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DECEMBER 10, 2025 • Vol. 37, No. 25
Man injured by gunfire at Partridge Creek BY DEAN VAGLIA dvaglia@candgnews.com
Hackel looks back on new charter’s impact BY DEAN VAGLIA
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CLINTON TOWNSHIP — Though the usual “state of ” address focuses on events and achievements within the past year, the 2025 State of Macomb County
speech celebrated 15 years of having a county executive. Delivered Dec. 3 at the Macomb Center for the Performing Arts by Macomb County Executive Mark Hackel, the 15th annual speech focused on how the adoption of the county charter in 2010 allowed Ma-
comb County to transform itself over the following decade and a half. “We are marking a milestone here in Macomb County,” Hackel said. “Fifteen years ago, the residents of Macomb County voted for a new direction. They asked for See COUNTY on page 12A
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Macomb County Executive Mark Hackel discusses the transformation of Freedom Hill at the 2025 State of Macomb County event on Dec. 3. Part of that discussion included a look back to the venue’s first concert, which Hackel said he attended.
CLINTON TOWNSHIP — An investigation remained ongoing at press time Dec. 3, more than a week after a shooting at The Mall at Partridge Creek left one man injured. Clinton Township police developed a person of interest during the initial investigation into the Nov. 23 shooting. The suspect was described as black, wearing a green hooded sweatshirt with white flowers, jeans and tennis shoes. He was reportedly last seen fleeing the mall to the west. No other details had been released at press time. Police were first informed of the incident at around 7:13 p.m. the day of the shooting as gunshots were reported near the MJR movie theater at the mall. Officers at the mall providing security for the tree lighting ceremony responded to the incident. They located a 17-year-old Mount Clemens resident who was shot. That person was taken to a hospital and was originally said to be in stable condition. Police said the incident began as a verbal altercation and was limited to the theater property. The Mall at Partridge Creek issued a statement that read, “We are currently