County Sheriff, Chiefs from Southfield, Oak Park, Farmington Hills Discuss Race (Crystal A. Proxmire, April 8, 2017) Southfield, MI – What are the results of taking a proactive approach to community policing and addressing racial inequities? Police Chiefs from through SE Michigan and Oakland County Sheriff Michael Bouchard were among the speakers at the Race…
How to Help Get Moriah to China (Laura J. Champagne, April 8, 2017) Pontiac, MI – For the Mom, there is music; for the daughter, there is language. And the bond gets stronger over a trip to China. The Mother, Melanie Rutherford is a singer/songwriter of national renown and she’s using her music to help…
Campaigning for Governor, Democrat Gretchen Whitmer Visits Pontiac (Crystal A. Proxmire, March 28, 2017) Pontiac, MI – Democrat Gretchen Whitmer began campaigning for Governor over a year and a half before the Nov. 6, 2018 election. She spent Tuesday evening visiting a community she remembers well from her youth, speaking in the building that is…
Interview: OC Times Founder Talks Development, Transit & Journalism (video) (Crystal A. Proxmire, March 25, 2017) Bloomfield Twp, MI – Oakland County Times founder Crystal A. Proxmire was recently interviewed by Chuck Moss for the television and internet-based program Eye on Oakland. Discussion focused on developments and transit in communities like Holly, Ferndale, Royal Oak,…
MML#1 – Working Towards Complete Streets (Crystal A. Proxmire, March 21, 2017) Lansing, MI – Civic leaders came together Tuesday to learn about topics important to local governments including “Complete Streets.” Representatives of Ferndale, Ann Arbor and Kalamazoo sat on a Michigan Municipal League’s Capitol Conference panel Tuesday to share what successes their communities have…
14 Year Old Suspected of Shooting 15 Year Old in Pontiac (Oakland County Sheriff’s Dept, March 19, 2017) Pontiac, MI – INCIDENT: 23:14 hrs. – City of Pontiac – Shooting / Request for the OCSO Forensic Science Lab – #17-47926 SUMMARY: Deputies and the Waterford Regional Fire Department responded on the report of a shooting…
DTE Working on Power Restoration, Warming Centers Available (Crystal A. Proxmire, March 11, 2017) Oakland County, MI – 250,000 people in DTE’s service area remain without power as of 3am Saturday after wind storms knocked down power lines through the area. According to the DTE website, “DTE’s restoration teams are fully mobilized and working 24/7…
Common Ground Seeking Volunteers for 24-hour Crisis Helpline (Common Ground, March 7, 2017) PONTIAC, Mich., – Common Ground is seeking new crisis helpline volunteers at the Resource and Crisis Center in Pontiac, Michigan. The organization’s volunteer program offers several benefits including: free certification and training courses, experience in a mental health environment, career development and…
Pontiac Library Offers 6 Week Course in Heartfulness Meditation (EVENT page) Pontiac, MI – The Heartfulness Meditation program offers a simple set of relaxation and meditation exercises, taught over a free six week course on Tuesdays from 6-7:30pm at the Pontiac Public Library 60 E. Pike Street beginning March 14. More info: http://www.pontiac.lib.mi.us/eventscalendar.html ****** For…
Reporter Food: Paczki at Avon Donuts in Pontiac (Crystal A. Proxmire, Feb. 28, 2017) Pontiac, MI- As people post their obligatory paczki pictures on social media, the most common discussion seems to be where to get the best ones. Too many places just slap a bigger price on a regular jelly donut, or make them…
Former NBA Player and GM Exec. Cheer Pontiac On During Chamber Lunch (Crystal A. Proxmire, Jan. 25, 2017) Pontiac, MI – “There is no doubt that we’re building something beautiful in Pontiac,” said Vickie Brent-Touray as she addressed dozens of business people at the Pontiac Regional Chamber Annual Meeting and lunch on Wednesday. “We have…
Pontiac Schools Tout Progress in Hopes of Fending Off School Closures by State (Crystal A. Proxmire, Jan. 23, 2017) Pontiac, MI – Parents, teachers and officials packed the Pontiac School Board meeting Monday night after learning that two schools – Pontiac High School and Whitman Elementary – are under review for potential closure by Michigan’s…
Reporter Food: McDonalds with a Fish Tank in Bloomfield Hills (Crystal A. Proxmire, Jan. 23, 2017) Bloomfield Hills, MI – I’m not even going to bother talking about the food or taking pictures of it for this reporter food column, because I’m pretty sure most oc115 readers know what a McDonald’s hamburger and fries are…
State May Force Closure of Two Schools in Pontiac (Crystal A. Proxmire, Jan. 22, 2017) Pontiac, MI – Two schools in Pontiac – Whitman Elementary and Pontiac High School – have been put on a list of schools to be reviewed by the State’s Michigan School Reform Office for possible closure due to being in…
Pontiac City Council Approves Phoenix Center Sale (Crystal A. Proxmire, Jan. 13, 2017) Pontiac, MI – Years of lawsuits and a structure going unused may be coming to an end as the City of Pontiac moves forward with the sale of the Phoenix Center. At Thursday night’s City Council meeting officials agreed to sell the…
County Commissioners Sworn In (Crystal A. Proxmire, Jan. 11, 2017) Pontiac, MI – The Oakland County Board of Commissioners made their official start to the 2017-2018 term with a swearing in ceremony Wednesday night at the County Commission building in Pontiac. Nineteen of the Commissioners were incumbents that had been re-elected. Two new Commissioners took…
All Saints Church in Pontiac Free Community Breakfast Every Saturday (EVENT page) Pontiac, MI – All Saints Free Community Breakfast – Every Saturday from 8:00 to 10:00 a.m. All Saints Episcopal Church, 171 W. Pike Street, Pontiac. More info: http://www.allsaintspontiac.org/ ****** For more event listings go to https://oaklandcounty115.com/events/ Want to be on our email list? Go to…
Police Seeking Witnesses to Fatal Crash on Opdyke in Auburn Hills (Auburn Hills Police, Jan. 6, 2016) Auburn Hills, MI – On January 5, 2017, at approximately 11:00 a.m., personnel from the Auburn Hills Police and Fire Departments responded to a crash on Opdyke Rd. near Knollwood St. Three vehicles were involved in the crash,…
Kwanzaa Celebration Fills Pontiac Arts Center with Culture and Community (Crystal A. Proxmire, Jan. 1, 2017) Pontiac, MI – “Kwanzaa is not a show. You are not here to watch or be entertained. You are here to participate,” said Baba Sykes to the dozens of people who came out for the Third Annual Touray Friends…
Village at Bloomfield Project Moving Forward (Crystal A. Proxmire, Dec. 30, 2016) Pontiac, MI – Pontiac City Council heard updates on the Village at Bloomfield development at their Dec. 28 council meeting. Mayor Diedre Waterman, who serves as the Council’s representative on the JDC (Joint Development Committee) which also includes Leo Savoie of Bloomfield Township…