Fire on Carroll Lake Road in Commerce Township under Investigation (Oakland County Sheriff’s Office, Jan. 7, 2019) Commerce Township, MI – Deputies and the Commerce Township Fire Department responded to the 5000 block of Carroll Lake Rd at approximately 1:36am on the report of a residential structure fire. The home was abandoned at the time…
Berkley Gets $180,000 Grant for Splash Pad and More (City of Berkley, Jan. 7, 2019) The City of Berkley is set to receive a federal grant in the amount of $180,000 to develop a splash pad area and other amenities at Oxford/Merchants Park. The department is ready to begin the next phase of this exciting…
Rush Hour Vehicle Fire at 8 Mile and Woodward (Crystal A. Proxmire, Jan. 7, 2019) Ferndale, MI – At the height of rush hour traffic Monday, a vehicle driving on Westbound 8 Mile under the Woodward overpass was disabled due to a fire in the engine compartment. Ferndale Firefighters quickly extinguished the flames. Traffic was…
Governor Whitmer Signs Nondiscrimination Directive, Visits Ferndale for Signing Ferndale, MI – Governor Gretchen Whitmer visited Ferndale Monday morning to sign Directive 2019-9 focused on assuring equal opportunity in state employment, contracting and grant and loan programs, and the provision of state services. The signing took place at Affirmations, an LGBT community center in…
Bob’s Discount Furniture to Replace Staples Store in Auburn Hills (Shawn Keenan, City Planner, City of Auburn Hills, Jan. 7, 2019) Auburn Hills, MI_ A development application has been submitted to the City of Auburn Hills by Bob’s Discount Furniture to demolish the existing Staples store, located at 280 Brown Road, to make room for…