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THE BELLEVILLE Wayne hospital limits patient visitation
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Vol. 135, No. 49 Beaumont Hospital, Wayne is
At ceremonies Nov. 19, now limiting family visits to
Judge Tina Brooks Green, patients in an effort to limit the
administered the oaths of spread of COVID 19.
office to the Sumpter “We've had a notable rise in
Township Board of Trustees. COVID-19 cases in Metro
See page 3. Detroit,” said Dr. Nick Gilpin,
medical director of Infection
Prevention and Epidemiology
THE CANTON for Beaumont Health. “Last
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COVID-19 patients in the state
Vol. 73, No. 49 and we know that taking diffi-
cult steps like restricting visitors
A Georgia man is facing
up to life in prison if convict- will help us keep our patients
ed of charges he robbed the and our staff safe.”
Chase Bank in Canton All Beaumont acute care
Township last month. campuses are safe and remain
See page 2. open to all patients needing
health care including emer-
gency visits, testing and surgery,
THE INKSTER hospital officials said in a pre-
LEDGER STAR
LEDGER STAR pared statement regarding the
new restriction. All emergency
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Michigan State Police will remain open for medical approaching the end-of-life, for symptoms of respiratory patients 21 or younger. Two par-
continue to investigate the issues that need urgent atten- patients under 21 years of age, infection. Any visitation request ents are permitted with the
shooting death of an uniden- tion. The local medical leader- women in labor, or other that differs from the new guide- exception of babies in Neonatal
tified man which took place ship at each hospital makes the extreme circumstances where lines will be reviewed by clinical Intensive Care Unit (NICU)
Thanksgiving Day in Inkster. determination about when to the benefits of presence out- leadership or the administrator where additional restrictions
See page 3. implement visitor restrictions, weigh the risk of COVID-19 on call. Visitors will be allowed may be required. The hospital
the statement continued. exposure, officials said. for a mother in labor or with will also allow visitors for
No one will be allowed in Visitors for other patients pregnancy complications. A patients undergoing a surgical
THE NORTHVILLE rooms of patients with pending have been restricted until fur- doula in addition to the desig- procedure and for adults with
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Visitors will also be allowed for
apply if visitors screen negative
except for individuals who are
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Northville Schools
keeping middle and high Natural wonder
Superintendent Mary Kay
Gallagher has proposed
schools on a virtual learning $1 million restoration at Fish
basis until Jan. 19.
Hatchery Park is complete
See page 5.
THE PLYMOUTH
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The natural state of Fish
Those plants are expected
Vol. 20, No. 49 has been returned, following to develop deep roots to
nearly $1 million in restora- anchor the ground and pre-
Plymouth City Hall is
offering no-contact services tion work at the site. vent soil erosion, resist dis-
ease, and thrive.
According to Northville
to help residents and staff Township officials and proj- Visitors should not enter
avoid exposure to COVID 19. ect engineers, the pond now the newly-planted areas, des-
The city website and drop has a depth of 4-6 feet due to ignated by orange fencing
boxes are available. the newly-constructed stone- over matted straw, until the
See page 5.
lined conduit that allows vegetation is established next
water to flow freely between year.
THE ROMULUS Johnson Creek and the pond. The transformation of the
ROMAN Fish can now swim readily park was made possible with
ROMAN
a $963,090 grant from the U.S.
between those two bodies of
Vol. 135, No. 49 water, officials said, noting Environmental Protection
that the Johnson Creek is one Agency, administered by the
Members of the Romulus
Fire Department, along with of the few cold water creeks Alliance of Rouge
the Ministerial Alliance, pro- in southeastern Michigan Communities (ARC). The
vided more than 3,000 masks that also supports a trout pop- ARC is a group of local
to the community as part of ulation. municipalities, counties and
an outreach program recent- Along the rebuilt banks of other institutions, which
ly. the creek, a work crew has work to improve water quali-
See page 3. planted thousands of live ty of the Rouge River water-
“stakes” - transplants of trees shed. The project was
- many of which will grow into designed by Environmental
THE WAYNE full-sized trees over time. In Consulting & Technology, Inc.
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plants have been added to
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have distributed more than Archdiocese orders priest removed from parish
Volunteers from the Wayne
Westland Community Schools

100,000 meals to area resi- The removal of the Rev. letter last year from a couple
dents affected by the COVID Michael Suhy from the Our ” “notifying him that a prominent
pandemic. Lady of Good Counsel Catholic Ultimately and unfortunately, employee of the Archdiocese of
See page 4. Church in Plymouth last month his intransigence triggered a Detroit was engaging in the sex-
still has parishioners reeling at ual harassment and grooming of
the news. canonical process for his removal. their son.” That person, accord-
THE WESTLAND In a statement regarding the ing to Suhy, was not punished,
EAGLE change last month, Auxiliary school,” Battersby's prepared claims as an attempt by “the “and another colleague sponta-
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Vol. 73, No. 49 Bishop Gerard Battersby said statement read. “Following the Catholic Church to hide their neously shared with me his
required consultations and fact-
misconduct.” He added that the
grave concern that the same
the decision by the Archdiocese
City of Westland adminis- of Detroit was based on Suhy's finding, the action taken on Nov. action of the Archdiocese was “a alleged harasser was acting
trative offices will remain inability to manage the responsi- 17 was believed necessary for cover up.” According to inappropriately with young
closed to the public until bilities of the parish. Father Suhy's well-being, and Thompson, the removal of Suhy priests of this archdiocese,”
Dec. 9. The Jefferson Barns “Father Suhy has become also for the well-being of the from Our Lady of Good Counsel Suhy wrote. “What we have here
Community Vitality Center, overwhelmed with the responsi- parish, parishioners, and was retaliation for the priest's is nothing less than the selective
the Friendship Senior bilities, burdens and challenges school.” objections to alleged sexual and arbitrary enforcement of
Center and the Mike Modano of administrating a large and Suhy, through his attorney harassment and abuse by anoth- the archdiocese's policies
Ice Arena also remain complex parish like Our Lady of Ron Thompson, is fighting the er church leader. against sexual harassment and
closed. Good Counsel Parish with its claims of the Archdiocese. Suhy claimed he alerted
See page 4. added dimension of having a Thompson characterized the church officials after receiving a See Priest, page 6

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