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AUGUST 15, 2024 • Vol. 36, No. 17
Macomb Township Supervisor Frank Viviano, center, speaks with Township Treasurer Leon Drolet, right, and Macomb County Commissioner Joe Sabatini, R-District 4, at a party for area Republicans at The Hub Sports Bistro on Thursday, Aug. 8. Photo by Dean Vaglia
‘THE RESULTS SPEAK FOR THEMSELVES’
State grant helps buy firefighting gear BY DEAN VAGLIA dvaglia@candgnews.com
MACOMB TOWNSHIP — When the heat is on, it pays to keep cool, especially when the heat is an inferno. Full-time firefighters of the Macomb Township Fire Department will stay safe and comfortable against any conflagration thanks to a grant for turnout gear from the Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity. “We’re excited that we were able to save taxpayers money by being awarded the grant, which we can put back into our operations to continue to provide services,” said Adam Munro, deputy chief of the Macomb Township Fire Department. The Fire Department keeps inventory for full-time firefighter turnout gear on a 10-year rotation. Gear is purchased and used for five years
Incumbents hold on in township elections, new trustee joins board candidates MACOMB TOWNSHIP — The makeup of the Macomb Township Board of Trustees will change very little as a result of the Aug. 6 Republican primary election. All contested incumbents will be on the ballot for the general election in November. Frank Viviano will remain as the Republican Party’s pick for township supervisor, winning out
over challenger Mark Grabow with 6,187 votes to Grabow’s 2,445 votes. The flower magnate’s win with 71.55% of the vote marks the first successful defense of his political career, which began in 2020 after another primary win over Grabow for supervisor. “The results speak for themselves,” Viviano said shortly after results came in. “I don’t think they’re only a reflection on the job that I’ve done, but I think it’s a reflection on the job our entire
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Macomb Township firefighters unload new turnout gear, partially paid for by a state grant, at the township’s Station 1. Photo provided by Macomb Township
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