David DeRonne, who owns DeRonne True Value Hardware on Nine Mile Road in Eastpointe, strongly opposes a proposed road diet that would shrink part of Nine Mile Road from five lanes to three. The City Council voted to halt a road diet plan at a meeting earlier this year; however, the road diet concept was revisited at the June 4 meeting.
BY MARIA ALLARD allard@candgnews.com
EASTPOINTE — Eastpointe Community Schools will move forward with its facilities master plan.
The long-term facilities master plan is a blueprint to guide the development and management of the district’s buildings and infrastructure over time.
BY BRIAN WELLS bwells@candgnews.com
EASTPOINTE — Plans to change Nine Mile Road from five lanes to three lanes continue to cause tension between City Council members and business owners, even after the plans were halted.
At the Eastpointe City Council’s Feb.
6 meeting, the council members voted 3-2 in favor of a “road diet” that would change Nine Mile Road from five lanes to three lanes between Pleasant and Tuscany avenues. However, at the March 19 meeting, the council voted 4-1 to rescind the vote, which meant Nine Mile would stay at five lanes.
At both meetings, Councilman Cardi
DeMonaco Jr. voted in favor of the road diet plans.
But even with the council voting to rescind the vote and halt the plans, the road diet concept was revisited at the June 4 meeting — much to the dismay of some council members.
At the meeting, Mayor Michael
Earlier this year, school officials entered into a partnership with the strategic consulting firm Woolpert to address declining enrollment and underutilized school buildings.
At various community input sessions,
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ROSEVILLE — Ever want to play your grandma’s old records, but don’t feel like buying a record player? Want to see if your kid likes playing the keyboard before sinking hundreds of dollars into it? How about having a karaoke party?
The Roseville Public Library is set to un-
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wenty-five years ago, a group of local businesspeople and dignitaries wanted to find a way to highlight retailers along Gratiot Avenue, bring people to the city and raise money for charities.
So, they came up with an idea for a classic car cruise that brought back the heyday of cruising Gratiot with hot rods, convertibles, 1950s music and a few poodle skirts. Greased back-pompadours were optional.
Since then, there have been three staples to each cruise: It is always held on the Saturday before Father’s Day, the route is between Eight Mile and 10 Mile roads, and many sponsors help to make the cruise have a smooth ride. Over the years, cruise organizers have been able to get the Michigan Department of Transportation to desig-
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Cruisin’ Gratiot is quite the ride
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EASTPOINTE — Sitting on the grass median of Gratiot Avenue during Eastpointe Cruisin’ Gratiot June 15 brought back a lot of good memories for pals Bob Schuch and Dan Badalamente.
The pair used to cruise Gratiot — primarily between 10 Mile and 13 Mile roads in Roseville — when they were teens and young adults in the 1990s. For Schuch, a 1994 East Detroit High School graduate, getting his driver’s license meant freedom.
BY MARIA ALLARD allard@candgnews.com
For anyone curious about what the “C” and “G” in C & G Newspapers stands for, here is the answer.
The “C” represents Charlotte, and the “G” is for Gil.
It was Charlotte and Gil Demers who more than 45 years ago created the familyowned business C & G Newspapers, which is still standing today.
In the early days, the husband-and-wife team ran the company from their home in St. Clair Shores with two papers: the Shores Shopper, a monthly advertiser first published in December 1977, and the Warren Weekly, with its inaugural issue Aug. 20, 1980.
Gil Demers definitely found his calling selling advertisements to local businesses, which included restaurants, mom-and-pop shops, car dealerships, medical offices, educational institutions and much more.
“He was a very personable guy,” daughter Karen Bozimowski said. “He knew everybody. He talked to everybody. He could talk to anybody.”
Gil wanted his family to be part of the business. Eventually the Demers’ five children — Bozimowski, Jeff Demers, Gregg Demers, Keith Demers and Suzanne Badalamenti — came to work for the family business. They all started “on the road” selling advertising to neighborhood retailers, secur-
ing their own accounts with local establishments that trusted them. By watching their parents, the kids learned the value of hard work, the importance of helping their customers, and the ropes of running a successful family-owned business. Gil Demers died in 2019, and Charlotte retired several years ago.
C & G Newspapers serves metro Detroit residents in Macomb, Oakland and Wayne counties with 19 biweekly publications that reach 45 communities and are delivered to more than 571,000 homes via direct mail. The papers’ source of revenue is advertising. Instead of selling subscriptions, Gil Demers set up the company so each newspaper was distributed by direct mail straight to people’s homes.
“He was very entrepreneurial as far as ideas,” Keith Demers said.
Gil Demers was a natural. The directmail system proved successful right away, not only for him but for his advertisers.
“He knew they were reading it because the advertisers got great response because we went to every home,” Jeff Demers said. “We mailed it to every home. There wasn’t anything like that in St. Clair Shores.”
“That was the difference. No one else did that,” Gregg Demers said. “The thought was that a small business only could draw from so far. Let’s go to every home right around your store, and that will get them the best response.”
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EASTPOINTE — At the June 24 Eastpointe Community Schools Board of Education meeting, Superintendent Christina Gibson shared information about various happenings in the district this summer.
She began her superintendent’s report by stating that prep work is underway for the heating and cooling ventilation units at Crescentwood Elementary School, and for the parking lot updates at Forest Park Elementary School.
“I think Forest Park will hopefully be resolved through fixing the drainage issues,” Gibson said.
“(Eastpointe) High School furniture was removed. Old furniture is being removed. New furniture is being planned to come in.”
Gibson also provided updates on the district’s summer school program and the Meet Up and Eat Up food program.
More than 400 students entering grades kindergarten through nine will attend the district’s summer school program at Eastpointe Middle School either in the Summer Discovery, KinderConnect or a special education program. The program will begin July 8.
Through Meet Up and Eat Up, free breakfast will be available this summer to any child 18 and younger whether or not the child is in summer school. Breakfast will be served from 8 to 9 a.m., and lunch will be served from 10:30 a.m. until noon Mondays through Fridays.
The meals must be eaten on-site. The meals will be provided at Eastpointe Middle School, 24701 Kelly Road, and Eastpointe High School, 15501 Couzens Ave. The program runs July 8 through Aug. 8.
EASTPOINTE — The Eastpointe Memorial Library has two upcoming events.
A rainbow craft activity will take place at noon July 6. The rainbow craft involves painting on canvas for older kids and water/glue and tissue paper on canvas for younger kids.
“Wild About Books” with live animals will take place at 6:30 p.m. July 10. Wild About Books is through Dynamic West School Assemblies at dynamicwest.com.
The Eastpointe Memorial Library is located at 15875 Oak Ave. To register, call (586) 445-5096.
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on Utica Road between Gratiot Avenue and 12 Mile Road.
The classic car show will include car displays, live music, food and more. For information,
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EASTPOINTE — Authorities are reminding residents to properly secure their firearms after an incident where an Eastpointe man’s 3-year-old son reportedly shot himself with his father’s unsecured handgun.
According to Eastpointe Police Lt. Alexander Holish, police were dispatched to the 21000 block of Nevada Avenue, off Toepfer Drive east of Gratiot Avenue, at around 7 p.m. June 15 on word of an accidental shooting.
Upon arrival, they allegedly found the father — identified by police as Demetrius Robert Owens, 27 — sitting with his young son on his lap. The child had what appeared to be a gunshot wound to his left hand. Police said that further investigation revealed that the child had shot himself by accident, using a handgun that reportedly belonged to Owens.
Police said they recovered the handgun, which was legally owned, and Medstar arrived to conduct initial treatment of the child, who was then transported to a local hospital. Once charges were authorized by the Macomb County Prosecutor’s Office, Owens was taken into custody by the Eastpointe Special Investigations Unit.
At press time, Owens had waived his right to an attorney, according to court records.
He was arraigned in Eastpointe 38th District Court by visiting Judge William Crouchman on one count of second-degree child abuse, a 10-year felony; one count of safe storage firearm violation — premise under individual’s control where minor present and inflicted serious impairment, a 10-year felony; careless discharge of a firearm causing injury or death, a two-year felony; and felony firearm, a two-year mandatory felony.
Owens’ bond was set at $50,000 cash or surety, and the court ordered that upon his release he must have no firearms, and he must have no contact with the crime witness or any minors under 18. He was also ordered to wear a GPS tether.
Holish said gun ownership is a responsibility that should be taken very seriously.
“Always secure the weapon in a gun safe, or keep it unloaded with the gun lock in an area that is not accessible to children or other guests in the house. If carrying a weapon on your person, always keep it in a holster. Do not keep the weapon in your pocket or waistline with the trigger unprotected. Always treat all firearms as though they are loaded,” Holish said.
He continued: “Ensure that there is no bullet in the chamber before manipulating it in
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ROSEVILLE — Roseville 39th District Court Judge Joseph Boedeker bound over a 54-year-old Roseville man to Macomb County Circuit Court in Mount Clemens June 17 on a charge of second-degree murder.
Mark Newsome allegedly got into a fight with his 72-year-old roommate, Dale Mitchell, that went from verbal to physical on Jan. 31. Mitchell died after Newsome punched him in the head several times, according to a press release from the Macomb County Prosecutor’s Office.
In February, a competency exam for Newsome was conducted. On April 17, the district court ruled that Newsome was fit to stand trial on May 15. On May 15, the court set June 17 for Newsome’s preliminary examination, and he subsequently was bound over to circuit court.
A Roseville police press release said that the two men lived in a boarding-style home. The house allowed tenants to rent separate bedrooms and had a shared common area.
Newsome is charged with second-degree murder, a felony that carries up to a life sentence. A request for bond was denied by Boedeker.
Newsome
“We are committed to ensuring that justice is served for the victim and his family,” Macomb County Prosecutor Peter Lucido said
in a June 18 press release.
Newsome’s attorney, public defender Gary F. Kennedy II, did not respond to a request for comment for this story before press time.
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BY NICK POWERS npowers@candgnews.com
ROSEVILLE — The Roseville Police Department presented members with badges and promotions at the City Council’s June 25 meeting.
Officers who received their badges included Dylan Nabozny, Christopher Schwandt, Nicole MacDonald, Thomas Walby, Zachery Bezel, Adam Kusch and Craig Grimes. The officers completed the probationary period with the department, which Roseville Police Chief Mitch Berlin said consisted of four months of training.
“These officers come from different areas of our state, different backgrounds and have varying levels of work and life experiences,” Berlin said. “But today they share a common bond: They’re all Roseville police officers.”
Members of the department who were promoted (with their new ranks) included Lt. Alison Rieser, Lt. Scott Burley, Sgt. Eric Saddler, Sgt. Jeffery Wawrzyniak and Sgt. Brandon Quinn.
“These officers have strived to achieve
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BY ANDY KOZLOWSKI akozlowski@candgnews.com
EASTPOINTE — Two men have been arrested in connection with a drive-by shooting on a home in Eastpointe that led multiple law enforcement agencies on a search spanning counties.
At press time, the suspects had not been named.
Eastpointe police were first alerted to the incident at around 1:10 a.m. June 25, when officers were dispatched to a home in the 16000 block of Forest Avenue, which is in the area of Stephens Road and Gratiot Avenue, to investigate an “assault with intent to murder.”
Upon their arrival, officers learned that the homeowner had been in a dispute with the new boyfriend of his ex-girlfriend. The suspect — a St. Clair County resident — had pulled up to the home, fired multiple rounds into the building, and fled, according to Eastpointe police. Multiple people were inside the house at the time of the shooting, including six children, but police said no one was injured.
According to the St. Clair County Sheriff’s Office, investigators quickly deduced that the suspect was heading to his home at
Americana Estates in Casco Township. Deputies with both the St. Clair County Sheriff’s Office and the Macomb County Sheriff’s Office responded, as did the special response teams for both St. Clair County and Port Huron, and Richmond police officers.
Deputies with the St. Clair County Sheriff’s Office identified the suspect exiting his home with another man and a woman. The suspect was allegedly armed at the time. The two men reportedly saw the deputies and retreated into the home, where they barricaded themselves.
Eastpointe police obtained a search warrant for the home. According to the St. Clair County Sheriff’s Office, once the men retreated into the building, the woman who was with them stayed outside to speak to police. The officers tried to negotiate, but were unsuccessful in persuading the men to exit the building.
The officers then used “additional less lethal tactics,” as described by the St. Clair County Sheriff’s Office, and the two men surrendered to law enforcement without incident. There were no injuries.
According to Eastpointe police, multiple items of evidence were recovered from the scene. Both suspects were in custody at
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BY NICK POWERS npowers@candgnews.com
ROSEVILLE — The Roseville City Council on June 25 unanimously approved assigning the current contract from GFL Environmental Inc. to Priority Waste. The new waste management company will take over July 1.
Roseville City Attorney Tim Tomlinson said the city has an assignment clause in its contract with GFL that allows the city to choose another provider. He recommended continuing the current contract with Priority Waste. While he expects it to go well over time, he did anticipate the transition will be difficult at first.
“We do expect a bit of a rocky start anytime this happens in this quick of a fashion,” Tomlinson said.
Roseville Mayor Robert Taylor asked if there would be a rate increase.
“There’s no changes to the contract
terms,” Tomlinson said. “They will abide by the contract terms as written until expiration of that agreement, and then we’ll have to obviously address it at that point.”
Tomlinson said the city has four years left on its current contract.
The transition is part of a vast acquisition of GFL’s residential assets by Priority Waste. Earlier this year, a May 29 letter to GFL employees was leaked on social media before the sale was officially announced.
“This sale encompasses assets and collection operations within Oakland, Washtenaw, Livingston, Macomb, Genesee, and Wayne Counties,” John Addison, GFL general manager for Wayne County, stated in the letter.
“It includes the transfer of contracts with 75 municipal customers as well as 70,000 homeowner’s associations and subscription residential customers.”
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Klinefelt asked the city administration to work with Anderson, Eckstein and Westrick Inc. — the city’s engineering firm — to look into reducing lanes from Schroeder Avenue to Kelly Road. That stretch of Nine Mile is east of the Pleasant to Tuscany stretch of Nine Mile.
“I thought because of the light at that intersection (at Schroeder Avenue), it might be a good area to create a transitional space there,” he said.
Klinefelt asked that the city’s engineering firm meet with the Macomb County Federal Aid Committee, Federal Highway Administration, Southeast Michigan Council of Governments and the Michigan Department of Transportation to perform any studies that would need to be completed before the plan could be implemented.
Klinefelt also asked that a traffic study get underway as soon as possible.
City Council called a special meeting for June 28, which occurred after the Eastsider went to press. The meeting’s agenda had two items, one of which was to discuss the estimated project costs on the third phase of the Nine Mile Road reconstruction project. Visit candgnews.com for updates.
Klinefelt believes that reducing the lanes would make the road safer for pedestrians and increase foot traffic for businesses, which he said would also help attract new businesses to move into the vacant properties along the corridor.
“I think it would create a safer road that would slow down traffic in those areas,” he said. “I know that we sat through some lengthy hearings where we heard about all the horror stories of people who are afraid to turn left onto Nine Mile because (Nine Mile Road is) too fast.”
Klinefelt said that there are a lot of accidents on Nine Mile Road and people speeding to and from Nine Mile Road onto the side streets in the area.
However, not all council members agree with Klinefelt. Councilman Harvey Curley pressed Klinefelt and DeMonaco for statistics showing a high number of fatalities and injuries along the road.
“You haven’t gotten those figures from the Fire Department or the Police Department, how many people in the last 12 months have been run over by a car that hopped the curb and ran a person over that was walking on Nine Mile,” he said.
“We can’t say it’ll make driving safer when we can’t
come up with statistics about how many people (have been) literally run over when a car jumps the curb,” he added.
DeMonaco said slowing traffic will make the road safer from any kind of injury, not just pedestrian injuries.
“Injury in general,” he said. “Car hitting car, car hitting a person, all of everything, not just the one statistic. It will make all of those statistics safer.”
Councilman Rob Baker, who said he lives near the portion of Nine Mile Road that would be affected, said he frequently walks in the area and doesn’t feel unsafe. He also said it doesn’t feel like the council is listening to the concerns of residents and business owners in the area.
“I feel like we’re just kind of repeating the same process where we’re going to have to have business owners and residents come out again, and I feel like they’ve done a good job of expressing how they felt about it,” he said. “And I feel like we should listen to them. Otherwise, what’s the point of having people come out?”
Baker added that it felt like the City Council is backtracking.
Curley ended the discussion by stating that he was glad he “didn’t throw away my sign that says five, not two.”
“I’ll put my three-is-greater-than-five sign up, Councilman Curley,” DeMonaco said with a laugh.
Nine Mile Road is currently in the second phase of a three-phase reconstruction project that began in 2021. While the project is estimated to cost more than initially expected due to an increase in the price of concrete, about 81% is being paid for through federal funding, Ryan Kern, a senior project engineer from Anderson, Eckstein and Westrick Inc., said at a meeting in December 2023.
Business owners speak out against plan
Business owners along Nine Mile Road are concerned that a reduction in traffic volume will also bring a reduction in business.
David DeRonne, who owns DeRonne True Value Hardware on Nine Mile Road, strongly opposes the road diet.
“The volume that Nine Mile carries in traffic, it just can’t shrink from five lanes down to three. It just isn’t feasible, but they keep thinking that it is,” he said.
DeRonne said his family’s business relocated from Detroit in 1940. It has been at its current location for 34 years, he said, and customers have been telling him that they’re no longer going to patronize his business.
“Customers have told us that they’re sorry, but we’re shopping elsewhere,” he said.
The reason, he said, is that customers don’t want to deal
with the construction.
“They’ve shifted their traffic pattern,” he said.
DeRonne said he doesn’t feel that the City Council has been listening to the residents and businesses in the area.
“I don’t get it. I don’t know why they keep trying to push this when the businesses have clearly told them that we’re not in favor of it,” he said. “We don’t want reduced traffic. We want more traffic.”
DeRonne also said he plans to petition to have DeMonaco recalled from City Council.
“(DeMonaco) said at one point, let’s just give it a try. And then later in the same meeting, he said, let’s just try it like this. … It’s not like trying a paint color,” DeRonne said.
DeRonne said DeMonaco’s attitude toward spending the city’s money is cause for concern.
“If he has that type of cavalier manner of thinking with spending money, we don’t need him on the City Council making decisions with city funds for any projects,” he said.
DeMonaco said DeRonne and an Eastpointe resident have tried three times to get recall petition language approved, but it has been repeatedly denied by the Macomb County Election Commission.
“I have advocated for a road diet on Nine Mile for many reasons, including, but not limited to, the benefits to small business, the improvements to walkability, and for the safety of pedestrians and others using Nine Mile to commute,” DeMonaco said. “I have done a lot of research on this topic, have read dozens of articles and have even read books on the subject.”
Clint Pattah, owner of Fresh Choice Market Place on Nine Mile Road, said his business is down by more than 40% this year, which he blames on the construction.
“It is a really, really busy street. To have a road diet here does not make sense at all and is going to hurt every business here,” he said. “The residents are going to be really upset also, because they can’t get around.”
To help attract business, Pattah said he’s spending over twice what he normally spends on advertising and is giving things away.
“We’re really bleeding in this area because of construction right now, which is the same way the road diet is going to be,” he said. “It just doesn’t make sense.”
Pattah added that he and the other businesses and residents are taxpayers, and he questioned how he’s going to pay them if business continues to decline.
“How are we going to afford our taxes if our business is going to go down 40%?” he said.
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Woolpert offered five potential options for facilities master plans. School officials also sought input from the public.
At the June 24 Board of Education meeting, the school board voted to move forward with the “facilities master plan - direction setting.”
School Board President Jon Gruenberg made a motion that the district keep the Early Learning Center as a stand-alone program with a location to be determined and make the four elementary schools grades K-5. His motion also stated to have two separate buildings on the same property with one building as a middle school for grades 6-8 and the second building as a high school for grades 9-12.
“Separate buildings, I have to stress that, but they would be located on the same piece of property,” Gruenberg said. “You can call it (a) campus, same piece of property, whatever you want to call it. So they would be on the same piece of property, yet they would be two separate individual buildings.”
The motion passed 6-1 with Trustee Addie Richardson voting against it. During the meeting, Richardson asked about the closeness of the two buildings on the same property.
“Would they be next door to each other or will there be some space?” she asked. “Where would they be?”
“That will be determined, but they would be on the same property,” Gruenberg said. “We won’t be approving a location right now. We’re just going to approve the fact that they will be on the same location,
separate buildings. How far apart and that discussion can go in the future.”
Superintendent Christina Gibson said the district team will need “about a year” to work through a location.
“We don’t have the details worked out for that piece, Trustee Richardson. Our team is going to start the joint commission with the city and begin having some of those conversations,” Gibson said. “I think what I hear (the) board president advocating for … is the six through eight and the nine through 12 need to be geographically separated as much as possible.
“If we demand that they be separated, I want to remind you that is the status quo of what we currently have, and the district will not see long-term savings. We need to reduce our footprint and we need to deal with a very large high school campus and an underutilized middle school,” Gibson said. “So setting this direction of having a pre-K program, four K-5 buildings and then having a unified campus then cues our team to begin having all of those detailed conversations. Will it be a new location? Will we renovate the old high school? We don’t know those pieces but at least this helps us set a directional course instead of staying stagnant.”
The district’s four elementary schools are currently split up by grade level. Bellview and Pleasantview are grades 3-5 and Crescentwood and Forest Park are grades K-2. The district’s Early Learning Center is where preschool programs are held. There also is Eastpointe Middle School, Eastpointe High School, the 8th Grade Academy, and Eastpointe Alternative Center & Virtual Academy.
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veil its “library of things” collection to patrons in July. Items available to check out include a boombox (with a CD and cassette player), an external CD drive, a record player, a karaoke machine, a radon detector, a memory card reader, a label maker, an orbital sander and a soil tester.
“Things you maybe don’t use often or you don’t want to invest the money into,” Leigh Romano, a librarian who put the collection together, said of the collection’s items.
Romano said the items are an offshoot of the curiosity kits that the library already offers. While the library of things is not available yet, it will be soon. Romano said patrons should check in with the library to get updates about when the collection will be available.
“We’ve just purchased them and have to do the processing of getting the labels and getting the catalog record ready to go into our system,” she said.
Patrons can also suggest what items they would like to see in the collection.
“I’m trying to order things based on people’s interest in them,” Romano said. “For right now, I’m getting things people have mentioned to me or that other libraries have. I’m open to suggestions.”
Outside of the collection, the library offers a variety of items for checkout other than books. Items include vinyl records, CDs, board games, literacy kits for kids, STEM kits for older kids and memory kits for adults struggling with memory issues. Curiosity kits are also available for those who want to try out things ranging from ghost hunting to knitting. “STEM” stands for “science, technology, engineering and math.”
Library Director Jacalynn Harvey said that one patron checked out the knitting kit after losing a headband while skiing. The library even provided the yarn in the kit.
“She took the kit home and knitted one,” Harvey said. “She wore it in to show us and said, ‘It’s perfect for skiing.’”
When the collection is available, it will be only for Roseville residents; however, Romano said this could change in the future. For more information or to suggest items to be added to the collection, call (586) 445-5407.
Call Staff Writer Nick Powers at (586) 498-1059.
A keyboard, a karaoke machine and an orbital sander will be some of the items that patrons of the Roseville Public Library will be able to check out in the coming weeks. The items are part of the “library of things” collection.
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nate a special “cruise lane” closest to the median.
Last month, Eastpointe Cruisin’ Gratiot celebrated its 25th anniversary. This year’s event got its motor running with car shows June 12 at Villa Restaurant, June 13 at First State Bank, and June 14 at Cloverleaf Bar & Restaurant. Cruise Day got in gear June 15, which included a car cruise along the avenue and a car show at Eastpointe High School.
Eastpointe City Council member Harvey Curley, president of the Eastpointe Cruisin’ Gratiot Committee, welcomed the crowd to the opening ceremony held at the high school.
“Everybody has done a fantastic job,” Curley said. “Can you believe this is our 25th?”
During the opening ceremony, a moment of silence was held to honor Tom Geloneck, a longtime cruise volunteer. Arrangements were made to display Geloneck’s 1964 Pontiac Grand Prix at the high school’s car show.
“About three weeks ago, we lost one of our members, Tom. He passed away suddenly about three weeks ago,” Paul Mastalanski said. “He’s been out working in this parking lot for 25 years with the rest of us guys. He will be missed. I think he’d be watching over all of us today.”
Cruise Day included a prayer service, and a VIP parade in which local and state dignitaries rode the cruise route waving from convertibles. Joining them was retired Detroit rock radio disc jockey Jim ‘JJ’ Johnson, chosen as this year’s VIP grand marshal.
“Hello, Eastpointe. I’m very pleased and very honored to be thought of as this year’s grand marshal for the Eastpointe Gratiot classic car show,” Johnson said. “Unbelievable that it has been 25 years for the Gratiot cruise. Enjoy your day today, everybody. Thank you for coming.”
James Friedman, chaplain with the Eastpointe Police Department, also addressed the crowd during the prayer service.
“So many different hands go into making this Gratiot cruise work. Where is the princess at?” Friedman said, pointing out Diane Reece-Seger, who is the cruise committee treasurer. “She works hard to make sure everything goes as it should.”
Kathy DiCenzo is another cruise committee member who has volunteered for a long time. “They’re a good bunch. They’re like my buddies. I try to take care of them,” she said of the classic car owners who participate each year. “A lot of them have been there for 25 years. It’s a great time. It’s a great town.”
Eastpointe Cruisin’ Gratiot wouldn’t be the same without Laura Matte, also known as Ms. Poodle Skirt. Matte, of Clinton Township, always wears a poodle skirt to the cruise. Her
CITY OF ROSEVILLE MACOMB COUNTY, MICHIGAN
ORDINANCE NO. 1337, 1338 & 1339
THE CITY OF ROSEVILLE ORDAINS:
ORDINANCE NO. 1337
TO ADOPT AND PUBLISH AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE CITY OF ROSEVILLE CODE OF ORDINANCES, CHAPTER 133, § 133-16 – WATER AND SEWER DEPARTMENT FEES, TO PROVIDE FOR SANITARY SEWER CLEAN-OUT AND INSPECTION FEES, TO PROVIDE FOR REPEALER, SEVERABILITY, AND EFFECTIVE DATE.
ORDINANCE NO. 1338
TO ADOPT AND PUBLISH AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE CITY OF ROSEVILLE CODE OF ORDINANCES, CHAPTER 256, ARTICLE I - PUBLIC SEWERS - § 256-7, TO PROTECT THE PUBLIC SANITARY SEWER SYSTEM IN ORDER TO AVOID THE INTRODUCTION OF GREASE AND OTHER OBJECTIONABLE MATERIALS, TO PROVIDE FOR REPEALER, SEVERABILITY, AND EFFECTIVE DATE.
ORDINANCE NO. 1339
TO ADOPT AND PUBLISH AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE CITY OF ROSEVILLE CODE OF ORDINANCES, CHAPTER 296 – SURVEILLANCE CAMERAS, SECTION 296-2 – DEFINITIONS TO EXCLUDE CONDOMINIUMS, TO PROVIDE FOR REPEALER, SEVERABILITY, AND EFFECTIVE DATE.
I, Jennifer A. Zelmanski, City Clerk of the City of Roseville, Macomb County, Michigan, do hereby certify that Ordinance Nos. 1337, 1338, & 1339 were adopted by the City Council of Roseville, assembled in regular session on June 25, 2024.
Effective Date. Provisions of this Ordinance shall become effective twenty (20) days following adoption.
A copy of the Ordinance is available in the Clerk’s Offce for review.
Respectfully submitted, Jennifer A. Zelmanski
Roseville City Clerk
Published:
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success while serving others,” Berlin said. “These officers are the leaders of your department and possess the skills and traits to make decisions and make our city and residents safe and get our officers home every day.”
Berlin also introduced two new police dogs, Legend and Blue, at the department.
“Our Police Department is by far the best police department around,” Roseville Mayor Pro Tem Catherine Haugh said following the ceremony. “They all deserve a good applause for what they do.”
“Being retired law enforcement and current law enforcement, I guess you could say, I’m humbled by the fact people want to come to Roseville and protect our city like Chief Berlin and Chief (Robert) Gudenau back in the days when they first started,” Mayor Robert Taylor said. “We’ve got some honorable police officers here and the promotions here are well deserved.”
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“You made good friends,” said Schuch, who now resides in Clinton Township. “Back then we were all pulling over in big groups, talking.”
Badalamente also remembered the various auto parts stores along Gratiot that sold anything you needed to fix your car.
This year, Schuch and Badalamente arrived at Eastpointe Cruisin’ Gratiot at 9 a.m., and Badalamente brought his girlfriend, Lisa Shelton, 58, of Livonia, and two young sons, who got into the spirit of the cruise culture.
“I love it,” Shelton said. “Last year was my first year. It’s a great time. I like all the cars and we have fun.”
“We try to spend all day out here,” Badalamente said. “It brings back memories for the older guys. This is one of the better cruises.”
“It’s nice to see everyone riding in one spot,” Schuch said. “You can see a little bit of everything.”
Also on the median, Al Bednarski, 66, of St. Clair Shores, and Bob Urraro, 66, of St. Clair Shores, watched the cars go by. The event marked Urraro’s 10th year attending the cruise.
“It’s fun. It’s a good show,” said Urraro, who owns an orange 1974 Pontiac Grand Ville convertible. “It came from an estate sale. It came up on the market and I decided to buy it.”
For Bednarski, this marked his first-ever Eastpointe Cruisin’ Gratiot.
“I’m loving it. It’s a lot of fun. It’s nice to see a variety of cars and be up close,” he said. “I’m seeing cars that bring back memories of the past. I’m partial to the gold metal flake. That’s when they put flakes in the gold paint.”
On the other side of Gratiot, Jim Boggis, 86, of Roseville, and his son Jim Boggis, 63, of Berkley, checked out the classic cars cruising the avenue.
“We come here every single year,” said the younger Boggis, who arrived at the cruise in style in his 1983 Buick Riviera convertible. “I love the old Cadillacs.”
“There was a gold Cadillac parked on the other side. It was absolutely stunning. The drivers were well mannered, they’re smiling, they’re waving,” the elder Jim Boggis said. “It’s a good crowd.”
“I used to cruise Gratiot back in the ’70s and ’80s,” the younger Boggis said. “We used to drag race.”
The younger Boggis also was a student in the auto shop class when he attended Ros-
eville High School. He also regularly displays his cars at Detroit Autorama.
Robert West, of St. Clair Shores, made it out to the cruise as a spectator. He tries to get to as many classic car shows as he can.
“I love the old cars,” he said. “It kind of reminds us of a younger time.”
While growing up in Hamtramck, West had a friend and they both owned muscle cars. Racing on Joseph Campau Avenue was a favorite pastime.
During Eastpointe Cruisin’ Gratiot, Center Line resident Mel Arseneault pulled into the Eastpointe High School car show at about noon with his eye-catching, white
1961 Cadillac Fleetwood. He bought the car after spotting it in the weekly car shows at the Ukrainian Cultural Center in Warren. It’s part of Arseneault’s vehicle collection that includes nine cars and 12 motorcycles.
“I just love cars. It’s my addiction,” Arseneault said. “How can you not love them?” Arseneault is a fixture at many local car shows.
“I bump into a bunch of friends. The camaraderie with the car people is just fantastic,” he said. “You can’t get any better than that in Michigan. We’re all car guys.”
Call Staff Writer Maria Allard at (586) 498-1045.
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press time, and the Macomb County Prosecutor’s Office was reviewing the case to decide on potential charges.
Eastpointe Police Lt. Alexander Holish said it’s unfortunate that the situation turned dangerous.
“Any verbal dispute should not lead to people using weapons against each other,” Holish said. “No life should be taken because someone feels disrespected or slighted in any way. It’s a horrific decision to blindly shoot into a house that is occupied by numerous innocent people.”
Call Staff Writer Andy Kozlowski at (586) 498-1046.
Notice is hereby given that the City of Roseville Zoning Board of Appeals will hold a Public Hearing on Tuesday, July 16, 2024 at 6:30 PM, or thereafter, at the City of Roseville, Council Chambers, 29777 Gratiot, Roseville MI 48066. The Public Hearing will consider:
Variance #1024 -29225 Beaconsfeld, PP# 08-14-09-380-044 Request permission to keep 10 x 10 concrete pad for additional parking in front of house.
Variance #1124 – 27453 Gratiot, PP# 08-14-17-451-034
Request permission to operate a used goods store within 1000’ of another used goods store.
Variance #1224 Vacant Gratiot, PP# 08-14-17-232-027
Request permission to install off street parking in the required exterior side yard where the side yard abuts a residential district.
Variance applications can be reviewed and written comments received prior to the meeting at the City of Roseville, Building Department, 29777 Gratiot Roseville MI 48066, Attention: James Osterhout. The public may appear at the Public Hearing in person or by Counsel.
Respectfully submitted,
Jennifer A. Zelmanski
Roseville City Clerk
Published: Eastsider 07/01/2024
AUGUST 6, 2024
To all qualifed electors of the City of Eastpointe:
PLEASE TAKE NOTICE, that any qualifed elector of the City of Eastpointe who is not already registered, may register to vote at the Offce of the City Clerk; the Offce of the County Clerk; a Secretary of the State branch offce; or other designated State agency. Voter Registration forms can be obtained at mi.gov/vote and mail it to the Eastpointe Clerk’s Offce. Voters who are already registered may update their registrations at www.expressSOS.com.
The last day to register to vote in any manner other than in-person with the local Clerk’s Offce is Monday, July 22, 2024
After this date, anyone who qualifes as an elector may register to vote in person with proof of residency (MCL 168.492) at the City of Eastpointe:
Eastpointe Clerk’s Offce: 23200 Gratiot Avenue, Eastpointe, MI 48021
• Regular business days/hours: Monday-Thursday from 8:00 a.m.– 4:30 p.m.
• Saturday, August 3, 2024 from 8:00 a.m.– 4:00 p.m.
• Election Day, Tuesday, August 6, 2024 from 7:00 a.m.– 8:00 p.m.
KINDLY BE NOTICED: That a State Primary Election will be conducted in all voting precincts for the purpose of nominating candidates to the following offce:
Vote Only 1 Party Section:
Partisan: U.S. Senate; 10th District Representative in Congress; 12th District Representative in State Legislature; County Sheriff; County Prosecutor; County Clerk/Register of Deeds; County Treasurer; Public Works Commissioner; 13th District County Commissioner; Delegate of County Convention.
Nonpartisan: Judge of Probate Court New Judgeship
A full sample ballot may be viewed at mi.gov/vote, Eastpointe Clerk’s Offce and/or Clerk’s Offce/Elections’ webpage www.EastpointeMI.gov.
Persons with disabilities needing accommodation, and/or have any questions should contact the Eastpointe Clerk’s Offce at (586) 445.3661.
Mariah Walton
Eastpointe
of
for this Election are listed
All precincts are handicap accessible in accordance with the provisions of “ADA” FOR THE PURPOSE OF PLACING IN NOMINATION BY ALL POLITICAL PARTIES PARTICIPATING THEREIN CANDIDATES FOR THE FOLLOWING OFFICES AND FOR THE PURPOSE OF NOMINATING CANDIDATES FOR NONPARTISAN OFFICES:
Federal: U.S. Senator, Representative in Congress
State: Representative in State Legislature
County: Prosecuting Attorney, Sheriff, Clerk/Register of Deeds, County Treasurer, Public Works Commissioner, County Commissioner, Delegate to County Convention
Judicial: Judge of Probate Court
If you have any questions, please contact the Offce of the Roseville City Clerk, located at 29777 Gratiot, Roseville, MI 48066, Monday through Thursday between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. at (586) 445-5443.
The City Clerk’s Offce will be open on Saturday, August 3, 2024 from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. for the purpose of accepting applications for absentee ballots.
The polls of said election will be open at 7:00 a.m. and will remain open until 8:00 p.m. of said day of election.
Jennifer A. Zelmanski
Roseville City Clerk (586) 445-5443
Persons with special needs as defned by the Americans with Disabilities Act should contact the clerk’s offce.
Published: Eastsider 07/01/2024
JULY 12-14
Psychic & Holistic Festival: Aura photos, reiki, energy healers, psychic medium readings, astrology readings, crystals and holistic products, also food trucks, 4-9 p.m. July 12 and 10 a.m.-7 p.m. July 13-14, VFW Bruce Post #1146, 28404 Jefferson Ave. in St. Clair Shores, rockyourworldevents@gmail.com, rywevents. com
JULY 14
Golf outing: Hosted by Optimist Club of St. Clair Shores, includes 18-hole scramble with cart, continental breakfast, lunch at turn, buffet dinner and goodie bag, also prizes for winners, contests, 50-50 and more, 9 a.m. (8 a.m. registration), St. Clair Shores Golf Club, 22185 Masonic Blvd., (586) 530-4203
JULY 20
Cars and Coffee: Also raffles and prizes, 10 a.m.noon, Michigan Military Technical & Historical Society Museum, 16600 Stephens Road in Eastpointe, also Aug. 17, (586) 872-2581, mimths@mimths.org, mimths.org
Summer concerts: 7-9 p.m. July 11 (Cosmic Groove), Aug. 1 (Wayback Machine) and Sept. 5 (Mainstream Drive), alley at Erin Commons, 28363 Gratiot Ave. in Roseville, (586) 486-3681
• 6-8 p.m. July 10 (Denise Davis and the Motor City Sensations Band, Eastpointe City Hall Amphitheatre, 23200 Gratiot Ave.), 6-8 p.m. July 24 (ShamRock
Jazz Orchestra, Eastpointe City Hall Amphitheatre), 7 p.m. Aug. 14 (Jerry Ross Band, Kennedy Park, 24517 Schroeder Ave. in Eastpointe), 6-8 p.m. Aug. 28 (Matthew Ball, a.k.a. the Boogie Woogie Kid, Eastpointe City Hall Amphitheatre) and 6-8 p.m. Sept. 11 (Detroit Social Club Band, Eastpointe City Hall Amphitheatre), (586) 445-3661
Car shows: Featuring Twisted Axle Car Club, 7 p.m. Fridays, Gratiot Coney Island, 28560 Gratiot Ave. in Roseville
Bike shows: Featuring and benefitting Crusaders for Children, also 50-50 and raffle, 6-11 p.m. Mondays, The Lucky Leprechaun, 32456 Gratiot Ave. in Roseville, facebook.com/CrusadersforChildrenMichigan
Fallout shelter exhibit: 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturdays and noon-4 p.m. Sundays, Michigan Military Technical & Historical Society Museum, 16600 Stephens Road in Eastpointe, (586) 872-2581, mimths@mimths.org, mimths.org
Story time: 1:30 p.m. every second Wednesday of month, near Dick’s Sporting Goods at Macomb Mall, 32233 Gratiot Ave. in Roseville, shopmacombmall. com
Monthly book clubs: Booked for the Evening (every first Thursday) and Mystery Book Club (every third Thursday), both 6:30 p.m., Roseville Public Library, 29777 Gratiot Ave., rsvlibraryservice@roseville-mi.gov, rosevillelibrary.org, (586) 445-5407
Gamblers Anonymous: Meetings7:30 p.m. every Wednesday, Live Rite Structured Recovery Corp., 27700 Gratiot Ave. in Roseville, (586) 217-5899
Euchre Night + More: 6-8 p.m. every first Saturday of
NOTICE OF EARLY VOTING SITE DATE AND HOURS FOR THE STATE PRIMARY FOR THE CITY OF ROSEVILLE, MI
TO THE QUALIFIED ELECTORS OF THE CITY OF ROSEVILLE:
PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that any qualifed electors in Roseville shall have the right to mark a ballot and deposit the ballot in a tabulator beginning the second Saturday before an election and ending the Sunday before the election. Early voting will be available at the early voting site below for the following dates and hours: Council Chambers 29777 Gratiot Ave. Roseville, MI 48066
Saturday and Sunday
July 27 thru 28, 2024 Hours
8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Monday thru Friday July 29 thru August 2, 2024 Hours
8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
month, Metropolitan Church of the Nazarene, 18945 Frazho Road in Roseville, bring finger foods to share (drinks provided), metronaz.org/adult-ministry-events
Music on the Lake: 7-8:30 p.m. July 10 (Rockstar, ’80s rock), July 17 (Kathleen Murray and The Groove Council, Motown/R&B), July 24 (Captain Fantastic, Elton John tribute), July 31 (Family Tradition Band, country), Aug. 7 (Randy Brock Group, classic rock and blues) and Aug. 14 (Sunset BLVD, classic rock), also food trucks, Veterans Memorial Park, 32400 Jefferson Ave. in St. Clair Shores, (586) 445-5350, scsmi. net/307/Events
St. Clair Shores Downtown Social District: Vendors,
food trucks and street games, 5 p.m.-midnight July 13 and 27, Aug. 10 and 24, Sept. 14 and 28, and Oct. 12 and 26, also live music July 13 (Mainstream Drive) and July 27 (Joey Vee), Nine Mile Road and Greater Mack Avenue, www.facebook.com/Downtown StClairShores
Summer concerts at Ford House: 7 p.m. July 19 (Killer Flamingos, pop rock), 7 p.m. Aug. 9 (Dave Hamilton Band, Motown tribute) and 6:30 p.m. Aug. 23 (Michigan Philharmonic playing car-inspired songs from movies and television), 1100 Lake Shore Road in Grosse Pointe Shores, (313) 884-4222, fordhouse.org
To view more Community Calendar and to submit your own, visit candgnews.com/calendar.
NOTICE OF REGISTRATION FOR THE FOR THE STATE PRIMARY ELECTION HELD ON TUESDAY, AUGUST 6, 2024
CITY OF ROSEVILLE, MI
TO THE QUALIFIED ELECTORS OF THE CITY OF ROSEVILLE:
PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that any qualifed elector of the City of Roseville who is not already registered, may register to vote at the offce of the Roseville City Clerk; the offce of the Macomb County Clerk; a Secretary of State branch offce, or other designated state agency. Registration forms can be obtained at mi.gov/vote and mailed to the Roseville City Clerk. Voters who are already registered may update their registration at www.expressSOS.com
The last day to register in any other manner other than in-person with the local clerk is Monday, July 22, 2024.
After this date, anyone who qualifes as an elector may register to vote in person with proof of residency (MCL 168.492) at the Roseville Clerk’s offce, located 29777 Gratiot Roseville, MI 48066 at the following times:
• Regular business hours: Monday through Thursday from 7:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
• Saturday, August 3, 2024 from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
• Election Day, Tuesday, August 6, 2024, from 7:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.
PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the City of Roseville will be voting on the following listed below:
Federal: U.S. Senator, Representative in Congress
State: Representative in State Legislature
County: Prosecuting Attorney, Sheriff, Clerk/Register of Deeds, County Treasurer, Public Works Commissioner, County Commissioner, Delegate to County Convention
Judicial: Judge of Probate Court
Saturday and Sunday August 3 thru 4, 2024 Hours 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
If you have any questions, please contact the Offce of the Roseville City Clerk, located at 29777 Gratiot, Roseville, MI 48066, Monday through Thursday between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. at (586) 445-5443.
Respectfully Submitted, Jennifer A. Zelmanski
Roseville City Clerk
Published: Eastsider 07/01/2024
PERSONS ENTITLED to be registered voters in Roseville must possess the following qualifcations on or before the day of the election: (1) a citizen of the United States; (2) not less than 18 years of age;
If you have any questions, please contact the Offce of the Roseville City Clerk, located at 29777 Gratiot, Roseville, MI 48066, Monday through Thursday between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. at (586) 445-5443.
Jennifer A. Zelmanski
Roseville City Clerk
Persons with special needs as defned by the Americans with Disabilities Act should contact the clerk’s offce.
Published: Eastsider 07/01/2024 0209-2427
MDOT seeks feedback through survey
LANSING — The Michigan Department of Transportation is conducting a vulnerable road user safety assessment through a 15-question survey throughout the state to improve understanding of the conditions and behaviors present in fatal and serious injury crashes. Vulnerable road users include anyone walking, biking or rolling by nonmotorized forms of transportation on public roads or on foot in work zones. The 15-question survey is now available through Aug. 18.
The survey is available online at www.michigan.gov/mdot.
MICHIGAN — Using weather data available from WeatherSpark, cabinet manufacturer Fabuwood identified the most perfect evening of summer in each state for an outdoor meal.
According to the study, Michiganders are likely to experience their most perfect evening of summer on July 9. The temperature is expected to stay at around 70 degrees Fahrenheit with a 15.5% chance of rain. Fabuwood has created an interactive map showing each state’s most perfect evening of the summer 2024. To view the map, visit fabuwood.com/blog.
— Maria Allard
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any way. If practicing with the weapon on the range, keep your finger off the trigger until you are ready to fire. Ensure that there is no one downrange before discharging the weapon.”
Peter Lucido, the Macomb County
prosecutor, said in a prepared statement that reckless behavior with guns will not be tolerated.
“This is a reminder that gun owners must be responsible and vigilant in safeguarding their weapons,” Lucido stated. “We will hold individuals accountable for not securing their firearms to prevent these tragedies in the future.”
LEFT: Roseville resident Kayla Hill, 10, rides the 200-foot long zip line at RoseFest, held June 15 at Veterans Memorial Park in Roseville.
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LEFT: Roseville resident Ethan Craig, 11, enjoys the pedal cars.
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RIGHT: Tnyla Walker and Nylahn Cole, both 6 years old and from Roseville, pose for a picture.
ROSEVILLE — RoseFest returned on a sunny June 15 to Veterans Memorial Park. “Mid- to high 70s, a nice breeze,” Roseville City Manager Ryan Monroe said of the weather. “All the years I’ve worked that event, I don’t think we’ve had that good of weather.”
This year’s festival featured a zip line, pedal cars, magicians, balloon twisting, face painting, sidewalk chalk, a showing of the family movie “Trolls Band Together,” a foam party, family Nerf gun wars, a craft
tent, dance and karate demonstrations, food trucks, a classic car show, and a photo booth. There was also live music courtesy of the Blue Cat Band.
The night was capped off with a fireworks display at dusk.
Monroe said the event went off without a hitch.
“We had a good turnout,” he said. “You’re always going to hear some negative stuff on social media, but for the most part, I’ve heard nothing but positive things.”
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collection comes in different colors, and this year she wore a red one to Eastpointe Cruisin’ Gratiot. Matte was a part of the VIP parade. She said she enjoys everything about the event.
“The people, the cars, the best weather,” she said. “It’s a big event, and we always look forward to it.”
Eastpointe Economic Development Manager Ian McCain was among the city employees present for the event. He had a table filled with brochures and information packets to share with residents and business owners.
Next to him, Dominic Miller, almost 15, and his grandmother, Rose Marie Miller, collected pajamas, books, toys and more for the charity Dominic’s Christmas Wish.
“We take anything that is new,” Rose Marie Miller said, adding that the nonprofit organization donates the items to three homeless shelters, two foster care facilities and one school. When Eastpointe resident Erica Gamble stopped by Dominic’s Christmas Wish, she donated a $25 JCPenney gift card.
Over the years, the cruise has donated proceeds to many charities, including the Eastpointe Lions Club, the East Detroit Tiger Cats, Odd Fellows Eastwood Lodge No. 496 in Eastpointe and Love Life Family Christian Center in Eastpointe. In past years, the cruise committee also has donated to the Kiwanis Club of Clinton Township and the Michigan Military Technical & Historical Society in Eastpointe.
Call Staff Writer Maria Allard at (586) 498-1045.
He said he doesn’t see why RoseFest wouldn’t happen next year. This was the first year the event had happened since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.
“We’re trying to reinvent this event,” Monroe said. “Next year, it’ll be back a little bigger, a little bit better. Hopefully, we’re going to listen to some of what our residents provided us with, some feedback, and make some adjustments and make 2025 RoseFest even better than this year.”
— Nick Powers
Many advertisers have stayed with the company over the years, Mr. C’s Deli in St. Clair Shores was their first advertiser. An advertisement for Temrowski & Sons Funeral Home, located at Hoover and Common roads, was in the first-ever Warren Weekly back in 1980.
“He still advertises today, every issue,” Suzanne Badalamenti said.
Gregg Demers, though, felt the publications needed more and came up with the idea to add editorial content with news stories that covered local city government, education, crime, human interest stories, sports and features about upcoming events happening in the readerships’ own backyards.
After the success of the Warren Weekly, the company expanded to add more newspapers, the next one being the Madison-Park News, which covers Madison Heights and Hazel Park. At one point, the Demers family was able to open up an office located on Nine Mile Road, east of Van Dyke Avenue, in Warren.
Then the family members began adding more newspapers in Macomb County, including the Eastsider, the Fraser-Clinton Chronicle, the St. Clair Shores Sentinel, the Sterling Heights Sentry, the Journal, the Macomb Township Chronicle and the ShelbyUtica News
Over in Oakland County, the Demers publish the following papers: the Troy Times, the Royal Oak Review, the Rochester Post, the West Bloomfield Beacon, the Southfield Sun, the Birmingham-Bloomfield Eagle, the Farmington Press, the Novi Note and the Woodward Talk
The company also has a long-standing Wayne County paper: the Grosse Pointe Times. As the company grew, more space was needed, and in 1997 C & G Newspapers moved to 13650 11 Mile Road in Warren.
Currently there are 65 employees in the company who work in different departments to produce each newspaper. The team consists of salespeople, journalists, editors, graphic designers, photographers and an administrative staff. The newspapers are built right at the C & G office and then are sent to an outside company for printing.
With readers patronizing the advertisers, they are supporting family businesses, and that keeps them going. There has always been competition and different challenges. To keep the business thriving, each family member has different responsibilities. They also take time to talk to each other and share ideas.
“Each one of us has our own area of responsibility,” Jeff Demers said. “Then we
meet regularly. We talk about ‘what’s going on in each area.”
The Demers said the best aspect of running the family business is working together.
“We have a common goal,” Jeff Demers said. “To be successful.”
They also appreciate the dedication of their staff members.
“The employees are just great,” Gregg Demers said.
“That’s the bottom line,” Keith Demers said.
While many newspaper entities have ceased to exist because of the internet and digital media, C & G Newspapers still continues publishing print editions.
“That comes down to the mail,” Keith Demers said. “We don’t rely on subscriptions.”
“And it’s local stories,” Suzanne Badalamenti said.
“We still believe in our product as a direct-mail community newspaper going to every home,” Gregg Demers said.
C & G Newspapers also evolved electronically with its website, www.candgnews. com, and a social media presence on Facebook and X. The company also has contests every month where readers can win gift cards and other prizes from local advertisers. The family is always looking for new opportunities and has plans for the business to expand.
“As far as the future, we’d like to open a new paper,” Suzanne Badalamenti said.
‘The Demers were always kind and fair people to me’
The brothers and sisters get along well with each other while working together. They also want to give their employees that same sense of family so staff members feel welcome coming to work each day.
Not only that, but they know the importance of providing their workforce with the supplies they need to get their jobs done, including everything from office equipment to moral support to the occasional social event.
A majority of staff has remained with the company 10, 20 or 30 years.
“What has always mattered to me the most about C & G is that they are unbiased. … We don’t have an agenda of any kind. We just want to be as factual and fair as possible,” said editor Annie Bates, who began with the company 25 years ago. “In our little corner, the Demers want us to do it right. In the beginning of my career, everyone asked me what my next step was. It was assumed you wanted a bigger outlet,” but that wasn’t what appealed to Bates. “C & G … remembers the goal a lot of media outlets seemed to have forgotten, which is to listen and be as fair as you can.”
Graphic designer Kathy Calvisi is a loyal employee who found her niche when she was hired in 1990. Working in the com-
pany’s art room designing ads gives her the chance to be creative every day.
“It’s held my interest,” Calvisi said. “It’s something different every day.”
C & G Newspapers also has been a great place to work because the Demers always accommodated Calvisi when she needed to tend to her family, such as picking up her children from school when they were growing up.
“With a flexible schedule I have the ability to take care of my family,” Calvisi said. “They’re fun people and they treat us good.”
In 1986, sales representative David Rubello joined C & G Newspapers.
“I’ve had a great ride ever since. The Demers were always kind and fair people to me. That’s what gave me my drive to keep up my good work,” Rubello said. “I’ve been
here for almost 40 years. If they weren’t good to me there’s no way I could have stayed that long.”
Rubello primarily sells advertising for the St. Clair Shores Sentinel, but also has accounts in surrounding areas. He likes the idea of working for a family-run business.
“You’re not just a number. They get to know you,” he said. “It’s not like you’re working for a really big business where there’s just a lot of faces and no names.”
He also credits the Demers for helping other family businesses stay afloat.
“They have impacted this community in so many positive ways, from promoting people’s businesses with advertising to having stories about people and their great accomplishments,” Rubello said. “This would all go silent if there weren’t community papers like ours.”
Dr. Saher Soliman and his team at Centerline Family Dental are dedicated to creating a familyoriented, low-anxiety atmosphere, catering especially to those with dental apprehensions.
ey pride themselves on personalized patient care, ensuring each individual receives their undivided attention during their visit. Specializing in root canals, cosmetic dentistry, periodontal care, Invisalign and smile makeovers, they o er comprehensive services to enhance both dental health and aesthetics.
“We took over Dr. Mark Smith’s established practice, which had been serving the community for 40 years,” said Dr. Soliman. “We are continuing the quality care that he provided for this community while integrating modern advancements to enhance our services.”
e practice also prioritizes same-day emergency services and strives to accommodate patients within the same week for follow-up visits.
“What sets us apart is that we have a welcoming atmosphere while providing high-quality, high-end dental care that surpasses what other dental practices o er,” said Dr. Soliman. “We take pride in our work and are very meticulous about what we do.”
He also places a high priority on building personal connections with his patients, going beyond their dental needs.
“It’s not only about the dental work,” he explained. “I genuinely enjoy learning about my patients’ lives. ere is immense grati cation in providing immediate dental solutions and seeing their smiles afterwards.”
“Denna, the o ce manager, goes above and beyond to ensure our patients feel cared for. She is known for her friendly demeanor, and she enjoys personally interacting with each patient to enhance their experience at our clinic,” he added.
Patients consistently praise the quality of care, as one noted: “I recommend this place as it has a
very good home atmosphere, very kind and friendly employees. Even if you came from another country and your English is far from perfect, the employees of this dentistry will understand you, take care of you and do everything necessary.”
Another said, “Dr. Soliman did a great job deep cleaning the back side of my teeth—rare and appreciated! e friendly, lighthearted sta made the visit pleasurable.”
A third patient added, “What a wonderful experience! Amazing sta , quick service, and a great environment. Loved the personality of the doctor, assistant and receptionist.”
Mention this article and get a new patient exam for $99 with a complimentary dental cleaning.
Free second opinions are also available, as well as a rewarding patient referral program. When a patient refers someone, both they and the individual they referred each receive a $25 discount on their treatment.
Centerline Family Dental is located at 24650 Van Dyke Ave. in Center Line. For more information or to schedule an appointment, call (586) 757-2136 or visit centerlinefamilydental.com.
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5. The ____ Gala, haute couture fundraiser
8. Ballet step
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12. Prefx in levorotary
13. DVD player button
15. What Tylenol and xylenol have in common
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48. Mother-of-pearl
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64. Gaelic
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4. Glass ingredient
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8. Low-ranking worker
9. Pinnacle
10. Pig’s digs
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14. *”Wheel in the Sky” band
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22. “____ Elise”
23. Suez or Panama
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27. Like anchor aweigh
28. Easternmost state
29. Serengeti grazer
32. *Perambulator, for short
33. Black and white sea bird
36. *Ancient Greek ride
38. Top of a steeple
40. Kitchen meas.
41. Reunion attendees
44. Poets’ feet
46. Smaller size than small
48. *a.k.a. water wheel
49. Hole-borer
50. Baby’s frst word?
51. Speedy steed
52. Boorish
53. Russian autocrat
54. 90-degree pipes, e.g.
55. “Peace Train” singer-songwriter
58. Increase
