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JANUARY 9, 2025 • Vol. 37, No. 1 • candgnews.com
BY DEAN VAGLIA MACOMB TOWNSHIP — Before its last meeting of 2024 got into stride, the Macomb Township Board of Trustees gave time to honor outgoing part-time firefighter Michael Wiedbusch at its meeting on Dec. 18, 2024. Wiedbusch served the department for 26 years and officially retired on Dec. 26. “Firefighter Wiedbusch started on Nov. 2, 1998, as a paid-on-call firefighter,” Macomb Township Fire Chief Robert Phillips said. “In July of this year, he transitioned to a new part-time firefighter position … He served the township and the Fire Department for the past 26 years, missing countless hours of family holidays and responding to thousands upon thousands of calls throughout his time, helping residents in their time of need.”
‘Newsies’ presents new challenge for Dakota players MACOMB TOWNSHIP — Broadway is back on the corner of 21 Mile and Heydenreich roads. After working through years of eclectic musicals, Dakota High School theatre is staging the Tony Award-winning musical “Newsies” this January and February. Based on the New York City newsboys strike of 1899, “Newsies” tells the tale of newsboy Jack Kelly as he rallies the urchins of the five boroughs to strike
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against newspaper magnate Joseph Pulitzer’s attacks on the newsies’ profit margins and livelihood. “Newsies” made its Broadway debut in 2012 and won Tony Awards for Best Choreography and Best Original Score. The show is based on a 1992 movie musical of the same name. “With the cast that we have and the kids that we have, I trust them to tackle a very, very challenging show,” said the show’s director, Christian Boni. “Being that this is my fourth year and having had our current seniors as our first freshmen, seeing them grow and
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