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Comprehensive News Feed for East Grand Rapids, MI.

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  1. Gerald Ford's death, city growth top local headlines from the 2000sRead the original story w/Photo

    1 hr ago | Flint Township/Swartz Creek Advance

    ... soldiers who had died in Iraq and Afghanistan. Public mourning for former President Gerald Ford , an East Grand Rapids native who died in 2006, also topped local headlines. Other big stories included the opening of the South Beltline, or M-6, the ...

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    Related Topix: Grand Rapids, MI

  2. Municipal sewer rates increasing Jan. 1 in Alpine TownshipRead the original story

    1 hr ago | Flint Township/Swartz Creek Advance

    ... this story: localnews@grpress.com Recommend Recommend ( 0 ) Next story : Food pantry donations sought from East Grand Rapids Story tags: Walker-Alpine

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  3. Food pantry donations sought from East Grand Rapids

    1 hr ago | Flint Township/Swartz Creek Advance

    At any moment, about 38 million Americans do not have enough to eat. That's one out of every eight people.

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  4. Ring in New Year with a great first impression at your front door: Best door bells and door knockersRead the original story w/Photo

    Yesterday | Flint Township/Swartz Creek Advance

    Flory Silverstein, of East Grand Rapids, received her door knocker in 1941 as a house warming gift from friends who collect antiques.

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    Related Topix: Grand Rapids, MI, List, Electronic, Social Software, Ann Arbor, MI

  5. Quadraphonic lead guitarist Conrad Marshall prepares for first gig since heart transplantRead the original story w/Photo

    Friday Dec 25 | MLive.com

    ... entirely sure what I'll be thinking about," said Marshall, who lives with his parents, Greg and Cathy, in East Grand Rapids. "I'm really excited about getting back and playing and seeing how people react to what we're doing. If there's five people ...

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    Related Topix: Wildlife, Outdoor Recreation

  6. Jacklyn TrumboRead the original story

    Wednesday Dec 23 | Bureau County Republican

    ... died Saturday, Dec. 12, 2009, at Sunrise Manor Nursing Home in Hodgenville, Ky. Born April 9, 1930, in East Grand Rapids, Mich., she married Stanley Trumbo April 9, 1950. He died Sept. 16, 2009. She spent much of her life in Illinois and Florida ...

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    Related Topix: Hodgenville, KY

  7. East Grand Rapids school board plans to go ahead with cutsRead the original story

    Tuesday Dec 22 | Flint Township/Swartz Creek Advance

    The school district has another month of funding without the second, $127 per-student cut in state funds, but the Board of Education has decided to act as if that reduction is still coming.

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    Related Topix: Grand Rapids, MI, Education Etc.

  8. Bond funds to expand East Grand Rapids schools' wireless serviceRead the original story

    Monday Dec 21 | Flint Township/Swartz Creek Advance

    The school district is using the last of the technology cash from a 2006 bond issue to broaden its wireless network.

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    Related Topix: Grand Rapids, MI, Education Etc., Emerging Technology, Wireless

  9. West Michigan holiday shoppers spending more, but focus is on lower-priced itemsRead the original story w/Photo

    Saturday Dec 19 | MLive.com

    Katie Lauten wraps holiday gifts Friday afternoon at Hot Mama in East Grand Rapids.

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    Related Topix: Grand Rapids, MI, Grandville, MI, 9, Retail, Grocery

  10. Column: Focusing on the meaning of the Advent season makes gift-getting seem less important

    Friday Dec 18 | Flint Township/Swartz Creek Advance

    ... in an MSU basketball jersey and a pink tutu. It happened this week at St. Stephen Catholic School in East Grand Rapids. Eighth-grader Tino Hoban, attired in proper Herod regalia, walked down the hallway as St. Stephen's 260 or so pupils lined either ...

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    Related Topix: Grand Rapids, MI, Family, Kids, Life, Holidays, Christmas

  11. Article Comments

    Thursday Dec 17 | WZZM

    ... Georgie's Consignment Clothing in Ada.Another is Rosa's Closet, which opened two years ago this month in East Grand Rapids. Both offer great savings on some of the biggest names in women's fashion - Dolce and Gabbana, Prada, Banana Republic, J. ...

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    Related Topix: Grand Rapids, MI, Ada, MI

  12. East Grand Rapids PTA officers say parents could help as office staff to save other jobsRead the original story

    Thursday Dec 17 | Flint Township/Swartz Creek Advance

    The president and treasurer of Lakeside Elementary's PTA say the district has an untapped resource: parent volunteers.

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    Related Topix: Grand Rapids, MI

  13. Spencer Township man dead after tree cutting accidentRead the original story

    Thursday Dec 17 | WZZM

    ... me after dark. He was pronounced dead on the scene and transported to Spectrum Health Blodgett Hospital in East Grand Rapids for an autopsy.

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    Related Topix: Kent County, MI

  14. Two new members join East Grand Rapids City CommissionRead the original story

    Tuesday Dec 15 | Flint Township/Swartz Creek Advance

    Two new and one incumbent members of the City Commission were recently sworn in.

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    Related Topix: Education Etc.

  15. Plainfield Township officials debate who would review criminal background checksRead the original story

    Tuesday Dec 15 | Flint Township/Swartz Creek Advance

    ... accountability," she said. "It's called following the law." Recommend Recommend ( 0 ) Two new members join East Grand Rapids City Commission

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    Related Topix: Criminal Defense Law, Law

  16. Some on East Grand Rapids Planning Commission concerned about aesthetics of wind energy systems

    Tuesday Dec 15 | Flint Township/Swartz Creek Advance

    Planning Commission members don't want to move so fast on wind energy conservation systems.

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    Related Topix: Grand Rapids, MI, Alternative Energy, Science / Technology, Wind Power, Renewable Energy (Green Energy), Alternative Energy, Wind Power, Energy

  17. East Grand Rapids school leaders make cuts to social workers, warns 'dozens' more coming

    Monday Dec 14 | Flint Township/Swartz Creek Advance

    With the first teaching job eliminated for next semester, East Grand Rapids school district officials warned Monday night there are "heartwrenching" decisions ahead for next year.

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  18. 11 West Michigan schools make list of 'America's Best High Schools'Read the original story

    Friday Dec 11 | MLive.com

    ... At the silver level are: Grand Rapids City Middle-High School Forest Hills Central Forest Hills Eastern East Grand Rapids Kent City Grand Haven Spring Lake Black River Public School in Holland. At the bronze level are: Godfrey Lee Kelloggsville ...

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    Related Topix: Michigan, Kent County, MI, Ottawa County, MI, Grand Rapids, MI

  19. Grand Rapids, MI WeatherRead the original story

    Oct 7, 2009 | MLive.com

    Grand Rapids, Holland, East Grand Rapids, Northview and Cedar Springs public schools are surrounded by closed districts, but made the call the remain open early this morning.

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    Related Topix: Blizzard, Grand Rapids, MI, Holland, MI, Northview, MI

  20. Third-graders quiz Press editor on newspaper business

    Sunday Dec 13 | Flint Township/Swartz Creek Advance

    The students in Mr. Pullen's third-grade class at Lakeside Elementary School in East Grand Rapids put me right to work when I visited them not long ago.

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    Related Topix: Grand Rapids, MI, Kent County, MI, Ottawa County, MI, Opinion

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