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THE BELLEVILLE
ENTERPRISE
ENTERPRISE

Vol. 135, No. 47
Sumpter Township has
received a top rating for safe-
ty from AdviserSmith, a site
which ranks communities
according to both violent and
property crime.
See page 6.

THE CANTON
EAGLE
EAGLE

Vol. 73, No. 47
Runners and walkers can
keep the township family
Thanksgiving tradition alive
by participating in the 18th
Annual Turkey Trot For a
Cause virtual event.
See page 3.

THE INKSTER
LEDGER STAR
LEDGER STAR
side Moe's Chicken and Fish, No thanks
Vol. 73, No. 47
The shooting death out-

a popular Inkster restaurant,
last week remains under New state pandemic rules restrict holiday gatherings
investigation by state police
detectives. Thanksgiving gatherings next thousands of lives.”
See page 6. ”
week will be limited to two The new restriction is not a
households according to new If we don't act now, thousands blanket stay-home action like
restrictions announced by the more will die, and our hospitals the one issued in the spring.
THE NORTHVILLE Michigan Department of Health This order leaves open work
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home, including for manufactur-
Health department officials
Vol. 20, No. 47 issued a new emergency order ing, construction and health
Veterans are being hon- Sunday that became effective ized sports must stop. Colleges day and hundreds of deaths a occupations. Outdoor gather-
ored with banners on light yesterday. There is now a three- and high schools may proceed week in Michigan, and the num- ings, outdoor dining and parks
poles throughout downtown week pause targeting indoor with remote learning, but must ber is growing. If we don't act remain open. Individualized
Northville for the month of social gatherings and other end in-person classes, according now, thousands more will die, activities with distancing and
November. group activities in an effort to to the new orders. and our hospitals will continue face masks are still allowed:
See page 2. curb rapidly rising COVID-19 Officials strongly urged fami- to be overwhelmed. We can get retail shopping; public transit;
infection rates. In addition, bars lies to choose a single other through this together by listen- restaurant takeout; personal-
and restaurants have been limit- household to interact with over ing to health experts once again care services such as haircuts,
ed to outdoor dining, carry-out the next three weeks, including and taking action right now to by appointment; and individual-
THE PLYMOUTH and delivery only. the Thanksgiving holiday. slow the spread of this deadly ized exercise at a gym, with
EAGLE Gyms will remain open for “In the spring, we listened to virus.” extra spacing between
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“Indoor gatherings are the
Vol. 20, No. 47 individual exercise with strict public health experts, stomped greatest source of spread, and machines.
safety measures in place.
the curve, and saved thousands
Michigan has seen fewer out-
A Holiday Green's Market Casinos, movie theaters and of lives together. Now, we must sharply limiting them is our breaks associated with elemen-
is planned from 9 a.m. until 4 group exercise classes will be channel that same energy and focus,” said MDHHS Director tary and middle schools, and
p.m. Saturday, Nov. 28 in closed. Professional and college join forces again to protect our Robert Gordon. “The order is younger children are most in
downtown Plymouth at The sports meeting extraordinary families, frontline workers and targeted and temporary, but a need of in-person instruction.
Gathering. standards for risk mitigation small businesses,” said Gov. terrible loss of life will be forev- In-person K-8 schooling may
See page 2. may continue without specta- Gretchen Whitmer. “Right now, er unless we act. By coming
tors, however all other organ- there are thousands of cases a together today, we can save See Virus, page 6

THE ROMULUS
ROMAN Clerk’s proposal prompts heated board discussion
ROMAN
Vol. 135, No. 47 An exceptionally heated dis- were to be fired. She said that
Members of the Romulus cussion of a proposal for ” Bednark told her that “the can-
VFW will once again partici- approval of an employment con- I would remind everyone cer would be removed” from the
pate in the national Wreaths tract ended with withdrawal of that there is always township.
Across America project set the motion in Sumpter “He is not the new supervi-
for noon Dec. 19 at Romulus Township last week. another side in every situation. sor,” she said. “Why did
Memorial Cemetery. During a board of trustees Bowman have Bednark talk to
See page 5. workshop preceding the regular me instead of himself?”
meeting Nov. 10, Township Clerk noted that a previous auditor's because during the election they Tempers continued to flare
Esther Hurst proposed an report noted that the clerk's lost their job. The people voted, during the emotional and some-
agreement to employ current office was operated with two why circumvent the people's what raucous meeting as
THE WAYNE Deputy Supervisor Karen employees. vote? Have the new people even Bednark repeatedly interjected
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EAGLE Armatis as a contract employee “If another person is hired in been asked if they want her?” his demand to speak and read a
Hurst explained that current-
Vol. 73, No. 47 in the clerk's office for 16 to 20 the clerk's office I suggest a ly Armatis is the point person on prepared statement during the
union person,” she said. She
workshop.
hours per week, or as needed, at
Again this year, Wayne a rate of $27 per hour. The also said that when she asked at least one township lawsuit At one point, Morgan repeat-
Police Department officers agreement would be for six for help in the water depart- and is crucial in locating infor- edly banged the gavel and loudly
will be participating in months, according to Hurst's ment as she was exceptionally mation and history for the town- declared “We will not lose con-
Movember, an effort to raise request. busy, she was told by the finance ship attorneys. She added that trol of this meeting” as an audi-
awareness and funding to sup- The proposal was strongly director that the township was currently Armatis is on loan to ence of supporters of the newly-
port men's health. criticized by Treasurer Kenneth in a hiring freeze and that there her office to help with the work- elected officials either applaud-
See page 4. Bednark, who appeared at his was no money for additional load and that she has also been ed or jeered during comments.
first official meeting in more help. loaned to the treasurer's office Bednark said that Hurst's
than a year and union employ- Her opinion was seconded by when that office was in a crisis statements were untrue and that
THE WESTLAND ees Anna Winter and Roxanne Riddell who said she believed and needed help. he had hoped the board meeting
EAGLE Riddell. Winter questioned the the request to employ Armatis Hurst said this was a tempo- would be a celebration thanking
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Vol. 73, No. 47 legitimacy of the proposal and was an effort to subvert the will rary contract for six months and the outgoing officials for their
of the people expressed in the
after prompting reluctantly
said she was concerned that the
years of service but then
The Westland Police agreement would be in violation recent election when current recounted that Bowman, accom- launched into an attack on both
Department was recently of the current union contract Supervisor John Morgan was panied by his son and Bednark, Morgan and Armatis.
honored by the NAACP with which clearly specifies the sta- defeated by Tim Bowman. visited her office immediately “When you campaigned for
a Community Partner Award. tus of employee “floaters” and Armatis works for Morgan. after the election with a list of
See page 4. cross training of employees. She “Why bring a person in all the township employees who See Schools, page 6

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