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FLINT, Mich. – To ensure all communities in Flint have the information they need, the State of Michigan continues to add to its inventory of communication materials. Key informational materials related to the Flint water crisis are available in Spanish, Mandarin Chinese, Arabic and Hmong, as well as American Sign Language (ASL). “It is vital …

The UM-Flint Innovation Incubator will participate in the Flint Small Business Assistance Forum this Thursday, Feb. 18 from 5-7 pm. With encouragement from Washington and Lansing, the Flint and Genesee Chamber and Michigan Small Business Development Center are convening organizations this Thursday evening. The groups will provide information about assistance available to City of Flint …

Mark your Calendars! Community Meeting “Today and Tomorrow-Water in Flint” Thursday, March 10, 2016 5:30 – 7:30pm Flint Public Library Flint Neighborhoods United, a collaboration of Block Clubs, Neighborhood Associations and Neighborhood Watches, formed to share and distribute information to the citizens of Flint, will be hosting a Community Meeting at the Flint Public Library …

Are you as outraged as I am at the tragic poisoning of the entire city of Flint? The residents of Flint have struggled, for more than a year, not only for their basic human right to clean water, but against the indifference, incompetence, and inaction of the officials who were supposed to ensure the health and …

February 10, 2016 (Flint, MI) — As previously advised, a large water transmission line adjacent to Dort Highway in the City of Flint broke Tuesday morning resulting in a water main break on Dupont Road. Utilities Administrator Michael Glasgow states that the water main break has been contained. “The leak was completely isolated as of Tuesday …

February 10, 2016 (Flint, MI) — Flint Mayor Karen Weaver today said she appreciates Gov. Rick Snyder’s proposal to earmark $25 million for lead pipe removal in the city through a supplemental appropriation for 2016 but, Mayor Weaver noted it still falls short of the estimated $55 million it will cost to remove all lead …

This article originally appeared on tribdem.com. Flint, Michigan’s, lead poisoning alarm has put the spotlight on an old problem that continues to plague many communities, including Johnstown. In fact, a state Health Department report last year showed 18.26 percent of Johnstown kids who were tested had blood lead levels above the alarm threshold established by …