Warren Weekly

Published March 22, 2019

Board votes to return Siersma, Holden to traditional calendar

WARREN/STERLING HEIGHTS — Come this fall, it’s back to the traditional calendar for Siersma and Holden elementary schools. At its March 20 meeting, the Warren Consolidated Schools Board of Education voted 7-0 to return both schools to the traditional schedule beginning in the 2019-20 school year.

Published March 22, 2019

‘Hope’ springs eternal at auction-tastefest fundraiser

WARREN — The Taste of Hope Auction and Tastefest is more than a fundraiser.

Published March 22, 2019

Center Line mayor reflects on city

WARREN/CENTER LINE — Center Line Mayor Robert Binson took the podium at a lunch event hosted by the Warren Area Chamber of Commerce March 21 and told a group of assembled employees, local officials and business representatives what’s happening in his “small town.”

Published March 22, 2019

Good n’ Plenty Resale Shop closing after 31 years

WARREN — You know what they say about all good things. The Good n’ Plenty Resale Shop, located on Van Dyke Avenue south of Nine Mile Road in Warren, will most likely come to an end by the end of March. Owner Melodee Wieske is retiring, and the exact future use of the property remains uncertain.

Published March 21, 2019

Warren school club president faces embezzlement, drug charges

WARREN — Investigators allege that the president of the PEP Club at Westview Lower Elementary School in the Fitzgerald Public Schools district stole more than $13,000 since last October by failing to pay invoices for fundraisers and instead withdrawing money or writing checks for cash.

Published March 21, 2019

Warren home invasion suspect flees police, crashes in Detroit

WARREN — A series of events that began with a police chase after a dispatch run to an attempted break-in in Warren ended with a crash in Detroit that left a 38-year-old woman in critical condition late March 19.

Published March 20, 2019

The Friday 5 — March 22-24

Your guide to this weekend's events

Published March 19, 2019

Protect your home while you travel

METRO DETROIT — Michigan is home to many who take advantage of spring break, enjoy vacations over the summer, or even escape the entire winter season in favor of a warmer climate. While they’re away, their homes are left largely unattended, making them vulnerable to break-ins and other crime. Luckily, law enforcement officials say there are a number of things people can do to protect their homes.

Published March 19, 2019

Drink in the health benefits of nature

METRO DETROIT — Have you ever wondered if your trusty family physician gets miffed by that old adage “an apple a day keeps the doctor away”? We’ve got it on good authority that she doesn’t. In fact, your doc would be pleased as punch — a very nutrient-rich punch — to hear that you’re getting in daily servings of apples, berries and, especially, green vegetables.

Published March 18, 2019

State weight restrictions in spotlight of road debate

METRO DETROIT — The Michigan Department of Transportation announced last week that additional restrictions will be tacked on to the state and local road weight restrictions, which took effect Friday, March 15.

Published March 18, 2019

Make managing your health the priority during National Nutrition Month

METRO DETROIT — The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services is urging Michiganders to make informed diet choices during March, which is National Nutrition Month.

Published March 15, 2019

Granger makes history as Christian Brothers’ Dinner’s first-ever female honoree

WARREN — Since 1982, Vicki Granger has been a strong presence at De La Salle Collegiate High School. The school had just moved from its Detroit building to its current location on Common Road in Warren.

Published March 15, 2019

Siersma and Holden to return to traditional calendar

WARREN/STERLING HEIGHTS — After six years of Siersma and Holden elementary schools operating on a year-round calendar, Warren Consolidated Schools officials have decided to return both buildings to the traditional schedule beginning in the 2019-20 school year.

Published March 15, 2019

Probe underway after substances spotted in Warren’s Bear Creek

WARREN — Efforts to contain and track the source of possible pollutants were underway March 13 after a “yellow-ish substance” and a “petroleum sheen” were observed in a section of Warren’s Bear Creek, near 11 Mile and Mound roads.

Published March 15, 2019

‘Battle of the Badges’ side bet is a win-win for Care House

WARREN/STERLING HEIGHTS — They’re all on the same team. When the Warren Police Department’s hockey team faced off against its counterparts in blue from Sterling Heights for a charity hockey game benefiting one of its own, there was obviously more at stake than bragging rights for the winning squad.

Published March 15, 2019

ReStore looks to relocate its south Warren location

WARREN — Macomb County Habitat for Humanity does a good deal of business by giving the public good deals on donated home furnishings and building materials at its ReStore location on Van Dyke Avenue, just north of Nine Mile Road.

Published March 15, 2019

Allegiant Nonstop family entertainment center nears completion

WARREN — Video games. Virtual reality simulators. Electric go-karts. Multilevel “zombie apocalypse” laser tag. Ten lanes of bowling. Black light miniature golf. A climbing wall. Bumper cars. Build-your-own pizzas.

Published March 14, 2019

Macomb County officials spearhead changes to improve local parks, health

MACOMB COUNTY — Macomb County officials are focusing on the benefits of, and benefiting, local parks just in time for spring. The Macomb County Health Department recently launched a new website with the goal of getting more people out to one of the myriad parks throughout the county and enjoying the benefits of physical activity.

Published March 13, 2019

The Friday 5 — March 15-17

Your guide to this weekend's events

Published March 13, 2019

No injuries reported in pair of Warren residential fires

WARREN — Dennis Waldrop sat in the midday sun talking to neighbors, smoking a cigarette down to the filter and drinking Mountain Dew. He was more upbeat than you’d expect for a man who just lost everything.