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Brian Louwers

C&G Staff Reporter – Warren Weekly

Staff Writer Brian Louwers covers the cities of Warren and Center Line. He has worked for C & G Newspapers since 1998 and is a graduate of the University of Michigan-Dearborn. In his free time, he participates in the Michigan State University Extension Master Gardener Volunteer Program and conducts interviews with military veterans for the Veterans History Project at the Library of Congress.

Published April 7, 2021

Warren Weekly

Rift widens between council, Fouts over former appointee

WARREN — Jamie Roe resigned his appointed position with the city of Warren effective March 18.

Published April 5, 2021

Warren Weekly

Warren Police Department eyes return to budgeted strength

WARREN — Down two dozen officers for most of 2020, the Warren Police Department is eyeing a return to full, budgeted strength by July.

Published April 4, 2021

Warren Weekly

Warren police move to curb speeders, drag racers

WARREN — Citizen complaints about lead-footed drivers in part prompted a recent crackdown on speeding and drag racing along Mound Road, Warren police officials said.

Published April 2, 2021

Warren Weekly

Macomb County health officer talks about vaccine rollout

WARREN — The last week of March was full of big news for those waiting to get a COVID-19 vaccination in Macomb County.

Published April 2, 2021

Warren Weekly

Two injured in motorcycle crash, investigation ongoing

CENTER LINE — Two people were injured and an investigation remained ongoing after a head-on collision involving a motorcycle and a car on Van Dyke Avenue north of 10 Mile Road on March 27.

Warren Mayor Jim Fouts and Macomb County Executive Mark Hackel announced a drive-thru COVID-19 vaccination site that will begin operation in Warren on April 8, in the parking structure next to City Hall on Van Dyke Avenue, north of 12 Mile Road.

Published March 31, 2021

Metro

Macomb County adds COVID-19 vaccination sites in Warren

WARREN — Eligible people who live or work in southern Macomb County now have increased accessibility to COVID-19 vaccinations by appointment in Warren.

Macomb County Executive Mark Hackel said the new county-affiliated COVID-19 vaccination site on Van Dyke Avenue at Martin Road in Warren was part of an effort to build a “broad, strategic network of vaccination locations.”

Published March 29, 2021

Warren Weekly

Macomb County adds COVID-19 vaccination sites in Warren

WARREN — Eligible people who live or work in Warren, Center Line and elsewhere in southern Macomb County now have increased accessibility to COVID-19 vaccinations by appointment in Warren.

Published March 24, 2021

Metro

Spring forward in the garden

METRO DETROIT — For new and experienced gardeners, springtime is the perfect time to assess, observe, prepare and plan what the garden will look like and what it will need for the, hopefully, long and fruitful growing season ahead.

Published March 24, 2021

Warren Weekly

Warren City Council approves six-month ‘Airbnb’ ban

WARREN — The Warren City Council has approved a six-month moratorium on owner-occupied, short-term rentals.

Published March 23, 2021

Warren Weekly

New rules approved for outdoor fires in Warren

WARREN — A rekindled interest in backyard fires has resulted in ordinance changes that now permit “reasonable” burning of dry and seasoned wood in approved pits or containers at residential properties in Warren.

Published March 22, 2021

Warren Weekly

Warren partners with Walgreens, McLaren to deliver vaccine

WARREN — A total of 3,092 people received the first round of the two-dose Pfizer COVID-19 vaccination at Warren’s City Hall March 10-12 through a partnership between the city, McLaren Health System and Walgreens.

Published March 19, 2021

Warren Weekly

‘Shadow employee’ resigns amid City Council inquiry

WARREN — A mayoral appointee labeled a “shadow employee” amid an inquiry into potential overlap between his job with the city and work as a political consultant has resigned.