…2014 vehicle-deer crashes in Southeast Michigan

SEMCOG releases statistics on 2014 vehicle-deer crashes in Southeast Michigan (SEMCOG Press Release, Sept. 21, 2015) There were 5,557 vehicle-deer crashes in Southeast Michigan in 2014, according to figures released by SEMCOG, the Southeast Michigan Council of Governments, based on crash data received from the Michigan Department of State Police, Criminal Justice Information Center. “For…

Farmington Hills: Man Interrupts Police Questioning with a Fatal Punch

Farmington Hills: Man Interrupts Police Questioning with a Fatal Punch (Farmington Hills Police Chief Charles Nebus, Sept. 18, 2015) ARRAIGNMENT IN FATAL ASSAULT AT FLAMINGO MOBILE HOME PARK On August 9, 2015, at 1:05 AM, the Farmington Hills Police Department responded to a fight at the Flamingo Mobile Home Park located at 22600 Middlebelt Road…

Huntington Woods Candidate Forum Now Available Online (video)

Huntington Woods Candidate Forum Now Available Online (video) (Compiled, Sept. 18, 2015) The League of Women Voters held a candidate forum for Huntington Woods Mayor and City Council on Sept. 16, 2o15.  Election Day is Nov. 3, 2o15. Check out the full video below courtesy of the City of Huntington Woods: For more election related…

Birmingham: OK2SAY Program on Cyberbullying Oct. 5

Birmingham: Library Hosting OK2SAY Program on Cyberbullying Oct. 5 (event listing) Living in an online world filled with sexting, bullying and cyberbullying can be challenging for students and parents to navigate. OK2SAY program personnel from the Office of the Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette will facilitate two concurrent programs for teens and parents about these…

Zoo Breaks the Water Bottle Habit, Puts Health of Planet in Perspective

Zoo Breaks the Water Bottle Habit, Puts Health of Planet in Perspective (Detroit Zoo Press Release, Sept. 16, 2015)   The Detroit Zoological Society (DZS) has successfully weaned 1.3 million Detroit Zoo visitors off the bottle. In August 2013, the DZS launched a three-year initiative to discontinue the sale and use of bottled water –…

Pleasant Ridge Recycling and Shredding Fair Sept. 26

Pleasant Ridge Recycling and Shredding Fair Sept. 26 Saturday, September 26 1:00-5:00 pm At: Pleasant Ridge DPW, 92 Amherst, Pleasant Ridge (east of Woodward, S. of I-696) Enter from Amherst, Exit via Maywood. We will be collecting Electronics, Metal, Gently used clothing, books and household items and paper for shredding (paperclips removed), 2-3 grocery bags…

Birmingham:Library to Unveil 100 “Build Imagination” Architecture Books for Kids Sept. 26

Birmingham:Library to Unveil 100 “Build Imagination” Architecture Books for Kids Sept. 26 (event listing) The Baldwin Public Library is unveiling a new collection of 100 architecture books for children, the Build Imagination collection, at an Open House on Saturday, September 26 from 10:30 a.m. until noon in the Library’s lower level Rotary Room. Made possible…