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THE BELLEVILLE
ENTERPRISE
ENTERPRISE

Vol. 136, No. 48
Members of the Sumpter
Township Board of Trustees
approved two equipment
purchases for the police
department during their
meeting Nov. 9.
See page 4.

THE CANTON
EAGLE
EAGLE
Vol. 74, No. 48

The Village Theater at
Cherry Hill will feature
Christmas with the Celts
beginning at 7 p.m.
Wednesday, Dec. 8 includ-
ing Irish dancers and
music.
See page 6.
LEDGER STAR Playing it safe
THE INKSTER
LEDGER STAR

Vol. 74, No. 48

Inkster residents are Happiest time of the year is also the most dangerous
being urged to register for
the annual Toys for Tots holi- It's is the most wonderful phone calls claiming to be New Year's Day, 485 on • If using a live tree, cut off
day gift program before the time of the year, and also the awarding prizes to winners are Thanksgiving Day, and for about 2 inches of the trunk
Dec. 8 deadline when appli- most dangerous, according to also prevalent this year. Christmas Day, it is estimated to expose fresh wood for bet-
cations close. national safety experts who “Anyone who receives a tele- 340 lost their lives, according to ter water absorption,
See page 2. have issued warnings to shop- phone call from someone Injury Facts. Alcohol impair- remember to water it and
pers, decorators and everyone claiming that you have won a ment is involved in about a remove it from the home
else about taking safety precau- prize please do not send them third of the fatalities. Travelers when it is dry
THE NORTHVILLE tions during the holiday sea- any money. Scammers will ask are advised to: • Place your tree at least 3
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EAGLE son. you to load money onto gift • Prepare your car for winter feet away from fireplaces,

Vol. 210, No. 48 Safety is an issue that burns cards and then send them the and keep an emergency kit radiators and other heat
as brightly as the most extrava- gift cards or the codes from the with you sources, making certain not
Members of the gantly decorated tree during back of gift cards so that they • Get a good night's sleep to block doorways
Northville community will the holidays, experts said, can remove the funds from the before departing and avoid • Avoid placing breakable
be asked for their opinions when families gather, parties cards. drowsy driving ornaments or ones with
regarding a proposed skate- are scheduled and travel Scammers may also send • Leave early, planning ahead small, detachable parts on
board park in the township spikes. While the holidays you checks to deposit into your for heavy traffic lower tree branches where
next Thursday. looked a lot different last year account and then they will ask • Make sure every person in small children can reach
See page 5. due to the pandemic, and the you to send the cash back to the vehicle is properly buck- them
news of a recently-discovered, them. Later to find out that the led up no matter how long • Only use indoor lights
more virulent variant was check was fraudulent. or short the distance trav- indoors and outdoor lights
THE PLYMOUTH announced this week, caution Scammers are professional eled outdoors, and choose the
EAGLE should be the norm, they con artists, they are very con- • Put that cell phone away; right ladder for the task
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Vol. 21, No. 48 advised, and there are many vincing and pushy in their tac- many distractions occur when hanging lights
dangers associated with the tics. Once you give them money while driving, but cell • Replace light sets that have
A 15-year-old boy will face season. they will continue to contact phones are the main culprit broken or cracked sockets,
kidnapping and assault with Another holiday risk factor you with excuses on why you • Practice defensive driving frayed or bare wires, or
intent to commit sexual pen- is those unscrupulous solici- owe them more money,” the • Designate a sober driver to loose connections
etration charges in an attack tors determined to take advan- statement added. “When in ensure guests make it home • Follow the package direc-
on a woman in a public rest- tage of the spirit of the season. doubt hang up.” safely after a holiday party; tions on the number of light
room in downtown Recently, the Canton Township “Canton residents are not alcohol or over-the-counter, sets that can be plugged into
Plymouth. Public Safety Department exempt from falling for various prescription and illegal one socket
See page 5. issued a caution to all area res- different scams that are float- drugs can cause impairment • Never nail, tack or stress
idents about the danger in ing around out there. And while decorating is one of wiring when hanging lights
these holiday solicitations. Remember that if you did not the best ways to get in a holi- and keep plugs off the
THE ROMULUS “If you are contacted buy a ticket for the lottery or day mood, emergency rooms ground away from puddles
ROMAN through the mail or via tele- fill out the paperwork for the see thousands of injuries and snow
ROMAN
Vol. 136, No. 48 phone asking for charitable Publishers Clearing House involving holiday decorating • Turn off all lights and deco-
support we encourage you to then you did not win,” the every season. When decorat- rations when you go to bed
The Romulus Fire do your homework before warning concluded. ing the U.S. Consumer or leave the house
Department will soon have donating to make sure the While many will choose to Product Safety Commission The use of candles and fire-
some extra help when caller or requester is from a stay home this year, those who advises: places, combined with an
patients in distress need car- reputable organization. The do travel, should be practice a • Keep potentially poisonous increase in the amount of com-
diopulmonary resuscitation below link can help you find list of safety precautions. plants - mistletoe, holly bustible, seasonal decorations
(CPR). out information about charities Traveling by car during the hol- berries, Jerusalem cherry in many homes during the holi-
See page 4. registered through the Better idays has the highest fatality and amaryllis - away from days, means more risk for fire.
Business Bureau rate of any major form of trans- children The National Fire Protection
THE WAYNE https://www.give.org/” the offi- portation based on fatalities • If using an artificial tree, Association reports that one-
EAGLE cial statement read. per passenger mile. In 2020, it check that it is labeled “fire See Safety, page 2
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is estimated 163 people died on
Officials added that tele-
resistant”
Vol. 74, No. 48
The 8th annual free holiday Residents continue to protest school superintendent’s leave
meals for Wayne-Westland vet-
erans, surviving spouses, and The return of Romulus to interim Superintendent Sean loudly or shouting during the Meetings of the board have
families distributed more than Superintendent of Schools Dr. McNatt to the agenda failed on meeting would result in a warn- been contentious since the
300 Thanksgiving meals to Benjamin Edmondson contin- a 3-3 vote with Trustee Nichole ing and if repeated, removal board placed Edmondson on
local families. ues to foment turmoil among German absent from the meet- from the meeting. During a paid leave Sept. 27, after
See page 3. the divided members of the ing. meeting last month, one resi- announcing a financial audit to
board of education. Wester made the same dent was removed as comments be performed by attorneys from
The issue has become so con- motion before the evening pro- became loud and intensely criti- the Clark Hill law firm. Parents,
THE WESTLAND tentious that a regular meeting ceedings began and it failed by cal of the board members. teachers, three board members
EAGLE of the board members Nov. 22 the same 3-3 vote. When the 3-3 vote to accept and union representatives have
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In opening the meeting,
Vol. 74, No. 48 was suspended after less than Board President Debi Pyles the agenda failed, Pyles loudly protested the action and
the procedures utilized by Pyles
attempted to contact school
15 minutes when the trustees
A Westland man is facing could not agree on accepting cautioned the audience that board legal counsel and after and other board members in
first-degree murder charges the agenda for the evening pro- security was present and that several attempts was informed the action. Meeting audience
in the death of an elderly ceedings. A motion by Trustee while "nobody needs to be that the meeting would have to members have publicly criti-
man for whom he served as a Ursula Wester to add the rein- scared" the board needed to be adjourned if the agenda was cized the board members and
caretaker. statement of Edmondson and conduct business. She warned not accepted by a majority vote
See page 3. the 10-day notice of termination the audience that speaking out of the board members. See Schools, page 4

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