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Election Day is tomorrow, and one of the races to be decided is who will be Ann Arbor's next mayor. Local attorney Eric Lipson is running against incumbent Christopher Taylor as an independent candidate. He joined WEMU's David Fair to discuss his priorities if voted into office.

There is a three-way race for Ann Arbor Mayor. but only two names will appear on the ballot. Incumbent Democrat, Christopher Taylor, is seeking a third term in office. The other name that appears on the ballot is Eric Lipson. Lipson is a self-proclaimed Democrat but is running as an Independent. A very late entry into the race is independent write-in candidate Dylan Manna. He’s a researcher and physics scholar at the University of Michigan, who recently moved back to the city. WEMU’s Cathy S...

"At this point, we're concerned it will affect the value of the property but more concerned that it will start affecting people's health," Elaine Brock said outside her home in Scio Township.

Another round of groundwater testing has found small amounts of 1,4 dioxane at 10 additional residential wells in Scio Township. WEMU’s Taylor Pinson has more.

The ruling means Gelman Sciences is no longer bound by a consent judgment to accelerate treatment of contaminated groundwater and soil.

A massive contamination plume in groundwater in the Ann Arbor area is continuing to spread and no one knows where or if it will stop.

New, and more sensitive, testing shows there has been further spread of the1-4 dioxane plume emanating from the old Gelman Sciences facility on Wagner Road in Scio Township. It has now gone about a mile beyond what was thought to be the edge of the plume. That is much closer to the Huron River and Barton Pond, which supplies Ann Arbor's drinking water. WEMU's David Fair discussed the latest developments with Kathleen Knoll, Scio Township trustee and Township representative on the Coali...

More residential wells are contaminated with dioxane outside Ann Arbor, according to recent tests. Federal environmental officials classify the chemical as likely to cause cancer.

Marijuana consumption lounge coming, M-14 crashes need to stop: Ann Arbor headlines May 1-6 Posted May 07, 2021 The owners behind the Liberty Provisioning Center marijuana dispensary on Ashley Street in downtown Ann Arbor have plans to open a cannabis consumption lounge in the pink house next door.Ryan Stanton | The Ann Arbor News Facebook Share Here is that headline and some more you might have missed this week. Ann Arbor is getting its first commercial marijuana consumption lounge and offici...

Huron River watershed group applauds judge’s ruling in Gelman plume case Updated May 06, 2021; Posted May 06, 2021 Nathan Dupes, an attorney for Ann Arbor, explains where the city wants to see more groundwater monitoring wells and a lesser expansion of the zone through which the Gelman dioxane plume is allowed to spread during a hearing before Washtenaw County Circuit Judge Tim Connors on May 3, 2021.Zoom Facebook Share ANN ARBOR, MI — Judge Tim Connors’ decision this week to order a ne...