Oakland County Schools Vary on Testing for Lead in Water (Crystal A. Proxmire, April 27, 2016) Oakland County, MI – As they see the images of children in Flint lined up to get bottled water or crying over blood tests, people around the country have been wondering about the safety of the water they and…
Novi Community School District’s Response to Lead Testing Inquiry (Crystal A. Proxmire, April 27, 2016) Novi, MI – As they see the images of children in Flint lined up to get bottled water or crying over blood tests, people around the country have been wondering about the safety of the water they and their families…
South Lyon: School District Response to Lead Testing Inquiry (Crystal A. Proxmire, April 27, 2016) South Lyon, MI – As they see the images of children in Flint lined up to get bottled water or crying over blood tests, people around the country have been wondering about the safety of the water they and their…
Walled Lake School District’s Response to Lead Testing Inquiry (Crystal A. Proxmire, April 27, 2016) Walled Lake, MI – As they see the images of children in Flint lined up to get bottled water or crying over blood tests, people around the country have been wondering about the safety of the water they and their…
Plans in the Works to Test Water for Lead in Oakland County Schools (Crystal A. Proxmire, April 25, 2016) Pontiac, MI – As dozens of teenagers from high schools throughout Oakland County sat eager to learn about the safety of their community’s drinking water, officials revealed that plans are in the works for testing of…
Detroit Indian Center Opens in Novi (Janet Lawless, April 6, 2016) Novi, MI – Set back from busy Novi Road, between Grand River and Ten Mile, in a cozy yellow cottage nestled between two grassy fields, is the brand new Detroit Indian Center. The center, launched in 2013, is the brainchild of a group of…
MML #3: Cities Want their Share, Tool Shows Funding Loss by Community (Crystal A. Proxmire, March 26, 2016) Lansing, MI – Only four states have reduced the amount of tax dollars going to municipal governments, and of those Michigan has decreased funding the most. Robert Kleine of Great Lakes Economic Consulting spoke about the subject…
Driver Who Dragged Novi Police Officer Arraigned NOVI, Mich -Chantell Lashay Sturdivant, the 26-year-old Detroit woman who dragged a Novi police officer for a short distance while fleeing the scene of a traffic stop on March 7, was arraigned on March 17 before Magistrate Andra Richardson of the 52-1 District Court in Novi. The Oakland…
Novi Police Offering CPL Training (EVENT page) NOVI, MI– On Saturday, March 26, the Novi Police Department will be offering a Pistol Safety Training Course from 8am until 5pm at the Novi Police Department Training Center located at 45125 Ten Mile Road. The course fulfills both the classroom and shooting requirements to obtain a Michigan…
Stuff to Know When it Snows (C. Proxmire, Feb. 2, 2015) Did you wake up to find your neighborhood covered over with a layer of sparkly white frozen precipitation and a Facebook feed full of various warnings, advisories, and complaints? Though it can be disconcerting, don’t worry. It’s called snow, and it’s something we’ve dealt…
Novi Creates Do Not Knock Registry (City of Novi Press Release, Feb. 18, 2016) NOVI, MI – The City of Novi has created an optional “Do Not Knock” registry for residents interested in restricting peddlers and solicitors from coming to their residence. Residents who want to put their address on the registry can do so…
Victims in Fatal Novi Fire Identified (Novi Police Press Release, Feb. 3, 2016) Novi, MI – Novi Police have identified the fifth male who died in the residential structure fire on January 31. The victim is Pablo Alvaro Encino, 23, from Ocosingo, Chiapas, Mexico. Encino and four other men were found in the basement of…
Five People Dead in Novi House Fire (Crystal A. Proxmire, Jan. 31, 2016) Novi, MI – Five people were found dead in a house on Mystic Forest Drive in Novi Sunday morning. The cause of the fire is not known at this time, nor is the cause of death. The fire has been extinguished and…
Ascension Brewing Company Brews Up Craft Beer Niche (Nathan Mueller, Jan. 30, 2016) Novi, MI – Fifteen Mile Porter. Scotty Knows. H.O.M.E.S. 2.0. The Phoenix. 800- Pound Gorilla. Adam Czap is either a director of an eclectic mix of Hollywood movies, or running a brand new microbrewery. Fortunately, for craft beer lovers, it’s the latter.…
Paris-themed Daddy Daughter Dance in Novi Feb. 4 (EVENT page) Novi, MI- The City of Novi Parks, Recreation and Cultural Services Department will host the annual Daddy Daughter Dances on Friday, February 5 from 7-9pm and Saturday, February 6 from 2-4pm and 7pm-9pm at the Novi Civic Center. An Evening in Paris is this year’s…
Water Resources Commissioner Jim Nash talks about Water Quality (video) (Crystal A. Proxmire, Jan. 13, 2016) Madison Heights, MI – Turning on the faucet and having clean water come out is something easily taken for granted. They wash their hands, take a shower, brush their teeth, cook, clean, and drink without stopping to think about…
How to Donate Water to Flint (Compiled, Jan. 10, 2016) Flint, MI – Residents of Flint are suffering from a lack of water due to contamination. Much has been written about the causes of the dangerous, lead-contaminated water, the question on many people’s minds is how to help. The Rachael Maddow Show compiled a list…
Middle Schoolers Design Waste Management Ideas for Future City Competition (Future City, Jan. 7, 2016) Novi, MI – Over the years, cities and towns have managed their ever-expanding piles of trash in a variety of ways, including dumping it into landfills, burning it in incinerators, or shipping it away in trucks and barges. Such waste…
Questions About Ballot Issues? New Law Signed by Snyder Prevents Discussion (Crystal A. Proxmire, Jan. 6, 2016) Cities, school districts, libraries, police departments and other groups rely on tax funding that comes from millages, which must be voted on by the public. There are also ballot proposals that directly impact governing bodies, for example, the…
Local Government Leaders Ask Snyder to veto SB 571 (Michigan Municipal League Press Release, Jan. 5, 2016) Lansing, MI – Local government leaders from across the state today joined to ask Gov. Rick Snyder to veto Senate Bill 571, which would gag local officials seeking to provide constituents with factual information on election matters 60…