SEPTEMBER 18, 2025 • Vol. 37, No. 19
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Trustees hire new full-time firefighter BY DEAN VAGLIA dvaglia@candgnews.com
MACOMB TOWNSHIP — The Macomb Township Board of Trustees approved the hiring of a new full-time firefighter at its Sept. 10 meeting. Thomas Smith, a part-time firefighter since August 2017, was hired to become a full-timer after another firefighter was promoted. “I’m ecstatic that we’ve hired a full-time firefighter and added you to our staff, so we can continue to move forward with that effort,” Township Clerk Kristi Pozzi said. Smith’s hiring as a full-time firefighter comes amid concerns about staffing levels at the Macomb Township Fire Department, a concern See TRUSTEES on page 9A Photo by Dean Vaglia
Macomb Township Supervisor Frank Viviano shakes hands with new full-time firefighter Thomas Smith after the township board meeting on Sept. 10.
LUCIDO CONTINUES PUSH FOR CHILD SUPPORT SPECIALTY COURT
Hearings would be last chance for unpaid child support providers BY DEAN VAGLIA dvaglia@candgnews.com
MACOMB COUNTY — Following a meeting with judicial officials on Sept. 4, Macomb County Prosecutor Peter Lucido is moving forward with the creation of a child
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support specialty court within the 16th Circuit Court in Mount Clemens. Under Lucido’s plan, the proposed court would operate similarly to other specialty courts within the 16th Circuit by directly handling cases where child support payers are in arrears. The goal of the court is to get compliance from the payers, thereby helping reduce the amount of unpaid child support across Michigan. See CHILD SUPPORT on page 14A
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Work within the office of Macomb County Prosecutor Peter Lucido has already recovered $3.3 million in unpaid child support in the last two years by simply seeking compliance from payers. The child support specialty court would take the mission of securing compliance further by bringing on Michigan Works! Macomb/St. Clair to help place unemployed child support payers into jobs or job training programs with court supervision.