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Archives for March 2014

Dearborn Police Report Drastic Increase in IRS Phone Scams

March 18, 2014 By News Release

IRS Phone Scam

DEARBORN, Michigan - During the current tax season, the Dearborn Police Department has seen a drastic increase in fraudulent IRS related incidents and would like to caution residents who may be purchasing a Green Dot, or other prepaid debit card, under threat of prosecution for tax issues. Multiple incidents have been reported in which victims … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Community, Featured, Government Tagged With: fraud, IRS, scam

Home Invasion Suspect Arrested – Stolen Items Recovered

March 18, 2014 By News Release

Suspect Rashaad Taylor

DEARBORN, Michigan - On March 3, 2014 at approximately 8:45 am Dearborn Police responded to the 1600 block of Linden St. for a home invasion that was just discovered. The homeowner told officer’s that her house was secured when she left in the morning but when she returned home a few hours later she found her rear door had been forced opened. She … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Community, Featured Tagged With: Crime

HFCC Foundation Names Fred Secrest as Director Emeritus

March 17, 2014 By News Release

Secrest Family at HFCC

DEARBORN, MI -  The Board of Directors of Henry Ford Community College (HFCC) Foundation recently honored former board member Fred Secrest as Director Emeritus. The special recognition was presented at a Foundation reception held in his honor. “Mr. Secrest’s more than 10 years of dedicated volunteer service to the Henry Ford Community College Foundation … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Community, Featured Tagged With: HFCC

Dearborn Mourns the Loss of William Clay Ford Sr.

March 11, 2014 By News Release

DEARBORN, MI – Mayor John B. O’Reilly, Jr., on behalf of the people of Dearborn, expresses his condolences to the family of William Clay Ford, Sr. and regrets the loss of the longtime auto executive, owner of the Detroit Lions, and philanthropist, who positively impacted the region and the City of Dearborn for decades. Dearborn is tied to Ford Motor Co. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Community, History, Obituary

Dearborn Chamber Prepares for 7th Farmers Market Season

March 11, 2014 By News Release

Fresh jams and jelly's at the Dearborn Farmers and Artisans Market

 DEARBORN, MI - Continuing the Dearborn Area Chamber of Commerce initiative to enhance the West Dearborn Downtown Business District, the 2014 Dearborn Farmers and Artisan Market will begin on Friday, May 30th, 2014 with a kick-off celebration of spring. Besides past vendors of flowers, shrubs, and perennials, the market will offer new vendors of many … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Community, Featured

Apology From the Boy Who Cried Wolf (an Editorial)

March 8, 2014 By Douglas Vos

The Boy Who Cried Wolf

Dear readers of the Dearborn Free Press, Do you remember the story about the boy who cried wolf? Teachers have often used the fable as "a cautionary tale about telling the truth". The old Aesops fable is about a boy in a village who tricked local villagers into thinking a wolf was loose in the village. The original story dates back prior to the 15th … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Editorial

The Henry Ford Hosts the Big Read Kickoff Event March 8

March 7, 2014 By News Release

Call of the wild - wolf dog

DEARBORN, MI – The public is invited to The Henry Ford for the March 8 launch of the Dearborn Public Library’s 10-week literary adventure called The Big Read. This free event will include a number of activities in the Henry Ford Museum’s Prechter Promenade and Anderson Theater from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. The Big Read encourages residents of all ages to enjoy Jack … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Arts, Buzz, Community, History

The Rising Sex Traffic in Forced Islamic Marriage

March 6, 2014 By Mark Durie

Mark Durie

EDITORIAL - In 2008, the then Archbishop of Canterbury, Rowan Williams, and Nicholas Phillips, Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales, both suggested that the UK could consider, in Lord Phillips's words, "embracing Sharia law" because "there is no reason why Sharia Law, or any other religious code should not be the basis for mediation or other forms of … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Community, Editorial Tagged With: Islam, Islamophobia, sex traffic

Dearborn Library Selected for “Muslim Voices” Pilot Program

March 6, 2014 By News Release

Minarets with Muslim Voices

DEARBORN, MI – The Dearborn Public Library has been selected to participate in the “Muslim Voices” pilot program for teens by the Michigan Humanities Council, and the New York Council for the Humanities. Muslim Voices is a new reading and discussion program for children and teens that uses literature to explore the lives of Muslim youth through time … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Arts, Community, Featured Tagged With: ACCESS, Dearborn Public Library, Islam, Muslim

Dearborn Police Looking for Clues In Multiple Stabbing Case

March 5, 2014 By News Release

Dearborn Area Crime Alert!

DEARBORN, Michigan — Dearborn police are asking for help in discovering any clues that will help locate a suspect in a serious assault case. On Sunday February 16, 2014 at approximately 2:15am Dearborn Police responded to the area of Michigan and Neckel on a report of a man bleeding heavily. Assault With Intent to Murder? On scene the officers found a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Buzz, Community

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