Milford Daily News 9/19/10: Spitz: America’s got talent, and Katrina . Michael Grimm has been working on his music career since he was younger than ten, and saw the home of his grandparents, who raised him, destroyed by Hurricane Katrina. Plus, Grimm’s win makes folks in Waveland sister cities Mendon and Wayland very happy.

It’s “something positive for Waveland for sure,” said Mendon Fire and Police Chief Ernest Horn of the Mississippi area that Mendon and Wayland have been lending a hand to since the hurricane. “Hopefully, as he tours around the country, people will ask him about Katrina. “I think he could be a good spokesman for Waveland.”

Cindy Lombardo, a member of Wayland to Waveland’s steering committee, agrees. “Michael’s win might elevate awareness about Waveland and the need to continue to help that area recover and rebuild,” the Wayland resident said.