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MARCH 20, 2024 • Vol. 43, No. 6
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Brand-new firetruck arrives in Eastpointe BY MARIA ALLARD allard@candgnews.com
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Detroit Red Wings teammates Christian Fischer, far left, and Michael Rasmussen, far right, help officially open the new Esports & Gaming Lounge at the Boys & Girls Club in Eastpointe Feb. 29.
New esports lounge opens at Boys & Girls Club in Eastpointe BY MARIA ALLARD allard@candgnews.com
EASTPOINTE — The popularity of esports has come to the Boys & Girls Clubs of Southeastern Michigan’s Eastpointe Club. On Feb. 29, the BGCSM and the Detroit Red Wings opened the latest Esports
& Gaming Lounge at the Eastpointe Club, 15320 E. Nine Mile Road. Detroit Red Wings players Michael Rasmussen and Christian Fischer attended the ribbon-cutting ceremony, where local children had the opportunity to play video games, enjoy a pizza party and learn hockey skills from the two NHL team members.
Through a $300,000 investment from the Detroit Red Wings Foundation and the Children’s Foundation, the esports program is designed to strengthen the career and entrepreneur opportunities for youth in the sports and esports industries. BGCSM’s Eastpointe Club is home to the fourth and
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EASTPOINTE — With its emergency lights flashing and a crowd of people gathering, Eastpointe’s brand-new firetruck arrived at the station the morning of March 8. The state-of-the-art vehicle was purchased for $1.3 million from contractor Payette Fire Truck Sales and Service in Grosse Ile. The new truck was made by Kovatch Mobile Equipment, better known as KME, headquartered in Nesquehoning, Pennsylvania. The new mid-mount platform truck was built from scratch, and money from the city’s general fund was used to purchase the vehicle. The new truck will replace the city’s 1998 ladder truck. The onlookers, many of them firefighters and city administrators, took videos of the new truck as it made its way to the station, 16370 Nine Mile Road. Mayor Pro Tem Cardi DeMonaco Jr. and City Council member Harvey Curley attended the unveiling.