ALLEN PARK: Fire Department saved home in structure fire

ALLEN PARK — The fire department responded to a house fire in the 14600 block of College Street about 2 p.m. Nov. 26.

According to fire chief Douglas LaFond three people were home at the time of the fire. The three people were outside of the home by the time the department arrived.

“Everyone got [...]

Two departments compete to collect most toys

ALLEN PARK — It’s not just charity anymore — now it’s a competition.

The fire department and the clerk’s office are competing to see which department can get more toy donations for the Toys for Tots program.

Donations can be dropped off during City Hall, 16850 Southfield, operating hours to the clerk’s office, or any [...]

Firefighters restart man’s heart, saving his life

ALLEN PARK — Firefighters saved the life of a 58-year-old resident at about 3 a.m. Monday.

When emergency medical service paramedics arrived, the man was not breathing and had no pulse.

A portable defibrillator was used to restart his heart, and on the way to Oakwood Hospital & Medical Center in Dearborn, the man started [...]

Allen Park election results

ALLEN PARK MAYOR 4-year term, elect 1 100% of precincts reporting William Matakas 5,052 56% David Babbage 4,005 44%

TREASURER 4-year term, elect 1 100% of precincts reporting Mareen Armstrong 4,094 56% Nancy Teets 3,282 45%

CITY COUNCIL 4-year term, elect 6 100% of precincts reporting Bob Keenan 4,351 11% Angelo DeGiulio 4,126 [...]

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Revenue is at forefront of Wayne mayoral races

In Allen Park, two candidates with opposing views on taxes are vying for the mayoral seat left vacant by Gary Burtka, who resigned in May due to a cancer diagnosis.

In the running for the seat are Matakas, a lawyer and former school board member, and Babbage, a former Allen Park City Council member and [...]

Allen Park warns of police, fire layoffs if millages fail

Allen Park— More than 30 police, firefighters and other city workers in Allen Park have been notified they could be laid off Dec. 1.

The city has two proposed millages on the Nov. 8 ballot, and if residents reject the proposals, the employees will be laid off.

The proposals include a five-year, 3.5-mill police and [...]