Ferndale Firefighters Revive Kitten Rescued from Fire (Crystal A. Proxmire, June 1, 2017) Ferndale, MI – A kitten named Dumbo has a second chance at life after firefighers from the Ferndale Fire Department used a specially-made oxygen mask to revive it after saving it from a burning home. The fire started Wednesday evening in the…
Holly Joins Hope Not Handcuffs, Giving Addicts a Safe Place to Seek Help (Crystal A. Proxmire, May 31, 2017) Holly, MI – Holly Police Chief Michael Story is ready to take a compassionate approach to helping people detox and get help with addiction. The Village of Holly is the third community in Oakland County to…
White Castle to Partner with Oakland County Times for Event Page (Oakland County Times, May 30, 2017) Ferndale, MI – After a bold move and a sweet story, Oakland County Times Publisher Crystal A. Proxmire and White Castle Systems are pleased to announce that White Castle will be partnering with the Detroit-area local news site…
2017 Ferndale Memorial Day Parade Pictures (Mark Houston, May 29, 2017) Ferndale, MI – Ferndale held it’s 99th annual Memorial Day Parade Monday morning along Woodward and West 9 Mile Road. The parade included the Ferndale Golden Eagles Marching Band and the Michigan’s Fallen Foot Float. The parade ended at Memorial Mall where a memorial…
Developers Come Down on Units for Taft Development (Crystal A. Proxmire, May 26, 2017) Ferndale, MI – Planning continues for the development of the Taft School site at Allen Rd and Fielding in Ferndale, with developers Robertson Brothers reducing the number of proposed homes from 90 to 81. The builders held a public info meeting…
300 Needed to Carry Signs for MI Fallen Foot Float May 29 in Ferndale (Event Page) Ferndale, MI – Volunteers are needed to take part in a solemn tradition to honor the Michigan women and men who have lost their lives in service. The Michigan’s Fallen Foot Float is part of Ferndale’s annual Memorial Day…
Part I: More Housing Choices Are Coming to Ferndale (Ferndale Mayor Pro Tem Melanie Piana, May 25, 2017, orig. May 18, 2017 at Meltropolis.com) Housing for All Ferndalians & Income Levels This is a two part blog post on the development growth spurt and new housing in Ferndale. In Part One: I explore why new…
Videos Show 7-11 Robbery, Ferndale Police Seeking Tips (Lt. William Wilson, Ferndale Police, May 24, 2017) Ferndale, MI – Ferndale Police are looking for tips from citizens to help catch a dangerous man who robbed a 7/11 store clerk at gunpoint. Early Sunday morning (05/21/17) at about 2:00 a.m. a robber entered the store [at…
Ferndale Narrows Superintendent Search Down to Six Ferndale, MI – On May 22nd, 2017, the Ferndale Schools Board of Education unanimously voted to approve the selection of six candidates to interview to become our next Superintendent. ~Dania Bazzi, Superintendent, Galesburg-Augusta Community Schools ~Stephen Bigelow, Superintendent, Capac Community Schools ~Kay Elaster, Assistant Superintendent for Teaching &…
How to Like the Businesses that Like Us (Crystal A. Proxmire, May 23, 2017) Oakland County, MI – The Oakland County Times is all about doing what we can to make our communities here in Oakland County more informed, inspired and united. We are very lucky to have local businesses that support our work and…
Dr. Who’s John Barrowman Shares Advice to Transgender Teens (video) (Crystal A. Proxmire, May 23, 2017) Novi, MI – The actor who plays Captain Jack Harkness in Dr. Who, John Barrowman, had a crowd of people cheering at this weekend’s Motor City Comic Con in Novi when an audience member asked him for words of…
Ship-themed Fundraiser Helps Keep FernCare Free Clinic Afloat (Crystal A. Proxmire, May 22, 2017) Detroit, MI – After hearing from a woman who was able to have access to insulin though the free health clinic, Dr. Chris Popp told the audience at the FernCare annual dinner, “She said ‘you guys paid for my medication.’ I…
Community Cleanup Helps Keep Ferndale Fabulous (Jonathan A. Berz, May 21, 2017) The 6th annual “Clean the Ferndale Up!” volunteer meetup occurred last Saturday, May 20th, where Ferndalians of all ages gathered for a morning marathon of springtime sprucing. The event began outside Ferndale City Hall with a pep rally and group photo shoot. Volunteers…
Ferndale Earns “Revelopment Ready” Certification (Crystal A. Proxmire, May 16, 2017) Ferndale, MI – Although Ferndale has been following “Redevelopment Ready” principles for years, they officially have joined the list of cities certified by the State of Michigan’s Economic Developmnent Corporation. After a rigorous process of evaluation, planning and implementing best practices, the moment of…
Lisa Williams is Back! Ferndale Schools Approves Principal Re-Hiring (Crystal A. Proxmire, May 15, 2017) Ferndale, MI – “I am so excited to be here to stand before you… I anticipate an awesome journey,” said Lisa Williams as she stood before the Ferndale School Board Monday night after they approved hiring her for the second…
Downtowns Throughout Oakland County Honored with Main Street Awards (Drew Saunders, May 14, 2017) Pontiac, MI – County leaders and business people strode across the stage of Pontiac’s Flagstar Strand Theater for the Performing Arts for the seventeenth annual Oakland County Main Event Awards, last Thursday evening. “This year the award ceremony is different,” Main…
From the Editor: An Open Letter to White Castle (Crystal A. Proxmire, May 13, 2017) Dear White Castle Family, I am writing this open letter to invite you to become the naming rights sponsor of The Oakland County Times Event Page. This spot is the most coveted on our community news website, and there is…
Boys and Girls Clubs of Oakland & Macomb One of Top Ten in the Country (Boys & Girls Clubs of Oakland & Macomb Counties, May 12, 2017) Royal Oak, MI – Boys & Girls Clubs of America honored the Boys & Girls Clubs of Oakland & Macomb Counties as one of the Top Ten organizations…
Guest View by Jack Aronson: “Ferndale Read to Succeed” (Guest View by Jack Aronson, May 13, 2017) Ferndale, MI – What must the world look like to our youth that can’t read? Would it be in technicolor with hope and success as its main theme, or grey tones with no hope of using their potential…
Timeline For Ferndale Schools Superintendent Search & Hiring (Crystal Proxmire, May 13, 2017) Ferndale, MI – Ferndale Schools is in the search process for a new Superintendent. There are opportunities for the public to be involved in the process. Here is the timeline: Superintendent Search FERNDALE SCHOOLS SUPERINTENDENT APPLICATION DEADLINE MONDAY, MAY 1 5TH BOARD…