Former Oak Park Employee Investigated Over Missing Funds

Former Oak Park Employee Investigated Over Missing Funds (Crystal A. Proxmire, Sept. 14, 2015) A former Oak Park employee is under investigation for possibly embezzling hundreds of thousands of dollars from the city over the course of about two years. The investigation by the Oakland County Sheriff’s Department is ongoing, so the employee’s name and…

Interview: Alissa Sullivan… Hazel Park City Council (video)

Interview: Alissa Sullivan, Candidate for Hazel Park City Council (video) (C. Proxmire, Sept. 13, 2015) Alissa Sullivan is one of two newcomers to the world of Hazel Park politics. Sullivan and Amy Aubry are friends who recently experienced municipal governance from a resident perspective as they fought against a dog ban in the city. Yet…

Interview: Joe Rozell…Huntington Woods Commission (video)

Interview: Joe Rozell Candidate for Huntington Woods City Commission 2015 (video) (C. Proxmire, Sept. 11, 2015) Elections are coming up on Nov. 3, 2015 and among those running for a partial term on the Huntington Woods City Commission is Joe Rozell. Rozell is an 11-year resident of Huntington Woods who works as Director of Elections…

Intoxication Suspected in Fatal Accident in Pontiac

Intoxication Suspected in Fatal Accident in Pontiac (Oakland County Sheriff’s Dept, Sept. 13, 2015) The Crash Reconstruction Unit is assisting deputies with the Pontiac Substation in the investigation of a fatal traffic crash.  The traffic crash occurred on Woodward Avenue at the intersection of South Boulevard at approximately 7:14 this morning. Peter Whittaker a 64…

Hilton Fall Festival in Ferndale Seeking Volunteers, Oct. 10

Hilton Fall Festival in Ferndale Seeking Volunteers, Oct. 10 (press release)   The Ferndale Recreation Department is hard at work taking measures to make this year’s Hilton Fall Festival its most successful yet, but the department needs help in order to make that happen. We at Ferndale Recreation are currently seeking volunteers to assist in…

Art & Apples Festival in Rochester Sept. 11-13

Art & Apples Festival in Rochester Sept. 11-13 (event) 9/11/2015 – 9/13/2015 Rochester Park 400 Sixth Street Rochester, MI 48307 Get Directions The Art & Apples Festival is Michigan’s second largest juried fine art festival with an average attendance of over 200,000 festival-goers and 290 artists from across the country. The festival showcases artists from…

OU Camp Coordinator Honored for Saving Boy’s Life

OU Camp Coordinator Honored for Saving Boy’s Life (OU Police Dept. Press Release, Sept. 10, 2015) It was a normal School of Engineering and Computer Science summer camp day when students went to lunch on August 6. However, all that changed in an instant when a 9-year-old boy began choking on carrots and started having…

Open House to Discuss Various Pontiac Projects Sept. 19

Open House to Discuss Various Pontiac Projects Sept. 19 (event) September 19th, 2015 – 10am-1pm Come for an informal conversation on: The Future of 8 Former School Properties, STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, Math) & Ottawa Towers as an Innovation District Catalyst More info: https://www.facebook.com/PhoenixCenterRising Previous story: https://oaklandcounty115.com/2014/09/21/fate-of-the-phoenix-center-public-gets-tour-video/ Save this post to PDFPrint this post

Car Count Grows as Police Continue to Assess Damage by Five Vandals

Car Count Grows as Police Continue to Assess Damage by Five Vandals (Lt. William Wilson, Ferndale Police, Sept. 9, 205) Many are calling for the status of our investigation of MDOP to autos that occurred Sunday morning. Once the investigations are completed, the cases will be presented to prosecutors for review and determination of what…

St. John’s Armenian Church… Health Fair & Blood Drive Sept. 26

St. John’s Armenian Church Hosting Health Fair & Blood Drive Sept. 26 (event listing) Please join us for our annual blood drive and health fair on September 26th 2015 at St. John’s Armenian Church in Southfield from 11:00-4:45. We are located at 2201 Northwesten Hwy, Southfield, MI 48075 and easily accessed off of Nothwestern Hwy at…

Experience the Future of Woodward Events Sept. 11 and 12

Experience the Future of Woodward Events Sept. 11 and 12 (event listing) The Woodward Avenue Action Association invites you to Experience the Future of Woodward  a first of its kind two-day event to celebrate the past and learn about the future of the Woodward Corridor, presented by the DTE Energy Foundation. Register for 1 or…

Empowering Parents of Different Learners Class Sept 30

Empowering Parents of Different Learners Class Sept 30 (event) FERNDALE YOUTH ASSISTANCE PRESENTS: EMPOWERING PARENTS OF DIFFERENT LEARNERS FOR ACADEMIC, EMOTIONAL AND SOCIAL SUCCESS Presented by Judith E. Lipson, M.A., LPC DATE: WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 2015 TIME: 6:30 – 8:30 PM LOCATION: FERNDALE HIGH SCHOOL,  881 PINECREST, FERNDALE MI 48220 COMPLIMENTARY ADMISSION Learn when to…