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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 December 14, 2018

Sterling Heights Sentry

Sterling Heights man accused of threatening former workplace

STERLING HEIGHTS — A Sterling Heights man was recently arrested after he threatened his former workplace, police said.

Published December 14, 2018

Sterling Heights Sentry

Sterling Heights man charged in Detroit murder case

STERLING HEIGHTS — A Sterling Heights resident was recently charged with murder following the shooting death of a transgender woman, the Wayne County Prosecutor’s Office announced.

Published December 14, 2018

Sterling Heights Sentry

Stay vigilant to avoid holiday accidents, theft

STERLING HEIGHTS — The holidays aren’t an excuse to take a vacation from common-sense safety precautions, according to Sterling Heights police and fire officials.

Published December 14, 2018

Sterling Heights Sentry

Chaldean foundation sees growth in 2018 and beyond

STERLING HEIGHTS — A cornerstone of Sterling Heights’ Chaldean community is continuing to grow and do outreach as the new year approaches, according to its leadership.

Published December 12, 2018

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Dealership asks for socks, warm clothes for veterans

ROCHESTER HILLS — The holidays are a time for giving, and the staff at Rochester Hills Chrysler Jeep Dodge Ram are announcing their effort to pick up some clothing items for homeless veterans.

Published December 7, 2018

Sterling Heights Sentry

Sterling Heights City Council opts out of allowing weed businesses

STERLING HEIGHTS — No minds were changed on the Sterling Heights City Council, which voted to adopt a proposal to opt out of letting recreational marijuana businesses operate in the city.

Published December 7, 2018

Sterling Heights Sentry

Woman beats odds after being taken off life support

STERLING HEIGHTS — Karl De Leeuw has been married to his wife, Michele, for 26 years. A recent medical emergency made his wedding vows even more vivid.

Published December 7, 2018

Sterling Heights Sentry

Students learn lessons doing holiday charity

STERLING HEIGHTS — Activism and academics go together for Duncan Elementary School sixth-grader Soren Wierbicki. As her school’s student council president and a member of a student community group called DC Squared, 11-year-old Wierbicki said she likes to use her leadership skills to make a difference. And now she’ll have plenty of opportunities, thanks to the holiday season.

Published December 7, 2018

Sterling Heights Sentry

Macomb County community group opposes Lansing tree bill

STERLING HEIGHTS — Sterling Heights and an association of Macomb County communities are hoping to weed out what they believe is an effort to overstep their local control of vegetation removal.

Published November 30, 2018

Sterling Heights Sentry

Donors fund K-9 program shed, protective vests

STERLING HEIGHTS — Sterling Heights police dogs will have better protection on the job, and their handlers will have better access to storage at a training site, thanks to recent donations from residents and the surrounding community.

Published November 30, 2018

Sterling Heights Sentry

Sterling Heights City Council introduces opt-out for cannabis businesses

STERLING HEIGHTS — Two weeks after Michigan voters opted to legalize marijuana, the Sterling Heights City Council took a first step toward opting out of allowing recreational marijuana-related establishments to eventually open shop in the city.

Published November 30, 2018

Sterling Heights Sentry

Heraldry researcher expands to genealogy

STERLING HEIGHTS — Even at a young age, flags and emblems always caught the eye of John Lehman. “I do specifically have a memory of what got me interested in flags,” he said. “There was a book about world flags in the library of my kindergarten that I went to. When I got time to go to the library, that was the first book I’d go to.”

Published November 30, 2018

Sterling Heights Sentry

Sterling Heights lays out welcome mat for new homes

STERLING HEIGHTS — Two former school sites in Sterling Heights could soon have their homework done — residential construction, that is. City officials are anticipating the arrival of 120 new single-family homes in the city, thanks to development plans for two vacant school sites. One of those plans still needs approval.

Published November 30, 2018

Sterling Heights Sentry

Grant-funded fixes could make drain site a butterfly hub

STERLING HEIGHTS — City and county officials are looking forward to adapting the Sterling Relief Drain into an eventual site of relief for the monarch butterfly population.

Published November 27, 2018

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Inspect your car before the ice arrives

METRO DETROIT — A freezing November with early snowfalls serves as a good reminder that it’s not too early to get a car ready for winter, even weeks before it officially arrives on the calendar. Al Laity, service director at Rochester Hills Chrysler Jeep Dodge Ram, offered a few tips for anyone who wants to prepare a vehicle for the arctic temperatures.