Officers receive honors
June 21, 2012 PLYMOUTH EAGLE. Plymouth Police Sgt. Chris Voorhies and Ofc. Tom Koval were honored by Huron Valley Ambulance with the 2012 Life Saving Award at the annual Emergency Medical Services Recognition Awards Dinner last month. Voorhies and Koval were honored for their life-savings actions during an early-morning
What residents don’t know can (and does) hurt
June 14, 2012 PLYMOUTH EAGLE. What you don’t know can hurt you. What people in Plymouth Township don’t know has already hurt some people in the Lake Pointe subdivision, the largest in the township. What people don’t know is that, despite the disingenuous claims of the township officials, they
School construction troubles subdivision residents
June 14, 2012 PLYMOUTH EAGLE. RESIDENTS ARE SHOCKED AT SIZE, PROJECT CONTINUES- new photos. Residents of the Rolling Hills subdivision have already learned a lesson from their new neighbor, Plymouth Scholars Charter Academy: Pay attention to zoning hearings. As bulldozers, cement trucks and heavy machinery of all kinds continues to
Apathy is great challenge
LETTER TO THE EDITOR April 19, 2012 PLYMOUTH EAGLE. Recently there was a wonderful editorial in one of the national papers titled “What Would Atticus Do?” by William McGurn. It brought back memories of the great Gregory Peck film “To Kill a Mocking Bird”, and the prize winning novel
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
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