candgnews.com JANUARY 8, 2025 Vol. 45, No. 1
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2 Fitzgerald administrators on leave after arrest for drugs, DUI BY MARIA ALLARD allard@candgnews.com
OFFICIALS MEET TO RESOLVE STUDENT FIGHTING, LOITERING THAT LED TO LIBRARY CLOSURE BY MARIA ALLARD
WARREN — Two Fitzgerald Public Schools administrators are facing various charges after they were arrested during separate traffic stops Dec. 20 for allegedly smoking marijuana near school grounds and driving while under the influence of drugs. Fitzgerald Public Schools Superintendent Hollie Stange, 38, was charged with possession of marijuana on school grounds, a two-year felony; possession of a weapon in a weapon-free zone; and operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated, both of which are 93-day misdemeanors. District Food Services Director Amanda Carroll, also 38, was charged with possession of marijuana on school grounds; operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated second offense, a one-year misdemeanor; and operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated with an occupant less than 16 years old, a one-year misdemeanor. During a bond hearing Dec. 23 in Warren’s 37th District Court, visiting Judge David Draper entered not guilty pleas for both defendants. Macomb County Assistant Prosecutor Christopher Urban was in court as was Stange’s attorney, William
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Editor’s note: The meeting between officials representing the city of Warren and Fitzgerald Public Schools was held Dec. 17, three days before Fitzgerald Superintendent Hollie Stange and Food Services Director Amanda Carroll were arrested for allegedly smoking marijuana near school grounds and driving while under the influence of drugs. While Stange was at the meeting, Carroll was not. WARREN — It has been several weeks since the Warren Library Commission elected to close the Busch Branch of the Warren Public Library after school. The decision to close from 2:15 p.m. to 4 p.m. weekdays was made amid reports of Fitzgerald High School students hanging outside the library, fighting or loitering, resulting in calls for police intervention. According to Warren Police Deputy Com-
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Fitzgerald Public Schools Food Services Director Amanda Carroll, left, and Superintendent Hollie Stange, both 38, are facing various charges stemming from a Dec. 20 arrest for allegedly smoking marijuana near school grounds and driving while intoxicated. Both are on leave from their positions.
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