Worker rescued as home roof collapses
June 7, 2012 PLYMOUTH EAGLE. Plymouth Community Fire Department responded to an emergency medical call on Thornridge Drive in the Lake Pointe subdivision early Monday morning when a 50-year-old roofing contractor was seriously injured. The unnamed male worker, employed by Richard’s Roofing of Troy, required emergency care and rescue
Neighborhood heroes have earned honors
June 7, 2012 PLYMOUTH EAGLE. Last month, throughout the area, police officers and fire fighters were honored in several communities as Officers of the Year. The stories of the actions of many of these men could have been lifted from the pages of movie scripts. These men and women
Candidates need to focus on real issues
May 31, 2012 PLYMOUTH EAGLE. It has begun. Campaign season. Veteran politicians and newcomers alike have filed petitions with the Wayne County Clerk hoping to win terms as elected officials at the local, county and state level. This isn’t going to be pretty. Already, challenges have been filed to
Breakdowns, staffing hamper fire response
May 31, 2012 PLYMOUTH EAGLE. Plymouth Township fire fighters faced some extraordinary obstacles during an early-morning house fire last week as equipment failures plagued their efforts. The fire started in the basement of a home on Dogwood Court in the Lake Pointe subdivision. Homeowner David Mills said a telephone
Residents are already losers in campaign
May 17, 2012 PLYMOUTH EAGLE. An outdated and cumbersome federal law cost residents of Plymouth Township a great opportunity last week. John Werth, a Plymouth Township resident, and the current director of public safety In Northville Township, had submitted his nominating petitions and was ready to officially announce his
Campaigning season has already started
April 26, 2012 PLYMOUTH EAGLE. The campaign season has officially begun in Plymouth Township. Clear evidence of that is yet another mailer received by both city and township residents regarding the changes made to the emergency fire service and the “rightsizing” of the township fire department. This slick, enamel
Man evicted, 2 denied admittance to meeting
April 26, 2012 PLYMOUTH EAGLE. At least two people were denied admittance and one man was forcibly evicted from the Plymouth Lake Pointe Subdivision Homeowners Association meeting last Wednesday afternoon. According to accounts of the meeting, at which Plymouth Township Supervisor Richard Reaume was the scheduled speaker, association president
A welcome ‘voice of reason’ is heard at last
March 15, 2012 PLYMOUTH EAGLE. We are relieved to find ourselves in some good company. Somebody else simply doesn’t understand the conduct of the Plymouth Township administration. Last week, after watching the shenanigans in the township for months, Northville Director of Public Safety John Werth appeared at the meeting
Northville safety director chides Plymouth board
March 15, 2012 PLYMOUTH EAGLE. Recent actions of the Plymouth Township Board of Trustees were questioned by a resident with 27 years in the public safety field during the regular meeting last Tuesday. John Werth, a township resident and the current Northville Public Safety Director, asked to speak to
Layoffs continue, fire station No. 2 is closed
March 8, 2012 PLYMOUTH EAGLE. At a special meeting of the Plymouth Township Board of Trustees last Thursday, board members voted 6-1 to immediately lay off six firefighters, leaving a full-time staff of 14 to protect a community of 28,000 residents. Following an emotionally charged meeting, Fire Chief Mark
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