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Eric Czarnik

C&G Staff Reporter – Sterling Heights Sentry

Staff Writer Eric Czarnik reports on Sterling Heights and Utica Community Schools, and he writes a weekly auto column. He is a Wayne State University graduate who has been employed at C & G Newspapers since 2007.

Published March 5, 2021

Sterling Heights Sentry

Vaccine strategies injected into Sterling

STERLING HEIGHTS — The Sterling Heights Senior Center has now become a COVID-19 vaccination center.

Published February 26, 2021

Sterling Heights Sentry

Sterling police officer on unpaid leave following Facebook post mocking Floyd’s death

STERLING HEIGHTS — An unidentified Sterling Heights Police Department officer is facing an investigation after a social media post mocking George Floyd’s death was reportedly put on Facebook.

Published February 24, 2021

Sterling Heights Sentry

City discusses need to increase staff, raise revenue

STERLING HEIGHTS — Sterling Heights City Council members recently learned that residents might have to pay higher property taxes and water prices to compensate for the need for more staff.

Published February 23, 2021

Sterling Heights Sentry

Sterling Heights library highlights tutoring, other services amid pandemic

STERLING HEIGHTS — The Sterling Heights Public Library is open for in-person visits, allowing patrons to browse for items, check out materials and use the computers, printers and more. Renovations are also ongoing.

Published February 20, 2021

Sterling Heights Sentry

Restaurants adapt as limited dine-in options return

STERLING HEIGHTS — Feb. 22 marks the 20th anniversary of the Chicken Shack on Van Dyke Avenue in Sterling Heights, and for many years, owner Jim Behen said, the dining area has been a spot where hungry customers could get fed.

Published February 19, 2021

Sterling Heights Sentry

African American Coalition member killed in auto crash

STERLING HEIGHTS — Sterling Heights residents and officials are mourning the death of an inaugural member of the city’s African American Coalition after he died in an auto accident.

Published February 11, 2021

Sterling Heights Sentry

Sterling police arrest robber at bank

STERLING HEIGHTS — Police said they moved quickly to arrest a man armed with a blade who allegedly robbed a bank Feb. 10.

Published February 10, 2021

Sterling Heights Sentry

City aims to get public feedback on recycling

STERLING HEIGHTS — Nothing definitive is in the can yet, but Sterling Heights City Council members talked about the future of recycling at a recent meeting.

Published February 10, 2021

Sterling Heights Sentry

City prepares to survey residents, hone vision

STERLING HEIGHTS — The city of Sterling Heights plans to tap into public opinion before making some crucial decisions about the city’s future in the upcoming years, according to a discussion during a Jan. 26 Sterling Heights City Council strategic planning session.

Police said a passenger in a car driven by this woman fired at another vehicle on Mound Road Jan. 29.

Published February 1, 2021

Sterling Heights Sentry

Passenger fires gun at another vehicle on Mound

STERLING HEIGHTS — Police are looking for a man who reportedly shot at another vehicle along Mound Road in Sterling Heights Jan. 29.

Published January 27, 2021

Sterling Heights Sentry

New fire chief approved

STERLING HEIGHTS — While “Hail to the Chief” was not played, Sterling Heights picked a new leader the day before the presidential inauguration, one to head the city’s Fire Department.

Published January 27, 2021

Sterling Heights Sentry

Alchemist Ventures aims to transform business at Velocity

STERLING HEIGHTS — The year 2020 was a game changer for businesses, as well as how work gets done in America.

Published January 24, 2021

Sterling Heights Sentry

Community Center, library to resume in-person services

STERLING HEIGHTS — After having to shut down certain services for months at a time in 2020 due to coronavirus concerns, Sterling Heights’ Community Center and public library are starting to reintroduce in-person activities and services, at least in a limited way.