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Monday In The Mitten: 5 Stories To Know Jan. 6
It’s the first full week of 2020. These are the top 5 stories you need to know heading into the New Year.

Patch's Detroit Editor Jessica Strachan is an award-winning journalist and Metro Detroit native who loves digital storytelling in her community. A graduate of the University of Michigan, she loves creating hyperlocal content through engaging narratives, compelling photos and interesting videos. She has written for some of Michigan's top news sites and papers, including WDIV's Click on Detroit, Mlive.com, The Flint Journal and The News-Herald. In her down time, she enjoys sampling farm-sourced vegetarian foods, sipping good coffee, traveling the world with her camera in hand and doting on her rescue beagle named Virginia Woof (yes, that's a writer pun). Reach out to her with your story ideas or to have a conversation on the impact of local journalism: jessica.strachan@patch.com.
It’s the first full week of 2020. These are the top 5 stories you need to know heading into the New Year.

The Dearborn Public Library was named one of 59 libraries nationwide to receive a Library Census Equity Fund grant.
Chandlar is a 2019 Agatha Award-nominee and national best-selling author of historical fiction novels that take place in 1930s.
The new character Amulet, also known as Fadi Fadlalah of Dearborn, is heading east to Jersey City to fight evil with Ms. Marvel.
Here's a look at the big changes coming to the Michigan Attorney General's Office in 2020.
In 2019, the minimum wage was $9.45. Here's what it is now.
Just days into the New Year, rabies continues to spread in Michigan, now into a new city. Here's how to protect yourself and your pets.
Colorful Quadrantid meteors could fly at 120 shooting stars an hour during the shower’s brief peak. Here’s how to see it in Michigan.
Here are the options Royal Oak residents have for getting rid of their Christmas tree.
You can either have your tree picked up curbside or drop it off at a recycling center. Here are the details.
Oakland Conservation District will distribute free white pine seedlings just in time for the spring planting season.
Information from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows that our state ranks near the bottom for most alcohol related deaths.
Here’s which restaurants, grocery stores and retailers will be open on New Year’s Day.
If you get a call like this, it's a current scam making its way through the region. Here's what you need to know.
Here's a look at some of the temporary guidelines for visiting Dearborn's libraries during exam week in January.
The discussion will include resources, warning signs and other helpful information.
Here's what you need to know about setting your Christmas tree to the curb in Rochester.
Dozens of national retailers announced Michigan store closings in 2019. See the list here.
Michigan is getting snow and its accumulating 6-12 inches by New Years in some regions.