Emergency Closing of Railroad Crossings in Rose & Springfield Twps, Detours Necessary

Emergency Closing of Railroad Crossings in Rose & Springfield Twps, Detours Necessary (Road Commission for Oakland County, April 25, 2017) Rose Township, Springfield Township, MI – Canadian National (CN) will close the following locations to through traffic today (Apr. 25) at 10:30 a.m. for emergency railroad crossing repairs: The first closure is Rattalee Lake Road…

Police Chief: Facts More Helpful than Rumors in Preventing Sex Trafficking

Police Chief: Facts More Helpful than Rumors in Preventing Sex Trafficking (Auburn Hills Police Chief Doreen Olko, April 25, 2017) Once again we have confronted the recurring Facebook rumor about Great Lakes Crossings Mall being a hot bed of sex trafficking.  I’ve been reading through the comments to learn what people are saying on this…

Students Can Apply for Scholarship through Oakland County Republicans

Students Can Apply for Scholarship through Oakland County Republicans (OCRP, April 23, 2017) The Oakland County Republican Party is excited to announce we are extending the deadline for our 2017 Lincoln Scholarship Program until May 15th. Scholarship Information Students may submit an essay of up to 1000 words, video, or other creative work on the…

Families in Farmington Hills Celebrate Earth Day

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…

Residents Form Greater Rochester Area Inclusion Network (GRAIN)

Residents Form Greater Rochester Area Inclusion Network (GRAIN) (Crystal A. Proxmire, April 21, 2017) Rochester Hills, MI – Nearly 200 residents of the Rochester Area met on April 18 for a potluck to share updates about the five committees of the Great Rochester Area Inclusion Network (GRAIN). The group is a non-partisan, non-religious affiliated group …

Drain Failure Closes Adams Road North of Buell “Indefinitely”

Drain Failure Closes Adams Road North of Buell “Indefinitely” (Road Commission for Oakland County, April 20, 2017) Oakland Township, MI — The Oakland County Water Resources Commissioner’s (OCWRC) office has closed Adams Road just north Buell Road in Oakland Township due to flooding that is the result of a drain failure. The detour for the…

Conservative Coalition Hosts “Dirty Dozen” Protests in Birmingham & Novi

Conservative Coalition Hosts “Dirty Dozen” Protests in Birmingham & Novi (Crystal A. Proxmire, April 19, 2017) Birmingham, MI – As residents pulled through the parking lot of the Birmingham Post Office to drop off their taxes by the April 18 deadline, they were greeted by four people with anti-tax signs. In five communities across the…

Call for Transparency Draws Protestors to Farmington

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…

Residents Show Love for Departing Ferndale Housing Commissioner

Residents Show Love for Departing Ferndale Housing Commissioner (CP Proxmire, April 15, 2017) Ferndale, MI – If it weren’t for Carole Morency sharing information with those investigating the Ferndale Housing Commission, the lives of the seniors, disabled and low-income residents in the housing program might not be the same. Under the direction of a careless…