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DECEMBER 18, 2024 • Vol. 22, No. 29
‘Fill the Boot’ campaign helps support Muscular Dystrophy Association BY MARY BETH ALMOND BLOOMFIELD TOWNSHIP — The Bloomfield Township Fire Department recently raised $16,000 for the Muscular Dystrophy Association. Stacey Breitlow, the MDA account manager for firefighter partnerships, accepted the check on behalf of the organization Dec. 9. Breitlow said she was amazed by the amount raised by the Fire Department during the oneday “Fill the Boot” event. “You guys are rock stars,” she said during the presentation. “We are now celebrating 70 years in our partnership with the International Association of Firefighters. See BOOT on page 18A
Giant Connect 4 is among the many entertaining games available to rent from the Library of Things. Photo by Liz Carnegie
Xbox, cornhole and more now rentable at Baldwin Public Library BY MARY GENSON mgenson@candgnews.com
BIRMINGHAM — Cardholders at the Baldwin Public Library can now rent out tools, electronics and more in their new Library of Things. Located between the Adult Reference Desk and the Idea Lab, the Library of Things recently
became available to the community. Within minutes of being open, it was already being used. Librarian Ethan Cronkite, who coordinated the Library of Things alongside librarian Jen Hassell, said the first items rented out were video game consoles. See LIBRARY on page 22A
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