Macomb County voters re-elected Democrats Eric J. Smith, Anthony Wickersham, Carmella Sabaugh and Ted B. Wahby as prosecutor, sheriff, clerk and treasurer, respectively, Nov. 6. The Macomb Community College millage proposal failed.
Voters across Macomb County Tuesday returned incumbents to county-wide offices.
Voters across Macomb County returned incumbents to office Tuesday and voted down a millage for Macomb Community College. With 100 percent of the vote tallied, Democrats have dominated county races. Macomb County Prosecuting Attorney Eric J. Smith received 65 percent of the vote over Republican challenger Michael R. Wrathell. Anthony Wickersham won his first run for sheriff as a candidate. The incumbent Democrat has a strong lead -- with 61 percent of the vote -- over his challengers, Republican Steve Thomas and Libertarian Scott W. Allen. Demcratic incumbent Carmella Sabaugh returned for another term as the county clerk/register of deeds race, with 65 percent of the votes over Republican challenger Debera Guenther. Ted B. Wahby received 58…
Macomb County Sheriff Anthony Wickersham spoke Thursday during Anchor Bay Chamber of Commerce’s Business by the Bay Luncheon in downtown New Baltimore.
With a growing population in Macomb County, the Sheriff’s Office is working to deter crime, cut costs associated with the county jail and use more technology, Sheriff Anthony Wickersham said Thursday in New Baltimore. Population and business growth in the past decade have also brought more crime to the county, Wickersham said during Anchor Bay Chamber of Commerce’s Business by the Bay luncheon in Burke Park. “We do still see an increase in larcenies; it’s still plaguing us,” he said. “Don’t leave anything of value in your car. If you have to leave your car outside, leave those items in your house.” He added that the Sheriff’s Office continues to see a rise in drug use, especially in teenagers and young adults. Wickersham noted the …
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Frank Cusumano
1:43 pm on Tuesday, November 6, 2012
MACOMB COMMUNITY COLLEGE BOARD OF TRUSTEES (One partial term ending 12-31-2014) FRANK CUSUMANO Occupation: Attorney that represents everyday people. Government, professional and political background: BA, University of Michigan (Political Science) 1985; Juris Doctorate, University of Detroit Mercy (1989); Licensed Michigan attorney since 1989; GOP precinct delegate (2008; 2010 and 2012); Member … more ›