Hazel Park

The Day After the Flood: Hard Work, Loss, and Community (video)

August 12th 2014

The Day After the Flood: Hard Work, Loss, and Community (video) (Crystal A. Proxmire, Aug. 12, 2014) NOTE: The video below is an interview with Royal Oak Mayor Jim Ellison and a man who was trapped in the avalanche. The devastation of Monday night’s record-breaking floods is becoming apparent as the water recedes and people […]

Hazel Park Flood Clean Up Information

August 12th 2014

Hazel Park Flood Clean Up Information (City of Hazel Park, Aug. 12, 2014) Attention: Due to severe weather: The City is allowing trash (EXCEPT FOOD) to be put out to curbs immediately for the Monday August 18 Pickup, you will not be cited for having it out too early. Please have everything put out according to the […]

Oakland County Issues Floodwater Safety Precautions

August 11th 2014

Oakland County Issues Floodwater Safety Precautions (Oakland County Public Health Press Release, Aug. 11, 2014) In response to widespread flooding, County Executive L. Brooks Patterson urges citizens to follow these safety precautions from the Oakland County Health Division to help minimize possibilities of illness, serious injury, or drowning: Stay out of flooded areas – It […]

Hazel Park Art Fair Aug. 23-24

August 10th 2014

Hazel Park Art Fair Aug. 23-24 (press release, Aug. 10, 2014) The Hazel Park Art Fair (HPAF) strives to provide a high quality community nonprofit event where all sales profits remain with the participants and community as a whole in an effort to promote our neighborhoods and support charitable work through donations. Our goal is […]

17 Year Old Driver Killed in Police Chase Identified

August 8th 2014

17 Year Old Driver Killed in Police Chase Identified (Crystal A. Proxmire, Aug. 8, 2014) The driver of a stolen vehicle who died Thursday in a fatal crash during a police chase has been identified as 17-year-old DeAngelo Woods of Detroit according to the Oakland County Medical Examiner’s office. Woods was driving a Jeep that […]

Pagan Pride Day in Hazel Park Aug. 9

August 7th 2014

Pagan Pride Day in Hazel Park Aug. 9 (Pagan Pride Detroit Press Release, Aug. 7) The Greater Detroit chapter of the Pagan Pride Project, a global non-profit dedicated to the elimination of prejudice and religious discrimination, Pagan Pride Detroit presents our 7th Annual Pagan Pride Day, with the theme “We are ALL Family” on August […]

Police Chase Started in Hazel Park Ends in Fatal Crash

August 7th 2014

Police Chase Started in Hazel Park Ends in Fatal Crash (Hazel Park Police Dept, Aug. 7, 2014) Suspect information: Deceased remains unidentified, One 17 year old Detroit Resident in Custody, One was not located, described as B/M 20 wearing all black Suspect vehicles: 2000 Jeep Cherokee Red in color (crash vehicle) / Unknown year Chevy […]

Hazel Park Same Sex Marriage Case Scheduled for Aug. 6

August 5th 2014

Hazel Park Same Sex Marriage Case Scheduled for Aug. 6 Appeal Date (Crystal A. Proxmire, Aug. 5, 2014, orig. June 17, 2014) The case of the Hazel Park couple who sued for equal access to marriage and second parent adoption by same sex couples has been scheduled to be heard by the 6th Circuit Court […]

Primary Elections Aug. 5 – Stories and Other Resources

August 4th 2014

Primary Elections Aug. 5 – Stories and Other Resources (Crystal A. Proxmire, Aug. 2, 2014) On August 5 voters will be able to vote in the primary elections. There are several community ballot proposals, a statewide proposal, and a county-wide proposal on funding for public transportation, elections for some District Court Judge positions and primaries […]

Berkley Dems Meet 27th District State Rep Candidates (video)

July 27th 2014

Berkley Dems Meet 27th District State Rep Candidates (video) (Crystal A. Proxmire, July 27, 2014) On a sunny Thursday evening four of the five Democratic candidates for the 27th District State House of Representatives Seat enjoyed a cook out with the Berkley Democratic Club. The candidates took a few minutes to give introductions and had […]