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‘One heck of a legacy to leave’ Family, friends remember Sam Hakim of Emily’s Delicatessen, the ‘home of the meat pie’ BY MARIA ALLARD allard@candgnews.com
Sam Hakim Sr., owner of the family business Emily’s Delicatessen, is being remembered as a strong presence in the city who brought friendship, humor and generosity to his family, friends and customers. Hakim Sr. died Nov. 21 at Henry Ford St. John Hospital in Detroit from diabetes complications. He was 70. See HAKIM on page 15A
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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.
Hackel looks back on new charter’s impact 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 14A
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“He was a very helpful person. He had a big heart,” David Rubello, left, said of Sam Hakim, owner of the family business Emily’s Delicatessen in St. Clair Shores. “If you asked him, he’d do anything for you.”
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