Farmington/Farmington Hills

Families in Farmington Hills Celebrate Earth Day

April 22nd 2017

Families in Farmington Hills Celebrate Earth Day (Crystal A. Proxmire, April 22, 2017) Farmington Hills, MI – Heritage Park was full of curious kids and adults for the annual Earth Day Celebration Saturday.  Surrounded by nature and enjoying perfect weather, they enjoyed music, crafts, lessons and activities to help them be more ecologically aware. Laura […]

Call for Transparency Draws Protestors to Farmington

April 16th 2017

Call for Transparency Draws Protestors to Farmington (CP Proxmire, April 16, 2017) Farmington, MI – Over 350 protestors, plus some counter-protestors, converged on Riley Park in Farmington Saturday in a Tax Day demonstration calling for transparency in State and Federal government. Many sign holders called for President Donald Trump to release his tax returns. State […]

Healthcare Rally Opposes Michigan’s Move to Block Title X Funding

April 13th 2017

Healthcare Rally Opposes Michigan’s Move to Block Title X Funding (Crystal A. Proxmire, April 13, 2017) Lansing, MI – Supporters of women’s healthcare access gathered in Lansing Sunday for a quickly organized rally to draw attention to the moves by State Republicans to block organizations like Planned Parenthood from receiving Federal Funding. HB 4221, introduced […]

County Sheriff, Chiefs from Southfield, Oak Park, Farmington Hills Discuss Race

April 10th 2017

County Sheriff, Chiefs from Southfield, Oak Park, Farmington Hills Discuss Race (Crystal A. Proxmire, April 8, 2017) Southfield, MI – What are the results of taking a proactive approach to community policing and addressing racial inequities?  Police Chiefs from through SE Michigan and Oakland County Sheriff Michael Bouchard were among the speakers at the Race […]

Earth Day Celebration in Farmington Hills April 22

March 30th 2017

Earth Day Celebration in Farmington Hills April 22 (EVENT page) Fifth Annual Earth Day Celebration April 22 at Heritage Park   The City of Farmington Hills will host a FREE Earth Day Celebration on Saturday, April 22 from 12 to 2 p.m. at Heritage Park, located at 24915 Farmington Road, between Ten and Eleven Mile […]

Orchard Lake Road Reconstruction Public Meeting March 28

March 24th 2017

Orchard Lake Road Reconstruction Public Meeting March 28 (EVENT page) Beverly Hills, MI — The Road Commission for Oakland County (RCOC) will host a public information meeting Tuesday, March 28, for the planned 2017 reconstruction of Orchard Lake Road between Northwestern Highway and Maple Road in West Bloomfield Township. The public meeting is from 4 […]

DTE Working on Power Restoration, Warming Centers Available

March 11th 2017

DTE Working on Power Restoration, Warming Centers Available (Crystal A. Proxmire, March 11, 2017) Oakland County, MI – 250,000 people in DTE’s service area remain without power as of 3am Saturday after wind storms knocked down power lines through the area. According to the DTE website, “DTE’s restoration teams are fully mobilized and working 24/7 […]

County Commissioners Sworn In

January 11th 2017

County Commissioners Sworn In (Crystal A. Proxmire, Jan. 11, 2017) Pontiac, MI – The Oakland County Board of Commissioners made their official start to the 2017-2018 term with a swearing in ceremony Wednesday night at the County Commission building in Pontiac.  Nineteen of the Commissioners were incumbents that had been re-elected.  Two new Commissioners took […]

Stuff to Know When it Snows

December 11th 2016

Stuff to Know When it Snows (C. Proxmire, Dec. 11, 2016) Did you wake up to find your neighborhood covered over with a layer of sparkly white frozen precipitation and a Facebook feed full of various warnings, advisories, and complaints? Though it can be disconcerting, don’t worry. It’s called snow, and it’s something we’ve dealt […]

Re-Stores Opening in Pontiac and Farmington to benefit Habitat for Humanity

December 6th 2016

Re-Stores Opening in Pontiac and Farmington to benefit Habitat for Humanity (Habitat for Humanity of Oakland County) Pontiac, MI –  Habitat for Humanity of Oakland County has assumed ownership of two ReStore locations – home improvement outlets – in Farmington and Pontiac, which sell furniture, cabinets, appliances, paint and other such home improvement supplies.   All […]