B&E Suspect Smashed Glass at BP with Wrench (Oakland County Sheriff’s Dept, Jan. 13, 2015) INCIDENT: 03:23 hrs. – City Of Pontiac – Breaking and Entering (B&E) –Business #15-5941 SUMMARY: Deputies responded to the 1500 block of S. Opdyke on a B&E Alarm of the BP gas station. Upon arrival, deputies observed that the side…
Deer Survey Being Done by Helicopter Jan. 14 in Madison Heights (Madison Heights Police Press Release, Jan. 13, 2015) On Wednesday, January 14th, 2015, Oakland County Parks and Recreation will be performing an aerial deer survey at the Red Oaks Nature Center. Conducting this survey, which should be done between 3 and 5 pm (weather…
Michigan Court of Appeals Celebrates 50 Years (MCOA Press Release, Jan. 13, 2015) Monday marked the 50th Anniversary of the opening of the Michigan Court of Appeals. The 1963 Michigan Constitution created the Court as Michigan’s intermediate appellate court, serving between the trial benches and the Michigan Supreme Court, and the Legislature later passed implementing…
Local Leaders in Running for NAACP Image Award Hometown Honor (Crystal A. Proxmire, Jan.12, 2015) The vote is on. Seventeen Detroit Area leaders have been nominated as part of the NAACP Image Awards Hometown Champion Award. Through an online competition, the nominee who gets the most votes will be flown to Pasadena, California for the…
Community Crowds Together To Save Oak Park Jewish Community Center (Cheryl Weiss, Jan. 13, 2015) Approximately 800 people filled the gymnasium of the Jewish Community Center in Oak Park, and many more were turned away due to space limitations, at the Town Hall Forum Monday night. Community members gathered together to voice their objections to…
Heather Rae Appointed New CEO of Common Ground (Common Ground Press Release, Jan. 12, 2015) The Board of Trustees of Common Ground has announced the appointment of Heather Rae as the new chief executive officer. She will assume responsibilities on September 27, 2015 and will succeed Tony Rothschild, who is retiring from the agency after…
View: Letter to the Royal Oak Board of Education (View by Shawn Lewis-Lakin, Superintendent, Royal Oak Schools, Jan. 12, 2015) Community-governed public education has been called the backbone of American democracy. Indeed, it is one of the very foundations on which our democratic society stands. The publicly elected members of our Royal Oak Board of…
Lincoln Street in Birmingham Closed Due to Water Main Break (Birmingham Police Department, Jan. 12, 2015) As of 11am on Monday, Jan. 12, Lincoln is shut down in both directions due to a water main break. Westbound is closed at Pierce, eastbound is closed at Bates. This story will be updated when we learn of…
Farmington Police Report Increase in Package Thefts (Farmington Police Report, Jan. 11, 2015) The Farmington Public Safety Department is advising residents that our department has taken 5 reports of larceny of delivered packages off door steps and porches in the last 2 weeks. These packages are delivered to the homes porch or doorstep by UPS,…
Library Picks: Kathleen’s Suggestions (Jeff Milo, FADL Circulation Specialist, Jan.11, 2015) This regular column will provide Oakland County with cultural recommendations, in books, film, music and more, from an undeniably trusted source, one of its area libraries (as well as other community members in the weeks to come). The Ferndale Area District Library is part…
Possible Car Bomb Under Investigation in Springfield Twp. (Oakland County Sheriff’s Dept, Jan. 10, 2015) At 8:15AM today (01/10/14) Oakland County Sheriff’s Deputies responded to the 8200 block of Tindall Rd. in Springfield Township for a possible car bomb that had exploded in the driveway of a home. No one was in the vehicle. Homeowners…
One Person Shot, Two Assaulted in Pontiac (Oakland County Sheriff’s Dept, Jan. 10, 2015) INCIDENT: 0015 Hours- City of Pontiac-Shooting/ Assault w/ Gun/Pistol Whipping/Attempt Murder # 15-0004486 SUMMARY: Deputies were dispatched to a home in the 300 block of W. Huron for the report of a shooting. Deputies arrived and discovered a shooting victim and two…
Romantic Harp Concert in Clawson Feb. 2 (Blair Memorial Library Press Release, Jan. 10, 2015) On Monday evening, February 2, at 7PM, in honor of Valentine’s Day, Kelly Yousoufian from the Michigan Harp Center, will play a selection of romantic harp music. This free event is Monday, Feb. 2 from 7-8pm at Blair Memorial Library…
Level One Exhibits Art by Patrick Dengate (C. Proxmire, Jan. 10, 2015) In the gallery space of Level One Bank local artists have the opportunity to feature their works. From now until Feb. 22, 2015 it’s the colorful and calculated works of Ferndale-based artist Patrick Dengate. Done in a cubist style, the paintings are abstracted,…
Daddy Daughter Sock Hop in Troy Feb. 6 (City of Troy, Jan. 4, 2015) Friday, February 6, 2015 from 6p-8p Daddy Daughter Sock Hop The Troy Community Center (3179 Livernois, Troy, MI 48083) Spend a memorable evening with daughter, granddaughter or niece (ages 3 and over) at this Valentines Day theme dance. Includes pizza dinner,…
FCC Chairman Moving Towards Net Neutrality (Guest View by Candace Clement, Free Press, orig. published at www.freepress.net on Jan. 8, Jan. 10, 2015) Breaking news: At the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas on Wednesday, FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler signaled that he will move to protect Net Neutrality by reclassifying Internet-access service under Title II…
Melanie Piana: Twenty Years Revitalizing Downtown Ferndale (Melanie Piana, Ferndale City Councilperson, Orig. Meltropolis, Jan. 9, 2015) In the December 2014 Ferndale Friends issue, I responded to questions about the 3-60 development project. My intent was to expand on that response here, but that intent evolved into answering my personal question “when DID Ferndale determine…
Warming Center in Royal Oak has High Numbers, Several Needs (Jason Morgan, Executive Director of Welcome Inn, Jan. 9, 2015) New Year’s greetings to all! As I’m sitting at the desk for the “late shift” at the Welcome Inn, Ed has just passed on some numbers that are staggering. The most guests we have ever…
Basketball Jones Visits Angell School in Berkley (BPS Press Release, Jan. 9, 2015) Jim ‘Basketball’ Jones visited Angell at an assembly that encouraged kindness, “patient listening,” manners and good choices. Students listened intently as they repeated back nearly everything Jim ‘Basketball’ Jones said including, “I love myself” and “I am the best,” and, “I am…
Ferndale Adding STEM Program in Middle School (FPS Press Release, Jan. 9, 2015) The Ferndale Board of Education recently approved a new STEM program for 7th and 8th grade students at Ferndale Middle School (FMS) starting next school year.s STEM which stands for science, technology, engineering and math, is an interdisciplinary and applied approach…