YMCA Program Volunteer Earns Baker College Leadership Scholarship

YMCA Program Volunteer Earns Baker College Leadership Scholarship (Baker College, Aug. 25, 2017) MADISON HEIGHTS, MI. – Sarah Tereau, of Madison Heights, is the recipient of the top 2017 Baker College Leadership Scholarship of $2,500. The Leadership Scholarship is awarded annually to a student attending Baker College’s Auburn Hills campus who demonstrates academic achievement and…

Chickens of Oakland County, Where Does Your Community Stand?

Chickens of Oakland County, Where Does Your Community Stand? (Crystal A. Proxmire, Aug. 3, 2017) Oakland County, MI – Jackson Clementz loves his chickens.  The five year old spends time chasing and petting the three black New England Reds and three Red Sex Links that live in a pen in his grandfather’s backyard in Holly.…

Rochester School Board Looks to Fill Vacancy Left by Talbert’s Resignation

Rochester School Board Looks to Fill Vacancy Left by Talbert’s Resignation (Rochester Community School District, June 21, 2017) ROCHESTER, MI. – The Board of Education of the Rochester Community School District is actively seeking to fill a vacant position following the resignation of Secretary Beth Talbert. All eligible candidates are encouraged to apply. The position…

Auburn Hills and Rochester Hills Celebrate Fire Academy Grads

Auburn Hills and Rochester Hills Celebrate Fire Academy Grads (Auburn Hills City Manager Tom Tanghe, May 22, 2017) The cities of Auburn Hills and Rochester Hills celebrated Friday evening, May 19, 2017, the graduation of five recruits from the combined AH/RH Fire Academy. The event took place in Rochester Hills at the historic Rochester Hills…

Adam’s Road to Close for Bridge Demolition

Adam’s Road to Close for Bridge Demolition (MDOT, May 15, 2017) Bloomfield Twp, MI -Dan’s Excavating, contractor for the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT), will close Adams Road between South Blvd. and Square Lake Road to through traffic in Bloomfield Township from May 19-22 to facilitate demolition of the northbound I-75 bridge (located over Adams…

Rochester Area Residents Learn about LGBTQ Rights at GRAIN Panel Discussion

Rochester Area Residents Learn about LGBTQ Rights at GRAIN Panel Discussion (Crystal A. Proxmire, May 12, 2017) Rochester Hills, MI – Nearly 100 people from the Greater Rochester Area gathered Thursday night to learn about the lack of civil rights protection for LGBTQ people and to hear what options might be available for making their…

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…

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 …