Some I-275 Lanes Reopen + EMU Agrees To Settlement

Happy Friday, Plymouth-Canton! Here's everything you need to know going on in town today.

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First, today's weather:

Cooler. High: 41 Low: 32.

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Here are the top stories in Plymouth-Canton today:

1. Novi buys land for $249K with two goals: to preserve woodlands, advance Beck Road project. (Hometown Life)
2. Eastern Michigan University fraternity agrees to settlement in sex assault cases. (Detroit Free Press)
3. More than 80 U.S. schools play Oxford High fight song to honor community, students. (Detroit News)
4. Attorney argues Oxford Community Schools protected by 'qualified immunity.' (WXYZ)
5. Lanes reopen, project pausing on I-275; Expected to resume in Feb. 2022. (WDIV)

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Today in Plymouth-Canton:

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From my notebook:

• Downtown Plymouth Michigan: "Save the date! The Plymouth Ice Festival returns to #DowntownPlymouth February 11-13! Please follow their Facebook page or visit www.plymouthicefestival.com for event updates in 2022." (Facebook)
• Plymouth District Library: "We mourn the tremendous loss of renowned author and feminist icon, bell hooks. You can find hook's writings in the library or digitally through Libby and Hoopla. https://bit.ly/pdl-bell-hooks" (Facebook)
• Plymouth Scholars Charter Academy: "Mrs. Lechner's 6th grade class rocked Plaid Day at PSCA!!" (Facebook)
• Plymouth Scholars Charter Academy: "TODAY is Ugly Sweater Day!! Students can participate by wearing a holiday/winter sweater or shirt with a school appropriate casual bottom. Let's rock those ugly sweaters!!" (Facebook)
• Plymouth Scholars Charter Academy: "Our third grade classes took a virtual field trip Yellowstone National Park! Park Ranger Michael met on a google meet and taught our scholars all about the landforms and animals that live at the park. He showed them antlers, a bear claw,..." (Facebook)

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— 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 Dearborn community. I eventually worked my way to news editor. In correlation to work in journalism, I had an amazing opportunity to study and write about many different cultures and backgrounds at the Piast Institute, which also helped me prepare for this role. 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