Week in Review: June 5 to June 11

A 7th grade Whitefish Bay Middle School student has been diagnosed with pulmonary tuberculosis, local health officials confirmed this afternoon. The 7th grade student is currently being treated, and the Shorewood/Whitefish Bay Health Department administered a free TB skin test to students and staff Wednesday.

Gladys Huber, an 80-year-old Republican activist from Mequon, has filed to run against Democratic Rep. Sandy Pasch as a Democrat in the recall election for the 8th Senate District seat.

The Republican Party of Wisconsin has stated it intends to run Republicans as Democrats in an effort to give incumbent senators like the 8th District's Alberta Darling more time to raise money and campaign.

The original recall election date was slated for July 12, but if both Pasch and Huber meet the 5 p.m. Tuesday deadline to file nominating petitions, a primary election would be held July 12 and the winner of that race would take on Darling on Aug. 9.

Just four days after moving into their new Shoreland Avenue home, Katie and Nick Hansen received an unpleasant welcome to the neighborhood Wednesday night when a large Maple tree fell onto their garage, destroying the garage and damaging the car inside.

North Shore police officials acknowledge it was a misunderstanding when Shorewood High School track coach Dominic Newman was pulled over by six squads at gunpoint early Monday morning, but Newman is waiting for an apology over what he said was an excessive use of force.

The incident started with a 911 call from a Shorewood resident who heard a car alarm go off and thought a vehicle had been stolen. It wound up with Newman, who was driving his wife's car, being pulled over in Whitefish Bay, ordered out of the car, handcuffed at gunpoint and advised he was being arrested for grand theft auto.

The Whitefish Bay Village Board unanimously adopted a resolution Monday opposing the Milwaukee County Board's plan to split the village's representation on the board.

The Intergovernmental Cooperation Council of Milwaukee County has adopted a similar resolution opposing the County Board's that would cut the board from 19 members to 18 members and would eliminate the seat of Supervisor Joe Rice, a conservative who has been on the board since 2004.

Six village streets will be resurfaced with new asphalt this summer for the first time in decades. Most of the roadways have not been paved in more than 35 years, so pothole patching is no longer feasible.

Homeowners in those areas will be charged a special assessment of $10 per foot based upon the amount of road frontage in front of their homes. For most residents, the bill will be about $400.