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Trimesters or semesters? Ann Arbor officials consider Skyline High School's...
The Ann Arbor school district soon will debate whether to change Skyline High School, pictured here, to a semester calendar, like the two other comprehensive high schools, or to leave it as a...
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New 2-acre solar panel field will be built off Fuller Road in Ann Arbor
Solar panels were installed off Plymouth Road this fall.Joseph Tobianski | AnnArbor.com Ann Arbor saw its first large solar panel installation recently, and officials say it's far from the last one...
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U-M, EMU plan MLK Day celebrations in honor of 50th anniversary of historic...
This year marks the 50th anniversary of the historic "I Have a Dream" speech — and local universities are planning to honor that milestone during events surrounding the upcoming Martin Luther King Jr....
View ArticleMilan firefighter extinguishes apartment fire at his complex before crews...
A Milan firefighter took matters into his own hands when a fire broke out in an apartment in the complex where he lives Wednesday afternoon. The Milan Area Fire Department was called to the Parkside...
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Ann Arbor school board elects officers at first meeting of 2013
Deb Mexicotte, who won re-election to the Ann Arbor schools Board of Education in November, will continue as president through 2013. The 2013 Ann Arbor Board of Education and Superintendent Patricia...
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Ann Arbor school trustees decide against facilitator to help them get along
The Ann Arbor Public Schools Board of Education is attempting to make progress on its goal of trust and relationship building.Melanie Maxwell | AnnArbor.com file photoAnn Arbor school board members...
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Washtenaw County lawmakers want specifics from governor on how to raise...
Gov. Rick Snyder issued a challenge to state lawmakers in his state of the State of the State address Wednesday night: Set politics aside and solve Michigan's road funding crisis. "This is a...
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Highland Cemetery urges people to contact police after headstones overturned
The grounds crew at Highland Cemetery is in the process of uprighting headstones and cleaning up trash.Melanie Maxwell | AnnArbor.com The grounds crew at Highland Cemetery in Ypsilanti is in the...
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Humane society seizes 45 dogs, 20 cats in two animal hoarding cases
Editor's note: This story was updated at 6 p.m. with additional information from Matt Schaecher. Animal cruelty investigators from the Humane Society of Huron Valley seized 45 dogs and 20 cats in two...
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AATA hoping to complete plan for expanded transit in Washtenaw County's...
Now that a countywide expansion of the Ann Arbor Transportation Authority has been halted, work has begun on a new strategy for expanding transit services in the county's urban core. In a new written...
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Plea deals in the works for 3 men accused in break-in spree
Jeffrey Arthur Schuh, Jeffrey Aron Schuh, Quang Nguyen, Stephen Colwell The three members of a group of men that allegedly broke into homes throughout Washtenaw County are working on plea deals with...
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CVS building in downtown Ann Arbor listed for sale for $6.7M
The CVS building on South State Street in Ann Arbor is listed for sale.Melanie Maxwell | AnnArbor.com file photo Two years after CVS completed a major renovation of a historic building in downtown Ann...
View ArticleKitchen fire causes $80,000 in damage to Ypsilanti Township home
Lt. Harr's name has been corrected in this story. A kitchen fire caused $80,000 in damage to an Ypsilanti Township home Wednesday night and displaced a family of four, according to fire officials. Lt....
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More than 280 names proposed for consolidated Ypsilanti-Willow Run school...
The list of 285 proposed names submitted for the Ypsilanti-Willow Run consolidated school district must be whittled down to one by Feb. 4. The Washtenaw Intermediate School District began fielding...
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Ann Arbor eatery expands hours to offer lunch
Mercy Kasel lets her Burmese background influence the dishes served up for lunch and dinner in the Bell Tower's restaurant.Angela Smith | For AnnArbor.comAnn Arbor gained a new option for lunch this...
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Search continues for new executive director of Ann Arbor Public Schools...
It is unclear when the nearly $1.2 million endowment organization that raises private funds to support education at the Ann Arbor Public Schools will have a new executive director. Former AAPS...
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Organizer: More donations needed for residents affected by Schooner Cove...
Donations for the residents affected by the fire at the Schooner Cove apartments are still being collected.Joseph Tobianski | AnnArbor.com Local organizers are calling on Washtenaw County residents to...
View ArticleYpsilanti Police Department hires new deputy chief
Ypsilanti has hired Anthony DeGiusti of the Wayne Police Department as the city's new deputy police chief. DeGiutsti has more than 24 years of law enforcement experience and was deputy police chief in...
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Family of student found dead in suspected homicide thanks EMU community
Julia NiswenderPhoto from Facebook The family of Julia Niswender, the 23-year-old Eastern Michigan University student found dead in her off-campus apartment in December, has released an open letter to...
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Student reports armed robbery at Eastern Michigan University apartments
An Eastern Michigan University student and his four visitors were robbed as they were leaving the student's apartment early Friday morning in the university's Westview complex, police said. EMU police...
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