Deputies Respond to Two Suicides and One Attempt

Deputies Respond to Two Suicides and One Attempt (Oakland County Sheriff’s Department, June 30, 2014) INCIDENT: 16:17 hrs. –June 29 – City of Rochester Hills -Death Investigation/Suicide – 14-99454 SUMMARY: Deputies were dispatched to the 1000 block of Willow Grove Ct. for a report of an apparent suicide. The victim lived alone and was found…

T’ai Chi Classes In Ferndale Library’s Courtyard…

T’ai Chi Classes In Ferndale Library’s Courtyard on Thursdays Through July (FPL Press Release, June 29, 2014) Courtyard T’ai Chi at Ferndale Public Library with Grandmaster Johnny Dayonot Thursdays (July 3, 10, 17, 24, 31) 6:00 PM Ferndale Public Library Courtyard 222 E. Nine Mile Road, Ferndale MI 248-546-2504 Free Age group: Adults Facebook Event:…

Oxford Teen Seriously Injured Doing Motorcycle Wheelies

Oxford Teen Seriously Injured Doing Motorcycle Wheelies (Oakand County Sheriff’s Dept, June 29, 2014) INCIDENT: 21:31 Hrs. – June 28 – Oxford Twp. – Private Property Serious Injury Accident/Crash Reconstructionist Assist. –  #14-99042 SUMMARY: Deputies were dispatched to an address in the 2300 block of Granger Rd. with Oxford Twp. FD.  A motorcycle accident occurred…

Ferndale Celebrates Courthouse and Police Station… (video)

Ferndale Celebrates Courthouse and Police Station Renovations (video) (Crystal A. Proxmire, June 27, 2014) Wielding the big pair of ceremonial scissors and a grin, Judge Joseph Longo took center stage Thursday evening for a ribbon-cutting over a dozen years in the making. The Ferndale courthouse and police station remodeling projects were finally complete. The $2.4…

Madison Hts. Teacher Charged with Criminal Sexual Conduct

Madison Hts. Teacher Charged with Criminal Sexual Conduct (Madison Hts. Police Press Release, June 26, 2014) On Friday, May 16th, 2014, parents of a Bishop Foley High School student, accompanied by the President of Bishop Foley High School, filed a complaint with the Madison Heights Police Department. The complaint alleged that inappropriate conduct occurred between…

Madison Hts. Teacher Charged with Criminal Sexual Conduct

Madison Hts. Teacher Charged with Criminal Sexual Conduct (Madison Hts. Police Press Release, June 26, 2014) On Friday, May 16th, 2014, parents of a Bishop Foley High School student, accompanied by the President of Bishop Foley High School, filed a complaint with the Madison Heights Police Department. The complaint alleged that inappropriate conduct occurred between…

Clear Skies and Good Times at the Rochester Hills Fireworks

Clear Skies and Good Times at the Rochester Hills Fireworks (Eric Folkmire, Additional photos from Chris Hughes and Bryan Barnett, June 25, 2014) On June 25 Rochester Hills had their annual fireworks display at Borden Park. Here are pictures! There are still plenty of places to enjoy fireworks this year. Here’s the list: https://oaklandcounty115.com/2014/06/24/fireworks-events-in-oakland-county/ Thanks…

Clear Skies and Good Times at the Rochester Hills Fireworks

Clear Skies and Good Times at the Rochester Hills Fireworks (Eric Folkmire, Additional photos from Chris Hughes and Bryan Barnett, June 25, 2014) On June 25 Rochester Hills had their annual fireworks display at Borden Park. Here are pictures! There are still plenty of places to enjoy fireworks this year. Here’s the list: https://oaklandcounty115.com/2014/06/24/fireworks-events-in-oakland-county/ Thanks…

Pleasant Ridge Adopts Resolution Supporting Proposal 1

Pleasant Ridge Adopts Resolution Supporting Proposal 1 (Crystal A. Proxmire, June 25, 2014) EDITORS NOTE: For balance we ran a guest column on opposition to Proposal 14-1.  Read that opinion at https://oaklandcounty115.com/2014/08/04/guest-column-no-on-proposal-14-1/. At their most recent City Commission meeting, Pleasant Ridge officials passed a resolution in support of Proposal 1, which will be on the…

Ferndalians Contemplate Signing on to Compassionate Cities

Ferndalians Contemplate Signing on to Compassionate Cities (Jacki Smith, June 25, 2014) On June 24th Ferndale Mayor Dave Coulter hosted an informative discussion about the International Compassionate Cities Initiative and how Ferndale can become a part of this grass roots movement that is connecting cities and groups all over the world. Mayor Coulter invited Jim…