Dream Cruise 2015: Birmingham Event Info – Aug. 15 (event listing, cp) Birmingham is getting ready for the world’s largest one-day automotive event, the Woodward Dream Cruise. It’s the time of year when 40,000+ classic cars and more than one million people line Woodward Avenue to celebrate the automobile. The Birmingham Cruise Event, scheduled for…
Election Results: HP Police Millage Passes, Losses in Pontiac and Madison School Districts (C. Proxmire, Aug. 4, 2015) Hazel Park Election results are in, with Hazel Park voters supporting police services with a 10-year 2.8 mil assessment. The millage will bring in about $431,000 and is the main source of funding for police services. This…
With Election Tuesday, Pontiac Activists Try to Drive Home Votes (C. Proxmire, Aug. 2, 2015) Pontiac School Board President Brenda Carter wanted to remind people to get out and vote on Tuesday. There is a 2.87 mil sinking fund millage proposal on the ballot to be used for building repairs in the school district. So…
Final Four Announced in MML Community Excellence Awards Competition (MML Press Release, July 27, 2015) Community Excellence Awards Competition Down to Final Four Projects Involving Westland, Jackson, Auburn Hills, Royal Oak, Birmingham, Rochester Hills, Pontiac, Ferndale, Huntington Woods, Berkley, Orion Township, Oakland County in Final Round The final four projects in the statewide Community…
Help Clean Up Downtown Pontiac Aug. 8 (Better Pontiac, event listing) Be a Local Hero! On August 8th, we need your help to clean-up, improve, and restore downtown in preparation of Thunder in Pontiac. What: Downtown Pontiac Improvement Project Date: Saturday, August 8th Time: 9am – 1pm Place: Meet at the 50th District Courthouse in Downtown Pontiac. On…
God is Raising Devoted Ladies for Excellence Family Fun Day Fundraiser Aug. 22 (GIRDLE, event listing) GIRDLE has scheduled a fundraiser on Saturday, August 22, 2015 at Pontiac Pavilion, 60 E Pike next to the Pontiac Library . This fundraiser will be a Family Fun Day for all ages. Tickets are $6.00 and includes: hamburger…
Happy’s Pizza Founder and Co-Conspirators Sentenced to Prison (FBI Press Release, July 20, 2015) A Detroit-area businessman and other co-conspirators were sentenced to prison this week for income and employment tax fraud in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan, announced Acting Assistant Attorney General Caroline D. Ciraolo of the Justice…
Pontiac: Business Owner Donation Makes Pizza Patrol Possible (Crystal A. Proxmire, July 17, 2015) When Bob Angona purchased his first Little Caesars franchise location 20 years ago in Pontiac, he had no idea that one day he’d be managing dozens of employees and serving customers out of twelve locations. With stores in Birmingham, Holly, Milford,…
Patterson Presents County Budget Recommendations, Emphasis on Buildings and Workforce (Crystal A. Proxmire, July 15, 2015) With an emphasis on buildings and on building up the workforce, County Executive L. Brooks Patterson presented a three year budget that he hopes will be adopted by the Commission. The budget also includes a reduction in property taxes.…
Pontiac: Police Suspect Hallucinogens Led Man to Stab Himself (Oakland County Sheriff’s Dept, July 6, 2015) INCIDENT: 02:33 hrs. – City of Pontiac – Unknown Trouble / Injured Person / OCSO Forensic Lab Assist #15-104631 SUMMARY: Deputies responded to an address in the 500 block of Brooks Ave on a report of an unknown trouble. …
Eighth Life Saved with Narcan this year by Oakland County Sheriff’s Dept (Oakland County Sheriff’s Dept, July 3, 2015) INCIDENT: 02:19 hrs. – July 3 – City of Pontiac -Overdose- Narcan Administered #15-103981 SUMMARY: Deputies responded to the 300 block of Central Ave. for the report of a possible Heroin overdose. Deputies arrived before EMS personnel…
Idea from Cleveland’s Warehouse District: Small Box Storefronts (Guest View by Ronnie Karpinsi, Pontiac Pride, July 1, 2015) Note: This was originally written for the blog Pontiac Pride, and is presented as an idea for Lot 9 in Downtown Pontiac. I write you from the great city of Cleveland this evening. As I venture around…
Pontiac: Victim Struck by Gunfire on S. Anderson (Oakland County Sheriff’s Dept, June 29, 2015) INCIDENT: 01:11 hrs. – June 29 – City of Pontiac – Non-Fatal Shooting #15-101285 SUMMARY: Deputies were dispatched to St. Joseph Mercy Hospital (Oakland) for the report of a victim seeking treatment for a gunshot wound. The victim who…
Hazel Park Couple’s Big Win Means Marriage Equality Across the Country (C. Proxmire, June 26, 2015) The United States Supreme Court has ruled in favor of marriage equality. In a 5-4 decision it said same sex couples have a fundamental right to marry. Justice Anthony Kennedy wrote in the majority opinion “No union is more…
Suspected Drunk Driver Hits Fuel Tanker in Pontiac (Oakland County Sheriff’s Dept., June 23, 2015) SUNDAY JUNE 21, 2015 CITY OF PONTIAC The Crash Reconstruction Unit is assisting deputies from the Pontiac Substation with the investigation of a serious injury crash on North Perry at Parkwood Avenue at 4:12 a.m. A 25 year old…
Gunplay Leads to 14 Year Old Girl Being Shot in Mouth (Oakland County Sheriff’s Dept, June 23, 2015) INCIDENT: 01:29 hrs– June 21, 2015 – City of Pontiac – Shooting / #15-96129 SUMMARY: Deputies were dispatched to the area of Barkell Street and Tennyson for a female juvenile that had suffered a gunshot wound to…
Oakland County 115 Publisher Featured in Detroit News Column (compiled, June 22, 2015) For those who may have missed page 3A of The Detroit News, we’re pleased to share that columnist Laura Berman did a fantastic write up about Oakland County 115 News Editor & Publisher Crystal A. Proxmire. “She practices her profession by walking…
Keeping Safe on Carnival Rides (LARA, June 19, 2015) With the first official day of summer approaching, the more than 40 million of us who will travel Michigan to enjoy carnival and amusement rides this season are urged to make safety a priority, especially with the kids. “Carnival rides in Michigan are held to the…
Facebook Fight Leads to Woman Being Hit by Car Twice (Oakland County Sheriff’s Dept. June 18, 2015) INCIDENT: 14:03 hrs. – June 16, 2015 – City of Pontiac – Assault w/a Motor Vehicle. #15-92943. SUMMARY: Deputies responded to the area of Sanford and Michigan for a fight in progress. The information is that a female…
Tenant Found Dead in Closet of Pontiac Home (Oakland County Sheriff’s Dept, June 17, 2015) INCIDENT: 14:56 hrs. – June 15, 2015 – City of Pontiac – Death Investigation / OCSO Forensic Lab Assist #15-92307. SUMMARY: The home owner was in the process of executing an eviction at an address in the 300 block of…