Ecorse emergency manager gets same post with Highland Park schools

Highland Park— The emergency manager of the city of Ecorse was named Thursday to take over the same job with the Highland Park Public Schools, the Michigan Department of Treasury announced.
http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20120510/SCHOOLS/205100477/1026/rss06

Published: Thu, 10 May 2012 13:10:42 -0700

Rima Fakih, Former Miss USA, Faces Sentencing In Highland Park DUI Case

HIGHLAND PARK, Mich. — Rima Fakih, the first Arab-American to be crowned Miss USA, avoided jail during sentencing Wednesday in her Michigan drunken driving case, an experience she described as "very humbling."
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/05/09/rima-fakih-miss-usa-sentencing-dui-drunk-driving_n_1502406.html

Published: Wed, 09 May 2012 05:42:06 -0700

Former Miss USA Fakih 'relieved,' gets probation for drunken driving

Highland Park — Michigan beauty queen and former Miss USA Rima Fakih was sentenced Wednesday to six months of probation and 20 hours of community service for a drunken driving offense.
http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20120510/METRO/205100385/1409/rss36

Published: Wed, 09 May 2012 22:44:33 -0700

EPA: Highland Park In Violation Of Safe Water Drinking Act

Some homes and businesses in Highland Park are seeing cloudy water, but there may not be enough money to fix the problem.
http://detroit.cbslocal.com/2012/05/11/epa-highland-park-in-violation-of-safe-water-drinking-act/

Published: Fri, 11 May 2012 03:51:44 -0700

Highland Park In Violation Of Safe Drinking Water Act

Some homes and businesses in Highland Park are seeing cloudy water, but there may not be enough money to fix the problem.
http://detroit.cbslocal.com/2012/05/11/epa-highland-park-in-violation-of-safe-drinking-water-act/

Published: Fri, 11 May 2012 04:06:46 -0700

Former Miss USA Rima Fakih Dodges Jail In DUI Case, Claims She ‘Doesn’t Have A Drinking Problem’

By Debbie Emery Radar Reporter The former Miss USA who was caught with an open bottle of bubbly in her car while weaving in and out of traffic at 60 mph has escaped jail time and instead has been sentenced to six months probation. After pleading no contest to driving while impaired last month , Rima Fakih appeared in a Highland Park, Michigan courtroom on Wednesday where Judge William McConico ...
http://www.radaronline.com/exclusives/2012/05/miss-usa-rima-fakih-dui-probation-dodges-jail

Published: Wed, 09 May 2012 10:40:20 -0700

Indictment: Robert Davis spent more than $170,000 on Highland Park school district's dime

Indicted Highland Park school board member Robert Davis dipped into a phony nonprofit he set up, spending $84,000 on expensive perks - including custom-made clothes, hotel stays, bar and restaurant tabs and numerous mall shopping trips, according to newly unsealed federal court records.
http://www.freep.com/article/20120507/NEWS02/120507031/1001/rss01

Published: Mon, 07 May 2012 09:56:08 -0700

Mich. review teams not subject to open meetings

The teams that reviewed the finances of Detroit and Flint weren't subject to the state's Open Meetings Act, the Michigan Court of Appeals ruled Tuesday in a decision that could allow future panels to act without holding public hearings.
http://news.yahoo.com/mich-review-teams-not-subject-open-meetings-162441400--finance.html

Published: Wed, 23 May 2012 09:24:41 -0700

Water treatment plant could pose threat

State officials say they have informed Highland Park Mayor DeAndre Windom that the city's aging water treatment facility could pose a threat of contaminated water to residents if critical repairs are not made at the plant. 
http://www.wxyz.com/dpp/news/region/wayne_county/highland-park-warned-to-make-critical-repairs-at-water-treatment-plant-to-avoid-any-contamination

Published: Fri, 11 May 2012 16:28:09 -0700

Christopher Jay Hunt: loving father, musician, caring soul

On April 26, 2012, Christopher Jay Hunt, who lived in Berkeley for 40 years, died peacefully, holding hands with his daughter Cara, at UCSF Medical Center. He was 62 years old. Chris was born on January 3, 1950 in Highland Park, Michigan to David and Jean Hunt, the first of three children. He attended Detroit Country Day School, supported by his father who worked at a tool and die shop and his ...
http://www.berkeleyside.com/2012/05/08/in-memoriam-christopher-jay-hunt/

Published: Tue, 08 May 2012 09:56:18 -0700