Adam’s Road to Close for Bridge Demolition

Adam’s Road to Close for Bridge Demolition (MDOT, May 15, 2017) Bloomfield Twp, MI -Dan’s Excavating, contractor for the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT), will close Adams Road between South Blvd. and Square Lake Road to through traffic in Bloomfield Township from May 19-22 to facilitate demolition of the northbound I-75 bridge (located over Adams…

Downtowns Honored with Main Street Awards

Downtowns Throughout Oakland County Honored with Main Street Awards (Drew Saunders, May 14, 2017) Pontiac, MI – County leaders and business people strode across the stage of Pontiac’s Flagstar Strand Theater for the Performing Arts for the seventeenth annual Oakland County Main Event Awards, last Thursday evening. “This year the award ceremony is different,” Main…

Rochester Area Residents Learn about LGBTQ Rights at GRAIN Panel Discussion

Rochester Area Residents Learn about LGBTQ Rights at GRAIN Panel Discussion (Crystal A. Proxmire, May 12, 2017) Rochester Hills, MI – Nearly 100 people from the Greater Rochester Area gathered Thursday night to learn about the lack of civil rights protection for LGBTQ people and to hear what options might be available for making their…

Timeline for Ferndale Schools Superintendent Search & Hiring

Timeline For Ferndale Schools Superintendent Search & Hiring (Crystal Proxmire, May 13, 2017) Ferndale, MI – Ferndale Schools is in the search process for a new Superintendent.  There are opportunities for the public to be involved in the process. Here is the timeline: Superintendent Search FERNDALE SCHOOLS SUPERINTENDENT  APPLICATION DEADLINE MONDAY, MAY 1 5TH BOARD…

Pontiac: Pastor Finds Man and Woman Dead in Motel Room

Pontiac: Pastor Finds Man and Woman Dead in Motel Room (Oakland County Sheriffs Dept, May 9, 2017) Pontiac, MI –   FROM DAY SHIFT: 05-08-2017, 07:00 hrs. THROUGH MIDNIGHT SHIFT: 05-09-2017, 07:00 hrs. ___________________________________________ INCIDENT:  13:40 hrs. – City of Pontiac – Death Investigation / OCSO Forensic Science Laboratory Call-Out – #17-80750   SUMMARY:  Deputies…

Madison Heights Community Recognizes Youth for Volunteerism

Madison Heights Community Recognizes Youth for Volunteerism (Crystal A. Proxmire May 9, 2017) Madison Heights, MI – Families filled the UFCW Hall in Madison Heights Tuesday morning to honor youth throughout the Madison Heights Community for volunteer efforts. “Over 150 nominations were accepted,” said Kimberly Heisler of the Madison Heights Community Coalition, who hosted the…

Huntington Woods to Reconsider Recent Regulation Passed on Canvassing

Huntington Woods to Reconsider Recent Regulation Passed on Canvassing (Crystal A. Proxmire, May 3, 2017) Huntington Woods, MI – A recently passed ordinance that outlines requirements for folks gathering signatures for political petitions in Huntington Woods has raised concerns among residents over First Amendment issues, and will be reconsidered at the next commission meeting. Ordinance…

“Gun” Pointed at Kids in Clarkston was Really Cologne Bottle

Investigation Finds “Gun” Pointed at Kids in Clarkston was Really Cologne Bottle (Compiled, May 1, 2017)  Clarkson, MI –  In a follow up to an incident on Friday where two 12-year-olds reported having been approached by a car with four men and a gun, Clarkston Superintendent Rod Rock released the following statement: “As we indicated…