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Nick Mordowanec

C&G Staff Reporter – Fraser-Clinton Chronicle, Mount Clemens-Clinton-Harrison Journal

Nick Mordowanec covers Fraser, Clinton Township, Fraser Public Schools, Clintondale Community Schools and Baker College for the Fraser-Clinton Chronicle. Nick, a graduate of Michigan State University, has worked for C & G Newspapers since 2013 and has won awards from the Society of Professional Journalists Detroit Chapter and the Michigan Press Association. He has slight obsessions with “Seinfeld” and Led Zeppelin.

Published February 21, 2019

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It’s all about family for new Clintondale school board members

CLINTON TOWNSHIP — Stacey Kubbe and Ron Fisher know the impact made by Clintondale Community Schools because they lived it themselves, either personally or vicariously through their own families.

Kubbe and Fisher earned the first- and second-most votes, respectively, in last November’s school board election. In January, they were officially sworn in to serve the beginning of their six-year terms

Published February 19, 2019

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Ethics policy directed for appointed, elected officials

CLINTON TOWNSHIP — Public officials on Clinton Township’s Board of Trustees are not seeing eye to eye when it comes to establishing a thorough ethics policy.

Published February 19, 2019

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Clinton Township to update payment system

CLINTON TOWNSHIP — Clinton Township Treasurer Paul Gieleghem recently said that business practices of old need to be rethought for current times — especially in terms of how finances are managed.

Published February 15, 2019

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Two years of tears, camaraderie and fighting despair

MACOMB COUNTY — An ongoing opioid epidemic, smothered by stories of addiction and distorted views in the court of public opinion, gave people like Linda Davis some hesitation when the Hope Not Handcuffs program commenced in February 2017.

Published February 11, 2019

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Clinton Township to seek FOIA cost evaluation for investigation

CLINTON TOWNSHIP — The investigation into former Clinton Township Planning Director Carlo Santia will continue following a unanimous decision to look into all work-related documents related to a side company.

Published February 11, 2019

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State: Township trustees’ roles do not pose conflicts of interest

CLINTON TOWNSHIP — Months after a legal opinion was sought from the Michigan Attorney General’s Office in relation to Clinton Township public officials and possible conflicts of interest, the issue is currently resolved.

Published February 11, 2019

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‘Void’ found on 15 Mile Road near sinkhole location

FRASER — Macomb County Public Works Office spokesperson Dan Heaton issued a statement Feb. 6 regarding an infrastructure situation on 15 Mile Road, between Hayes and Utica roads, in Fraser.

Published February 7, 2019

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Reynolds gets 17 years in prison in Macomb County corruption case

PORT HURON — Former Clinton Township Trustee Dean Reynolds, 51, is going away for a long time.

The Clinton Township Parks and Recreation Department has a variety of upcoming programs, including an escape room, dodgeball, and the popular Daddy Daughter Dance.

Published February 4, 2019

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Clinton Township recreation programs continue to be reinvented

CLINTON TOWNSHIP — Staff in the Clinton Township Parks and Recreation Department continue to discover new ways to reinvent their programs.

Published February 4, 2019

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Students learn about, excel in health science programs

FRASER/MACOMB TOWNSHIP — On Jan. 19, at Fraser High School, health science students from Macomb and St. Clair counties took part in the Michigan Health Occupations Students of America Future Health Professionals Region 4 Leadership Conference.

A September 2018 photo from inside a Macomb County shows the fatberg. Now, researchers at Wayne State University are utilizing a state grant to further study such phenomena.

Published February 4, 2019

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Wayne State University researchers to study fatbergs

METRO DETROIT — Macomb County residents may recall how a “fatberg” was discovered and was subsequently removed at the Clintondale Pump Station in September 2018. Now, local college professors are studying how to prevent such entities from backing up drains in the future.

Cathi Johnson, a registered nurse at Henry Ford Macomb Hospital in Clinton Township, takes the blood pressure of Jim Alvaro during a recent diabetes prevention class.

Published February 4, 2019

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Henry Ford Macomb Hospital recognized for diabetes prevention program

CLINTON TOWNSHIP — Henry Ford Macomb Hospital is officially on the national radar when it comes to diabetes prevention.

Gunnar Ahlson was video arraigned through 41-B District Court, in Clinton Township, and was charged with felony counts of carjacking, fleeing and eluding police, and assault with a dangerous weapon without intending to commit murder or create great bodily harm.

Published February 4, 2019

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Suspect arraigned on three felonies for ambulance theft in Macomb County

CLINTON TOWNSHIP/SHELBY TOWNSHIP — A man has been arraigned after allegedly stealing an ambulance on Feb. 2.

Clinton Township Supervisor Bob Cannon delivers his annual State of the Township address Jan. 25 at the Clinton-Macomb Public Library Main Branch.

Published January 28, 2019

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Long-term strategies highlight 2019 State of Township address in Clinton Township

CLINTON TOWNSHIP — Clinton Township Supervisor Bob Cannon stood at a podium Jan. 25 at the Clinton-Macomb Public Library Main Branch, discussing the past 200 years and touting how the future is just as hopeful.

Published January 28, 2019

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Garfield Road getting structural fix in 2019-20

CLINTON TOWNSHIP — Drivers who travel on Garfield Road know it’s in dire need of physical improvements. The Clinton Township Board of Trustees just voted to kick-start that process.