Canton Overdoses Spiked In 2021 + New Plymouth Refillery

Hey, neighbors! Dylan Siwicki here with your Thursday edition of the Plymouth-Canton Daily, filled with everything you need to know about what's going on in town.

First, today's weather:

Times of clouds and sun. High: 85 Low: 65.

Here are the top stories in Plymouth-Canton today:

1. Canton, Livonia and Farmington Hills had a combined 153 police-involved overdose incidents for 2019 and 2020, but then the annual total jumped to 183 – or by about 20% – in 2021. (Hometown Life)
2. Owner of Ann Arbor refillery hopes new Plymouth location will spark conversation. The Ann Arbor store, located at 255 E. Liberty St., Suite 215, offers a variety of household products, including soaps, laundry detergent, sunscreen and shampoo, which customers can bring their own containers to refill, purchasing the products by the ounce. (MLive.com)
3. Two Allen's swamp monkeys have joined the Detroit Zoo, becoming the first of their kind in the habitat, zoo officials announced Wednesday. (Royal Oak Patch)

Today in Plymouth-Canton:

• Zoning Board of Appeals Meeting - Charter Township of Plymouth (6:00 PM)

From my notebook:

• Wayne County, Michigan: "We are excited to bring back our large -scale household hazardous waste (HHW) collection events for 2022! The first will be held on Saturday, July 9, 2022 at Henry Ford College in Dearborn from 8am-1pm. See the flyer for a list of accept..." (Wayne County, Michigan via Facebook)
• Plymouth District Library: "Finding a next great book can be hard when there are so many to choose from! Kids (and parents!) can use NOVELIST PLUS on the Youth online resources to find books that read like your favorites. Check it out at bit.ly/PDLnovelistK8" (Plymouth District Library via Facebook)
• New Morning School, Plymouth: "Just because it's summertime doesn't mean math stops being all around us: It's there, and it can be pretty interesting! " (New Morning School, Plymouth via Facebook)
• Communications Team, Michigan Department of Health and Human Services: "COVID Vaccine. - Parents everywhere are breathing a sigh of relief, as the safe and effective COVID-19 vaccine is now authorized for kids six months and up. To open up your child's world and let them safely experience all it has to offer..." (Nextdoor)

You're officially in the loop for today! I'll be back in your inbox tomorrow with a new update.

— Dylan Siwicki

About me: I was born and raised on Detroit's Westside, in the hard working blue-collar Polish neighborhood of Warrendale. I'm a Detroit Public School graduate who fought hard to earn my education. My aspiration into journalism came as a young kid, when I began following the corruption scandal of former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick. My first break in to the journalism world began with the opportunity to work at the Michigan Journal, where I primarily reported on campus and local news throughout the Dearborn community. I eventually worked my way to news editor. So with first-hand experience growing up in a tight-knit neighborhood, I know the importance of delivering news and telling stories that impact local communities. And as a breaking news editor at Patch for Metro Detroit, it's my job to deliver that news. So feel free to contact me about news tips or your own unique experiences at dylan.siwicki@patch.com

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