district is hard enough, and now they must prepare to bargain with teachers’ unions
Pearl Harbor survivor dies at 102
Apr. 22, 2024 PLYMOUTH VOICE. Plymouth Michigan News Louis Anthony Conter Sept. 13, 1921 – April 1, 2024 Lou Conter, the last known survivor of the USS Arizona, an American warship that was bombed and sank in Pearl Harbor in 1941, has died. He was 102. Conter died
Seniors pay the price for political “party-crashers”
Apr. 18, 2024 PLYMOUTH VOICE. Plymouth Michigan News Political shenanigans have unfortunately disrupted a senior ‘coffee’ with the supervisor this week. The Plymouth Community Council on Aging is a popular senior group that organizes events and hosts monthly activities at the Friendship Station in Plymouth Township. Seniors are kept
Sewage crisis – punitive action created by Salem’s political leaders
Apr. 8, 2024 PLYMOUTH VOICE. Plymouth Michigan News OPINION Guest Editorial By: Kurt Heise On April 4, more than 700 residents from Plymouth, Canton, Northville, and Salem attended a Public Hearing hosted by the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy regarding the proposed Salem Sewer Plant.