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GRAND LEDGE – Cugino’s is a family run Italian restaurant established in 2001 owned by cousins Mark Naccarato and Patrick DeLuca. Cugino’s is still surviving while making accommodations according to the pandemic. These COVID-19 guidelines include daily temperature checks, COVID-19 questionnaire, face masks, and routinely sanitation.
GRAND LEDGE – The continuing COVID-19 pandemic led to a season like no other for the Grand Ledge varsity football team. Grand Ledge Public School District classes have been held remotely since the start of the year in August. Sports, on the other hand, have been allowed to play with some accommodations. Although the Grand Ledge football season was delayed, the season still gave them enough time to play each game that was scheduled.
Head coach Joe Brya had to make it work even with the virus. The restrictions that were set in place to keep the team safe included temperatures readings, social distancing, facial coverings for all, and sanitation for both the players and equipment.
Brya said these precautions allowed the team to do well – the team finished 5-3, 2-2 in its conference – and avoid the coronavirus.
The students did their due diligence by wearing masks and sanitizing before touching equipment and never got infected or had to get tested because of exposure.
The local farmers market has become an essential resource for many entrepreneurs launching new ventures. While they provide residents with produce and other goods, they provide startups with a customer base and and a test environment to develop and market products.
Jennifer Weldon was heading to her side job as a painter when she noticed her van wouldn’t shift into reverse. When her neighbors heard about her challenges, they set a plan to help in motion.
Grand Ledge Police Chief Thomas Osterholzer is leading an effort between the police department and community members to address equality, equity and inclusion issues in the city.
Grand Ledge city officials expect COVID-19 to adversely affect the financial health of the city by cutting into expected revenue and increasing expenses.
Members of Trinity Episcopal Church gathered in a socially distanced parking lot to continue a more than 60-year tradition. Despite the fears of COVID-19, longtime churchgoers weren’t going to let a pandemic get in the way of the celebration.
Local governments are allowed to hold their meetings via online platforms under a change to the Open Meetings Act signed into law by Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer on Oct. 16.
Toxic chemicals contaminating the Army Aviation Support Facility at Abrams Airfield have not spread to surrounding residential wells, according to testing conducted over the summer by the Michigan Army National Guard and Grand Ledge city officials.
Members of the Grand Ledge Public Schools Board of Education met Oct. 8 to discuss the final selection of community members to the new Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Committee.