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SALINE MAIN STREET has been recognized again this year as a Nationally Accredited Main Street community by the Michigan State Housing Development Authority. The Michigan Main Street Center is part of MSHDA’s effort to create vibrant…

U.S. HOUSING Urban Development Secretary Julián Castro today announced HUD’s latest estimate of homelessness in the U.S., noting a continued general decline and specifically among veterans and persons living on the street.  HUD’s 2014…

OVER THE PREVIOUS week, there were 76 crimes reported by the AAPD. For the AAPD last week, Saturday was the day on which the most crimes were reported, 36 on that day. The Washtenaw County Sheriff’s Department reported 45 crimes during…

by P.D. Lesko SO,  MICHIGAN AD Dave Brandon is out. He allegedly blamed the political composition of the U-M Board of Regents (Republicans, the lot of them) for his woes. Dave Brandon ended up with a multi-million dollar payout over the…

IN AN OCTOBER 2014 piece titled “Who to Watch in House Class of 2014” newly-elected Rep. Debbie Dingell (D-Mich.) was dubbed one of the “operators.” Fundraising in the race for Michigan’s 12th congressional district was one-sided. Debbie…

FROM 11 A.M. UNTIL dusk on Nov. 11, the Washtenaw County chapter of the organization Veterans for Peace will hold a vigil for fallen Michigan soldiers. The vigil will take place at Veterans Park, Maple and Jackson Roads, Ann Arbor. The…

FROM GETTING INVOLVED in local elections through endorsements in Democratic primary elections between Democratic candidates,  to “endorsing” a proposed annexation of the Whitmore Lake Public School district, Rep. Adam Zemke continues to…

by P.D. Lesko ANN ARBOR NEWS reporter Ben Freed posted a graphic of Cookie Monster tapping his fingers, then deleted the posting. Once again, the Washtenaw County Clerk finds himself at the center of a debate about handling ballots.…

by P.D. Lesko When asked what WCC President Rose Bellanaca does well, Ruth Hatcher shot back: “I don’t know what she does. She’s got eight vice presidents.” IF RUTH HATCHER has her work cut out for her, she doesn’t seem as though…

With 100 percent of the county's 156 precincts counted, the names in bold are those candidates who've won their respective races. Registered Voters: 290,888 Ballots Cast: 127,425 Voter Turnout: 43.81% …