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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 May 21, 2021

Sterling Heights Sentry

City Council votes to hire firm to guide diversity policy plans

STERLING HEIGHTS — The city of Sterling Heights has picked a consulting firm to help in guiding its diversity policies for city administrators and workers.

Published May 12, 2021

Sterling Heights Sentry

DPW to hold cleanup event as work on new building continues

STERLING HEIGHTS — The Department of Public Works recently hosted several spring cleaning events for disposing of waste you can’t put at the curb, and soon there will be another one.

Published May 12, 2021

Sterling Heights Sentry

Rock garden invites residents to take and leave painted stones

STERLING HEIGHTS — The Sterling Heights Public Library now has a rock garden, where people can leave painted rocks for others to enjoy or take home rocks that catch their eye.

Published May 10, 2021

Sterling Heights Sentry

Final budget proposal has smaller tax hike, fewer proposed hires

STERLING HEIGHTS — Sterling Heights residents and businesses will pay a smaller tax increase than initially expected during the next fiscal year, at the expense of some cuts, fewer hires and other issues.

Published May 7, 2021

Sterling Heights Sentry

Sterling centenarian celebrates birthday with country music

STERLING HEIGHTS — After a year where life has been precarious and unpredictable for many, Sterling Heights resident Anthony Leonard recently celebrated reaching the age of 103.

Published May 7, 2021

Sterling Heights Sentry

Freedom Hill to host drive-in movies

STERLING HEIGHTS — While normalcy after COVID-19 might not be here quite yet, drive-in movies are returning to Freedom Hill County Park starting this May.

Published April 30, 2021

Sterling Heights Sentry

Suspect charged after stolen Jeep runs red light, kills woman

STERLING HEIGHTS — A stolen Jeep ran a red light on Van Dyke Avenue the night of April 29 and caused a crash that led to the death of a woman in another vehicle, Sterling Heights police said.

Published April 28, 2021

Sterling Heights Sentry

Classic car owners look ahead after COVID stalls Autorama

STERLING HEIGHTS — Sterling Heights resident Brandon Phillips looked forward to presenting his Shelby Cobra at his first classic car event of the year at the end of April. It would’ve been his 2 1/2-year-old son’s first big car show. Plus, there’s the experience of hanging out with friends and simply seeing people.

Published April 23, 2021

Sterling Heights Sentry

City of Sterling Heights to poll public on pet poultry

STERLING HEIGHTS — The city of Sterling Heights will hold off on a decision on whether to allow residents to own backyard chickens until a flock of survey respondents give their opinions.

Published April 21, 2021

Sterling Heights Sentry

Officials discuss sidewalk repair billing

STERLING HEIGHTS — The path to repairing Sterling Heights’ sidewalks has a price tag, but city officials discussed different options that the city could take in billing properties in a fair manner.

Published April 20, 2021

Sterling Heights Sentry

Paint and play to mix with AR-enhanced mural

STERLING HEIGHTS — A Sterling Heights muralist is ready to get moving on making a pioneering piece of interactive wall art.

Published April 19, 2021

Sterling Heights Sentry

City’s event schedule hopes to give COVID-weary residents a ‘break’

STERLING HEIGHTS — Sterling Heights is optimistic that some newly scheduled events can give people a break from being cooped up in their homes, should the threat of COVID-19 recede from the community.

Published April 7, 2021

Sterling Heights Sentry

DPW to host spring cleaning drop-off days

STERLING HEIGHTS — If your closets and storage spaces have been clogging up after a year of staying at home due to the coronavirus, the Sterling Heights Department of Public Works has an event for you.

Published April 6, 2021

Sterling Heights Sentry

Sterling Heights police provide compassionate care with COMEBACK Quick Response Team

STERLING HEIGHTS — In February of 2020, shortly before COVID-19 nearly brought the world to its knees, the Sterling Heights Police Department partnered with a local nonprofit to tackle an existing epidemic that was sweeping the country.

Published April 5, 2021

Sterling Heights Sentry

City officials comment on rusted landmark

STERLING HEIGHTS — Like a workhorse put out to pasture, the husk of what used to be a construction vehicle stands along a narrow path in the Clinton River Trail System, just north of Dodge Park’s bridge over the Clinton River.