Over 6,000 People Pack Oak Park Boo Bash Halloween Night (Cheryl Weiss, Nov. 1, 2017) The Oak Park Boo Bash was the place to be on Halloween, as an estimated 6,500 guests packed the Community Center to enjoy a free evening of fun. The line of costumed kids and parents stretched around the corner…
Oak Park Candidate Interviews 2017 Oak Park, MI -Oakland County Times has invited all local candidates seeking office on the Nov. 7, 2017 ballot to do a video interview. Below are the ones who accepted. Click on the picture to view. In Oak Park Mayor Marian McClellan is the only candidate on the ballot, although…
Oakland County African American Parent Network Conference Nov. 11 Join us for our first Oakland County AAPN Collaborative Family Conference! This event is open to all families building a community around student success. Parents and students Invited! We have an exciting line up to share with you … Social Media Secrets: Presented by Rasheda Williams,…
Grant Helps Ferndale Get Golf in Elementary Schools (Crystal A. Proxmire, Oct. 28, 2017) Ferndale, MI – Students at Ferndale Elementary Schools will soon be learning to play golf as part of their physical education classes. With thanks to the First Tee organization, the program was announced in the Oct. 27 e blast from the…
Suit Depot in Oak Park Collecting Coat Donations for Local Families Oak Park, MI – The Suit Depot is hosting a coat drive to collect clean, gently worn, warm coats at their store, 26150 Greenfield Rd, Oak Park. Area residents are invited to make a difference in our local community by supporting this cause. Donations…
Karen Twomey Resigns from Ferndale School Board (Ferndale Schools, Oct. 23, 2017) Ferndale, MI – Ferndale Schools Board of Education Secretary Ms. Karen Twomey has announced she will resign from her position on the Board effective November 21st, 2017. In her letter of resignation Ms. Twomey stated: “I joined the Board in 2008 in order to…
Former Oak Park Mayor Running as Write-In (Crystal A. Proxmire, Oct. 19, 2017) Oak Park, MI – Former Oak Park Mayor Jerry Naftaly has been added as an official write-in candidate for the Nov. 7, 2017 Mayor’s race in Oak Park. He is challenging Mayor Marian McClellan who successfully ran against him in 2011 and…
2017 Candidate Interview: Oak Park Councilperson Carolyn Burns (Crystal A. Proxmire, Oct. 18, 2017) Oak Park, MI – Oak Park Mayor Pro Tem Carolyn Burns is seeking re-election to Oak Park City Council in the Nov. 7, 2017 election. There are two seats available. Also running are Andrew Cissell and Regina Weiss. Mayor Pro Tem…
Sugar Packets & Covered Mirrors: Becoming Detectives for those with Dementia (Crystal A. Proxmire, Oct. 14, 2017) Novi, MI – Loretta and Gregory were married at the age of 16, over 40 years ago, and have always been true to each other. Yet as Gregory began to age, Alzheimer’s started to take its toll and…
Fly High for Ferndale: Video of Fight Song Made w/Students and Staff (Crystal A. Proxmire, Oct. 16, 2017) Ferndale, MI – Do you know the Ferndale Fight Song? If you don’t, you can learn it now thanks to a video made by Amy Butters and Helen Lambrix featuring dozens of students and administrators of Ferndale…
Low Cost Pet Immunization Clinic in Oak Park Oct. 7 Oak Park, MI -Bring your dog or cat to the Low-Cost Pet Immunization Clinic at Oak Park’s Community Center on October 7 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. All About Animals will be offering very competitively priced immunizations and Oak Park animal licenses are available,…
Oak Park Autumn Fest Sept. 24, 2017 Oak Park, MI – Come to Oak Park Autumn Fest on Sunday, Sept. 24 from 1-4pm at City Hall. There will be public safety demonstrations, trucks and more from the Public Works Department, games, petting farm, pumpkin patch, entertainment, upcycling junk art, Rigamajig demonstration, imagination cubes and more!…
Best Facebook Groups to Join in Your Community (Oakland County) (Crystal A. Proxmire, Sept. 13, 2017) Oakland County, MI – Many communities have online forums where people can learn what is going on in their community as well as connect with neighbors. These are actually a very effective way of finding out what is going…
Oak Park Pride Shows in Water Tower Repainting (Crystal A. Proxmire, Sept. 11, 2017) Oak Park, MI – Oak Park’s water tower used to be painted a nondescript blue that often seemed to blend in with the sky behind it. Not anymore. Now visitors and residents can see the Oak Park pride as the city’s…
Oak Park Now Enrolling for Citizens Police Academy (City of Oak Park, Aug. 31, 2017) Oak Park, MI – We are now enrolling for Oak Park Public Safety’s Citizens Academy. The academy will be held on Wednesday evenings in October from 6 to 9 p.m. The four-week course provides citizens with a better understanding of…
2017 Solar Eclipse Pics (Crystal A. Proxmire, Aug. 25, 2017) Oak Park, Ferndale, Ortonville, Southfield, Troy, Royal Oak, MI – Throughout Oakland County kids and adults joined with people all over the United States to watch a solar eclipse as it crossed the nation. In Metro Detroit the moon blocked out the sun by about…
State Police Chase Tire-Stealing Suspects From Royal Oak to Southfield (Michigan State Police, Aug. 22, 2017) Royal Oak and Southfield, MI – On August 21, 2017 at approximately 9 00 PM, troopers from the Metro South Post troopers were contacted by Western Wayne CRT to assist with the arrest of suspects involved in a Larceny…
Ferndale School District Announces Food Restrictions (Dania H. Bazzi, PhD, Superintendent Ferndale Schools) For the 2017-2018 school year the Ferndale Early Childhood Center, Ferndale Lower Elementary School, and Ferndale Upper Elementary School will be peanut, tree nut, and sesame restricted. Safety is the top priority of our school family. This year we have had several…
A Neighborhood View of Lights & Sirens Parade in Ferndale (video) Ferndale, MI – The Woodward Dream Cruise kicked off Friday evening in Ferndale as a parade of firetrucks and police vehicles drove proudly from E. 9 Mile Road, along Woodward Avenue and back through the east side neighborhood. Vehicles from several generations and locations…
Mace, Oak Park’s New Police Dog, to Receive Badge (City of Oak Park, Aug. 18, 2017) Oak Park, Michigan – The City of Oak Park is hosting a Canine Badge Ceremony, a symbolic launch of the City’s first Canine Unit by welcoming Canine Officer Mase, the newest member of the Public Safety Department. The ceremony…