Livonia Observer

Seven students with cognitive impairments received awards at Clarenceville School District's Fall Sports Banquet Nov. 11 for being football assistants. Full Story »

The city of Livonia Water Department will open fire hydrants at approximately 40 locations beginning Wednesday, Dec. 9, to determine the condition of water mains and hydrant flow. There will be brief lane closures to perform this work. Minerals and rust may be stirred up in the vicinity of the tests. This slight discoloration of the water is temporary and does not pose a health threat, according ... Full Story »

Livonia's new courthouse will be named after a longtime former judge who served in elected office in Livonia during the city's formative years. Full Story »

Fifteen years ago this Friday, D'Wan Sims' mother told security guards at Wonderland Mall that her 4-year-old son was missing. Full Story »

Livonia City Council will discuss a proposed vicious animal ordinance at 7 p.m. Monday at the council's Committee of the Whole meeting in the second floor council chambers at City Hall. Full Story »

Livonia police have arrested four suspects they believe staged an armed robbery at an Exxon gas station Thursday. Full Story »

We will publish letters to Santa Full Story »

“Living in Emergency,” the critically acclaimed documentary about Doctors Without Borders, will be shown at 7:30 p.m. Monday, Dec. 14, at AMC-Livonia 20 with IMAX, 19500 Haggerty Road, Livonia. Full Story »

Q: Dear Rick: I'm not a stock market investor. I can't take the roller-coaster ride that the market always seems to be in. Earlier in the year, I chose to liquidate all my stock to invest in a more conservative manner. I took your advice and as opposed to buying certificates of deposits through my bank, I shopped around. I was surprised at the difference in rates throughout the country. At the ... Full Story »

Livonia police are investigating a bomb threat e-mailed to staffers at Churchill High School at about 8 p.m. Thursday. Full Story »

Several residents on Angeline Circle had windows smashed at their homes when someone apparently walked through their yards and threw items through the windows at about 2 a.m. Thursday. Full Story »

U.S. Rep. Thaddeus McCotter, R-Livonia, received the 2009 Economic Impact Award from the Michigan Bankers Association on Thursday. Full Story »

It was an evening to remember as 25 years of Bentley Concert Choirs celebrated their homecoming and 75th birthday of founder Jerry Smith. Some 50 years after the 1960 ensemble sag the first note, more than 800 classmates embraced each other with warm greetings. Full Story »

The Livonia school board asked administrators Monday to identify another $2 million in potential cuts for this school year on top of the $5 million they already outlined last week. The board will act on the budget reductions Dec. 14 — unless the state Legislature reverses some of the cuts it made in per-pupil funding to schools this fall or district employees agree to wage concessions. The board ... Full Story »

Marcus Coleman always said hello to Matt May. The gregarious letter carrier made his rounds on his mail route that included May's home on South Clements Circle in the West Chicago-Harrison area of Livonia. Coleman's love of life and people is what drew his customers to him, May said. “You could always hear him coming because he talked to neighbors or he'd be on his cell phone,” May said. “He had ... Full Story »

Wilfred Cameron was known as Bill to many of his fellow Rotarians. But he and his wife Olga were so close to Christina Rearick's family, that a nickname from Cameron's grandkids, “Bumpy,” made its way into the Rearick household. “That's what his grandkids called him,” Rearick said. The monicker came after he hit his head, and his grandkids called him that up to adulthood, she said. “My children ... Full Story »

The Community Calendar runs in the Livonia Observer as space permits. Nonprofit groups and community organizations are welcome to submit news of upcoming events. Please include a daytime telephone number and contact person. Mail, fax or e-mail information to: Livonia Observer, Community Calendar, 615 W. Lafayette, Second Level, Detroit, MI 48226. Fax: (313) 223-4650. E-mail address is: ksmith ... Full Story »

The R.G. G.R. Harris Funeral Homes and Cremation Services of Livonia and Garden City will hold their 19th Annual Services of Remembrance this weekend for families who have lost a loved one this year and in past years. Full Story »

1 A woman purchased $302 worth of hair straightening devices with a bad check at Laurel Park Place, 37700 Six Mile, at about 2 p.m. Monday. Full Story »

Two gunmen robbed the Dollar General, 14021 Inkster, Friday night of an undisclosed amount of cash. Full Story »

The city of Livonia will distribute applesauce, bakery mix, carrots, peanut butter, pears, walnuts and frozen whole chickens between noon and 2 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 9, at Dickinson Center, 18000 Newburgh Road, just north of Six Mile, to Livonia residents who have an I.D. card from The Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP). Full Story »

The Livonia school board approved a one-year agreement Monday with the union representing about 350 full- and part-time bus drivers, custodians, maintenance workers and food service employees. Full Story »

By Linda Ann Chomin Full Story »