Sixth Grade Hazel Park Dancer Hit by Car, Suffers Broken Legs and Ankle (Crystal A. Proxmire, Oct. 3, 2014) A sixth grade student at Hazel Park Jr. High is in the hospital after being hit by a car Thursday afternoon while walking home from school. The accident occurred on Highland one block south of 9…
Detroit Zoo Caring for over 1,000 Smuggled Turtles (Detroit Zoo Press Release, Oct. 3, 2014) More than a thousand turtles – some endangered – found stuffed into rubber snow boots and cereal boxes inside a Canadian man’s luggage at Detroit Metropolitan Airport last week are receiving care at the Detroit Zoo. The man was arrested…
Detroit Zoo Caring for over 1,000 Smuggled Turtles (Detroit Zoo Press Release, Oct. 3, 2014) More than a thousand turtles – some endangered – found stuffed into rubber snow boots and cereal boxes inside a Canadian man’s luggage at Detroit Metropolitan Airport last week are receiving care at the Detroit Zoo. The man was arrested…
Three Drug Deaths in Pontiac Unrelated (video) (Oakland County Sheriff’s Dept, Oct. 3, 2014) FROM DAY SHIFT: 10-01-14 THROUGH MIDNIGHT SHIFT: 10-02-14 All three deaths below in Pontiac appear to be heroin overdoses. Detectives are following up and have submitted the suspected heroin recovered at each scene to the Sheriff’s Forensic Lab to see if…
Three Drug Deaths in Pontiac Unrelated (video) (Oakland County Sheriff’s Dept, Oct. 3, 2014) FROM DAY SHIFT: 10-01-14 THROUGH MIDNIGHT SHIFT: 10-02-14 All three deaths below in Pontiac appear to be heroin overdoses. Detectives are following up and have submitted the suspected heroin recovered at each scene to the Sheriff’s Forensic Lab to see if…
Long Overdue and Nine States Away: Library Book in Search of Home (Crystal A. Proxmire, Oct.3, 2014) Berkley Library Director Matt Church is always happy when past due library materials make their way back into the collection so others can enjoy them. But a 1941 book called “Greatness in Music” by Alfred Einstein was particularly…
GLSEN’s Fall LGBT Youth Summit Oct. 18 at Affirmations (GLSEN of SE Michigan Press Release, Oct. 3, 2014) Get excited! Our Fall Youth Summit is coming up Saturday, October 18th, at Affirmations in Ferndale. The event runs from 10-4 so come one, come all! SCHEDULE 10:00-10:15—- Registration 10:15-10:25—- Introductions 10:25-10:35—- Ice Breaker 10:35-10:45—- Break…
GLSEN’s Fall LGBT Youth Summit Oct. 18 at Affirmations (GLSEN of SE Michigan Press Release, Oct. 3, 2014) Get excited! Our Fall Youth Summit is coming up Saturday, October 18th, at Affirmations in Ferndale. The event runs from 10-4 so come one, come all! SCHEDULE 10:00-10:15—- Registration 10:15-10:25—- Introductions 10:25-10:35—- Ice Breaker 10:35-10:45—- Break…
State Senate 13th District and State Rep. 41st District Forum Oct. 13 (LWV Press Release, Oct. 3, 2014) League of Women Voters Troy Area Presents Candidate’s Night for State Senate District #13 & State Representative District #41 Location: Clawson City Hall (south entrance), 425 N. Main Street October 13, 2014: 7 – 9pm The League…
50 Years of MDCR#5: US District Judge Linda Parker on Affirmative Action and More (video) (Crystal A. Proxmire, Oct. 3, 2014) For the Honorable Linda Parker, being appointed to US District Court Judge by President Barack Obama was an historical moment in her life and for her family. But it was the fact that her…
50 Years of MDCR#5: US District Judge Linda Parker on Affirmative Action and More (video) (Crystal A. Proxmire, Oct. 3, 2014) For the Honorable Linda Parker, being appointed to US District Court Judge by President Barack Obama was an historical moment in her life and for her family. But it was the fact that her…
Girl Struck by SUV Outside Ferndale’s Kennedy School (Compiled, Oct. 2, 2014) A first grade student was injured Wednesday when she was struck by a vehicle while crossing the street outside Kennedy School in Oak Park, which is part of the Ferndale School District. Ferndale School Superintendent Blake Prewitt sent the following statement to parents…
Girl Struck by SUV Outside Ferndale’s Kennedy School (Compiled, Oct. 2, 2014) A first grade student was injured Wednesday when she was struck by a vehicle while crossing the street outside Kennedy School in Oak Park, which is part of the Ferndale School District. Ferndale School Superintendent Blake Prewitt sent the following statement to parents…
Ferndale Library Picks: Jeff’s Picks, Lately (Jeff Milo, FPL Circulation Specialist) People tell me, “If I worked in a library, I’d probably want to bring home ALL the books…” Yep. What I’m sharing with you, here, is just the latest six-pack that’s piled up on my night stand. I usually try not to pass…
Sheriff’s Department Searching for Murder Suspect Travis Hudson (Oakland County Sheriff’s Department, Oct. 2, 2014) Arrest warrants have been issued by the Oakland County Prosecutor’s Office for a 31-year-old Pontiac man wanted in the shooting death of 21-year-old Steffan Causey on Sunday, Sept. 28. Travis Lamar Hudson has been charged with one count Open…
Sheriff’s Department Searching for Murder Suspect Travis Hudson (Oakland County Sheriff’s Department, Oct. 2, 2014) Arrest warrants have been issued by the Oakland County Prosecutor’s Office for a 31-year-old Pontiac man wanted in the shooting death of 21-year-old Steffan Causey on Sunday, Sept. 28. Travis Lamar Hudson has been charged with one count Open…
Armored Truck Stolen Near Troy Athens High School (Compiled, Oct. 2, 2014) Troy police are on the lookout for a man that stole an armored vehicle at gunpoint in front of Troy Athens High School Wednesday. According to several published reports, the armored truck was taken by a man on a bike who was…
Free Seminar for Seniors to Cover Many Topics Oct. 8 (Oakland County Press Release, Oct. 2, 2014) Nancy Martens, founder and chief caring officer of ElderCompass, will be the keynote speaker at a free one-day conference for seniors and their advocates on Wednesday, Oct. 8 at Walsh College’s Troy Campus. She will discuss how…
Free Seminar for Seniors to Cover Many Topics Oct. 8 (Oakland County Press Release, Oct. 2, 2014) Nancy Martens, founder and chief caring officer of ElderCompass, will be the keynote speaker at a free one-day conference for seniors and their advocates on Wednesday, Oct. 8 at Walsh College’s Troy Campus. She will discuss how…
Troy School Board Candidate Forum Oct. 8 (LWV, Oct. 2, 2014) League of Women Voters Troy Area Present a Candidate’s Night for Troy School Board Location: Troy School District Administrative Building, 4420 Livernois, October 8, 2014: 7 – 9pm The League of Women Voters Troy Area will present a Candidate’s Night for Troy School Board…