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Ypsilanti schools OK new formats for teacher and superintendent evaluations
The Ypsilanti Board of Education unanimously approved on Monday a new comprehensive, rubric-based evaluation program for teachers. Meanwhile, the board also decided to adopt Ann Arbor Public Schools’...
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Vandals destroy produce and carve swastika into watermelon at community garden
Various fruits and vegetables lie smashed on the ground after vandalism at the Saline Community Garden Monday afternoon.Kyle Feldscher | AnnArbor.com A post inside the Saline Community Garden bears...
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Smartphone app, electronic portal to allow U-M Health System patients more...
Editor's note: This story has been edited to show when the University of Michigan Health System made the switch to electronic hospital records. Screenshots of the free MyChart app, developed by Epic...
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MLive reporter visiting Washtenaw Dairy in Ann Arbor on quest to find...
Ann Arbor residents four-year-old Alexis (left) and 18-month-old Emma (right) Lillie share a cone of superman ice cream from Washtenaw Dairy on Monday.Daniel Brenner I AnnArbor.comWashtenaw Dairy...
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You voted Washtenaw Dairy as the best ice cream parlor in the county. Now Mlive.com's John Gonzalez is visiting Ann Arbor to check out this sweet-treat hangout that is popular with townies and...
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September payroll in Ypsilanti schools: 'We need all the stars and the moon...
Editor's note: The date when Ypsilanti retirees will receive their contractual payouts has been corrected in this story. Ypsilanti Schools Superintendent Dedrick Martin told Board of Education members...
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MTV's 'Made' shot footage during Ypsilanti's Color Run
Jackson Cozzens, a public relations representative for The Color Run, recently confirmed that a production team from MTV's reality show "Made" shot footage during the July 22 event in Ypsilanti. "It...
View ArticlePurse containing $800 moneygram stolen during smash-and-grab car theft in...
Two people broke into a 33-year-old Belleville woman’s car and stole a purse containing an $800 moneygram Sunday morning in Saline, according to a police report. Witnesses told police a man and a...
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Want to give your opinion to Ann Arbor officials? Skip meeting and try new...
Ann Arbor residents can now comment on specific issues online rather than coming to city council or community input meetings. The Ann Arbor Open City Hall is an online forum that allows people to post...
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Appeals court shoots down casino ballot proposal
The state appeals court has sided with a group opposing the expansion of casino gambling in Michigan and ordered that a petition allowing new casinos not go before voters. The court ordered the...
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HUD advises Ypsilanti Housing Commission to transfer entire Section 8...
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development has decided against offering a third alternative to the Ypsilanti Housing Commission that would have enabled the commission to keep its Section 8...
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Warrants filed against 2 men suspected of kidnapping and shooting Ypsilanti...
Two Ypsilanti brothers are wanted for kidnapping, shooting and leaving an Ypsilanti man bleeding from gunshot wounds in his legs on the side of a Superior Township road Friday.Police have filed...
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Bicyclist in critical condition after being struck in Ann Arbor crosswalk
A marked crosswalk located on Washtenaw near Platt where a bicyclist was struck by a car around 6 p.m. Monday evening.Jeffrey Smith | AnnArbor.com This story has been updated with details on the...
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Wolverine Grill's new owner adapts to changing Ypsilanti business landscape
The Wolverine Grill in Ypsilanti has reopened its doors under new ownership.Angela Cesere | AnnArbor.com The Wolverine Grill, a longtime Ypsilanti restaurant on West Michigan Avenue, has reopened its...
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Nine candidates add names to ballot on last day to file for November school...
Nine candidates filed today prior to the 4 p.m. deadline to run for a spot on one of Washtenaw County’s 10 public school boards. Five of the 11 races remain uncontested. Those running for a local...
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Arrest of medical technician in hepatitis C case shows flaws in system
Radiology technician David Kwiatkowski was a few weeks into a temporary job at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center-Presbyterian in 2008 when a co-worker accused him of lifting a syringe...
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National plumber instructor training in Ann Arbor goes global with new...
From left to right: Terry Urbanek, UA international representative; Earl Setches, PTEU national secretary; William Hite, UA general president; John Telsord, UA director of Canadian affairs; Patrick...
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Ypsilanti officials ask HUD to provide daily oversight for housing commission
The Ypsilanti City Council is requesting day-to-day oversight by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development for the Ypsilanti Housing Commission. Mayor Pro Tem Lois Richardson said the...
View ArticleTwo-car crash slows traffic on I-94 in Ann Arbor
A crash was slowing traffic on eastbound Interstate 94 near Michigan Avenue between Ann Arbor and Ypsilanti Wednesday morning. State Police were on the way to the two-car crash shortly before 8 a.m.,...
View ArticleHazmat crew stops chemical reaction causing acidic vapor cloud in Pittsfield...
A violent chemical reaction forced three people to evacuate a business in Pittsfield Township early Wednesday morning. Pittsfield Township firefighters responded to a report of smoke coming from...
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