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Northville expands downtown social district

Downtown Northville may Restaurants/bars eligible to
Vol. 137, No. 10 become an even more popular ” apply for an additional liquor
Sumpter Township resi- entertainment venue as mem- Council members revised a map license as part of an expanded
dents will soon have access bers of the city council agreed to presented by Downtown Development social district include the
to a clearer picture of board expand the social district. Garage, Lava Grille of Northville,
of trustee meetings and In addition, council members Authority Director Lori Ward. Northville Sports Den, Tirami
other township functions. agreed to provide letters of sup- Su, Great White Buffalo Brewing
See page 2. port for efforts of six local estab- Co. and Fraternal Order of
lishments seeking special state to Center, and north from Cady to Dunlap, and including the north- Eagles.
licensing to sell alcoholic bever- Main - essentially enclosing the west corner of Dunlap and The motion allows drinks in
ages that can be consumed in the block that contains Northville Center, home to the American cups featuring “The Twist” logo,
social district. Square and MainCentre. Legion Hall, a tax-exempt organi- purchased from participating
If approved by the Michigan Council members revised a zation. Council members businesses, to be consumed on
Vol. 75, No. 10 Liquor Control Commission, the map presented by Downtown removed those sections of the the sidewalks along those newly
expanded social district would Development Authority Director proposed expansion, heeding added streets as well as in the
There are still a few open- extend west along Main Street to Lori Ward, which initially concerns of residents who spoke original social district. No addi-
ings for the popular the Garage Grill and Fuel Bar, showed the social district against having the social district tional street closures were
Pumpkin Patch in the Pool south of Main on the east side of extending along Wing Street past abutting residential neighbor- included in the district expan-
set for Friday, Oct. 14, at the Wing Street to Cady, east on Cady the Garage restaurant/bar to hoods. sion.
Summit on the Park Aquatic
Center.
Fired up
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Local stations host

Vol. 75, No. 10 visitors this week
Police have arrested a
man described as an "armed Throughout the area this week, local fire
and dangerous" fugitive sus- stations are welcoming visitors in an effort
pected in the fatal shooting to promote fire safety and celebrate nation-
of a 17-year-old Inkster resi- al Fire Prevention Week set for Oct. 9
dent in August. through 15.
See page 2. The theme of the event this year is Fire
Won't Wait. Plan Your Escape, a effort to
reinforce the importance of developing a
home escape plan with all members of the
household and practicing it regularly. The
year marks the 100th anniversary of Fire
Vol. 22, No. 10 Prevention Week, the longest-running pub-
After receiving nearly 600 lic health observance on record.
“This year's Fire Prevention Week cam-
name suggestions in four paign capitalizes on its milestone anniver- Fire safety experts noted that smoke Light refreshments and giveaways will be
alarms should be installed inside every
provided.
days, the new Northville sary, celebrating all we've accomplished in sleeping room, outside each separate For more information, call the Canton
Township Police reducing the public's risk to fire over the sleeping area, and on every level of homes. Fire Department office at (734) 394-5455.
Department support dog will past hundred years,” said Lorraine Carli, Smoke alarms should be interconnected so
be named…Max. vice president of the National Fire when one sounds, they all sound. Family CITY of NORTHVILLE, PLYMOUTH
See page 5.
Protection Association (NFPA) Outreach members should know at least two ways Northville City Fire Department fire-
and Advocacy division. out of every room, if possible and all doors fighters will be available to the public to
According to NFPA data, home - the and windows should open easily. teach fire safety, answer questions, and
place people feel safest from fire - is actual- Family members should all be aware of show visitors the different vehicles and
ly where they are at greatest risk, with an outside meeting place a safe distance equipment that firefighters use during an
three-quarters (74 percent) of all U.S. fire from the home where everyone should open house at Station 1 at 215 Main St. in
Vol. 22, No. 10
deaths occurring in homes. When a home meet after evacuation of the house. A home Northville and Station 2 at 201 S. Main St.
Voters will choose four fire does occur, it's more likely to be seri- fire drill should be practiced at least twice in Plymouth from 9 a.m. until 5 p.m.
members of the Plymouth ous; people are more likely to die in a a year with everyone in the household, Saturday, Oct. 15.
Canton Community Schools home fire today than they were in 1980. including guests. Practice at least once dur- The Saturday open house will also fea-
Board of Education during “Today's homes burn faster and hotter ing the day and at night, authorities ture the department Great Escape pro-
the Nov. 8 balloting. than they used to, minimizing the amount advised. gram, created by the National Fire
See page 4. of time they have to escape safely,” said Protection Agency to educate children and
Carli. “In a typical home fire, you may have IN CANTON: their families about developing a home
as little as two minutes to get out from the The Canton Township Fire Department escape plan in case of a fire.
time the smoke alarm sounds.” Developing has scheduled the annual Fire Station “We are reaching out to children and
a home escape plan with all members of Open House from 11 a.m. until 1 p.m. their families during Fire Prevention Week
the household and practicing it regularly Saturday, Oct. 15, at Fire Station #1, 1100 S. to put the Great Escape program plans into
Vol. 137, No. 10 ensures that everyone knows what to do Canton Center Road. The open house will action,” said Fire Chief Matt Samhat.
Romulus officials cele- when the smoke alarm sounds and uses include station tours, a fire vehicle display, “When used correctly, it helps save lives.”
brated a milestone achieve- that time wisely, she added. and live demonstrations of the department In cooperation with local schools, par-
ment recently when the city Key safety measures include making extrication equipment (“jaws of life”). ents of elementary school children will
was certified as a sure the home escape plan meets the There is a scavenger hunt planned for receive a grid and instructions that show
Redevelopment Ready needs of all family members, including young visitors who can also try on fire gear
Community. those with sensory or physical disabilities. and experience the Fire Safety House. See Fire, page 5
See page 3.
Westland man is accused of child pornography

Federal investigators have negotiated photo prices and “Based on training and current home in Detroit to exe-
filed a criminal complaint sent links for payments using experience, internet users who cute a search warrant on Sept.
alleging a Westland man pro- CashApps. bait others will often do so pos- 28. They found a phone that
Vol. 75, No. 10 duced, received, and pos- Investigators executed a ing as a person the target may belonged to Curtis and identi-
In addition to choosing sessed child pornography. search warrant of the suspect's be interested in and entice fied the CashApp payment
Christopher Emond Curtis,
Twitter account in July, 2021
them to produce nude or sexu-
made to Individual A, the crim-
three city council members, 25, was named in the Sept. 29 and discovered messages from al images,” an FBI special inal complaint says.
Wayne voters will be asked to complaint which claims he other users regarding the sale agent wrote in the criminal Investigators said Curtis has
approve a new 8-mill tax hike paid another Twitter user for of nude or explicit photos of complaint. “Some users will admitted to signing up for
on the Nov. 8 ballot. nude photos of teenage boys boys. One of those accounts ask or pay others who are Twitter accounts, searching for
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and asked the user to trick was traced back to Curtis, more experienced to act on naked boys, and having con-
other underage boys into send- according to the court filings. their behalf to entice targets to versations with others to pay
ing similar sexually explicit or The messages also included produce images for them.” for or provide sexually explicit
nude pictures. The complaint conversations about “baiting” When authorities requested images of boys, court records
details an investigation which other specific young boys into the subscriber information for show. He admitted to buying
included the April 21, 2021 sending more photos and sug- the suspect’s Twitter account, thousands of sexually explicit
Vol. 75, No. 10 search of a home in Baltimore, gested prices to purchase they learned it had been deac- images and videos of children,
Last week, new officers Maryland occupied by a man copies of those images. The tivated. But the CashApp for officials said. Curtis admitted
Patricia Harris and Joshua who admitted to possessing boys specifically mentioned user “theoneandonly” was he had done this up until
Cardenas officially joined and distributing sexually were 14 years old. The images traced back to Curtis, and his March 2022 and subsequently
the Westland Police explicit photos of children of both boys meet the federal home address in Westland was deleted his Twitter account in
Department. over Twitter. The man told definition of child pornogra- identified, FBI officials said. July, according to the court fil-
See page 6. agents from the FBI that he phy, FBI agents said. Agents said they went to Curtis' ings.

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