Warehouse expansion planned at IKEA in Canton
Apr. 4, 2014 PLYMOUTH EAGLE. Managers at IKEA, the leading home furnishings retailer in the world, have revealed plans to expand the warehouse area at the Canton store on Ford Road by about 44,000 square feet. IKEA Canton, which opened in June 2006 at 311,000 square feet in
Canton police warn area residents
Apr. 4, 2014 PLYMOUTH EAGLE. IRS scam continues Calls from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) can be upsetting…and they can also be fakes. Canton police have recently taken several reports from citizens about phone calls from phony IRS agent which demanded personal information and even payments. Police have
Thousands mourn loss of Boston firefighter
VIDEO STORY Apr. 3, 2014 PLYMOUTH VOICE. Lt. Edward Walsh,43 and Michael Kenney, 33, Boston firefighters died Mar. 26 after becoming trapped in a basement of a burning Boston brownstone. Walsh’s funeral mass was held Wednesday morning at St. Patrick Church in suburban Watertown, Mass. where he grew
Plymouth drug prosecution delayed nearly 4 months
Plymouth Michigan Police Chief Al Cox at Liquor License Review Committee Meeting Apr. 1, 2014 PLYMOUTH EAGLE. “The owner of Fiamma has since protested erroneous reports that the arrest took place in his business” A miscommunication was the apparent cause of a four-month delay in the prosecution
Dream wedding
David Gorden and his bride Maureen Apr. 1, 2014 PLYMOUTH EAGLE. Wish comes true for disabled couple One Canton Township couple realized a dream they thought would never come true thanks to a national group dedicated to providing free wedding services for those in special circumstances.
Jury finds “boyfriend” guilty in bizarre murder
Mar. 29, 2014 PLYMOUTH VOICE. An Oakland County jury found a Farmington man, William Dhondt, 29, guilty of first-degree murder and mutilation of a dead body in the brutal strangulation death of former Plymouth Township resident, Kaitlin Hehir. The emotional trial ended Friday after five days of testimony
I-96 Road Project starts next week
WATCH VIDEO FOR MORE INFORMATION Mar. 28, 2014 PLYMOUTH VOICE. The 40 year-old portion of the I-96 freeway that runs through Livonia and Redford Township has reached its life expectancy and is scheduled for a complete reconstruction starting next week. It was originally constructed in 1971. The long anticipated project
Local florist takes top honor
Victor West of Plymouth displays his first-place winning floral arrangement Mar. 28, 2014 PLYMOUTH EAGLE. Surprise win When the results of the “Surprise Surprise” category were announced at the Great Lakes Floral Expo two weeks ago, Victor West was one of the most ‘surprised” members of
Trial starts in murder of former township resident
Mar. 27, 2014 PLYMOUTH VOICE. The man accused of the murder and dismemberment of former Plymouth Township resident Kaitlin Hehir, William Dhondt, went on trial Monday in Oakland County Circuit Court. Dhondt, 29, a former restaurant worker, is charged with first-degree murder in the death of his 29-year-old girlfriend,
Drawing the line
Mar. 27, 2014 PLYMOUTH EAGLE. “Local artist honored among illustrators of the year for 2014” Kirbi Fagan of Plymouth obviously made the right choice in her career. Fagan, 23, only left Plymouth to attend the Kendall College of Art and Design in Grand Rapids where she obtained her