Genesee Earth Week set to celebrate 50th Anniversary of Earth Day
Celebrating the 50th anniversary of Earth Day, the Genesee Conservation District (GCD) has announced its first annual Genesee Earth Week. Events will take place the week of April 18 – 25, 2020, launched by a kick-off party set for 5:30 to 9 p.m. April 17, at Tenacity Brewing, 119 N. Grand Traverse St. Genesee Earth Week has a Facebook page and a website link for a calendar of events and activities throughout the week long...
Biden, Flint schools, MCC and Cynthia Neeley win in Genesee County primary
By Paul Rozycki With a turnout of about 26 percent, Genesee County voters gave victories to former Vice President Joe Biden, Flint Community Schools, Mott Community College, and Cynthia Neeley, in the March 10th “Big Tuesday” primary election. The presidential primary: Michigan mattered Unlike 2016, when Bernie Sanders outpolled Hillary Clinton in Michigan’s Democratic primary, the voters in Michigan didn’t surprise the pollsters...
Kildee names blight, development as top priorities, calls for aging cities “Marshall Plan” at FNU appearance
By Coner Segren Even though Genesee County has received about $67.5 million through the federal Hardest Hit Fund (HHF) to eliminate blight—funds which have funded demolition of 5,000 vacant properties—much more is needed, U.S. Fifth District Congressman Dan Kildee told participants at the March meeting of Flint Neighborhoods United (FNU). Addressing residents’ concerns about how best to continue fighting blight in Flint, Kildee...
Mays returns to city council after censure, more than 100 residents line up to voice opinions
By Tom Travis Censured Councilperson Eric Mays (1st Ward) returned to City Council Chambers Monday night despite being censured for 30 days by his council colleagues, and a stream of residents lined up at the speaker’s podium to voice their displeasure about his exclusion from meetings. Those opposed included many from the 1st Ward, along with a well-known activist with Flint roots, Sam Riddle, who joined in to lambaste the...
Biden rallies supporters at Flint’s Berston Field House before Tuesday’s primary
By Paul Rozycki With less than 15 hours before the polls open for Michigan’s primary election, former Vice President Joe Biden brought his campaign to Michigan, and to Flint, to rally supporters for the Democratic presidential nomination. On Monday afternoon Biden made a stop at Berston Field House on Flint’s north end. Meeting for over two hours at an invitation-only gathering with local Democratic political leaders, Biden accepted...
Mayor Sheldon Neeley, Cynthia Neeley jointly endorse Joe Biden
By Jan Worth-Nelson In a brief press release issued Sunday night, Flint Mayor Sheldon Neeley and his wife, State House of Representative candidate Cynthia Neeley, issued what they called a “dual presidential endorsement” for former Vice President Joe Biden. “Former Vice President Joe Biden has long been a friend of working people, and working alongside President Barack Obama, he has proven he is a strong supporter of...
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