Development Properties in 18 Communities Part of One Stop Ready Showcase Oct. 30 (Oakland County Press Release, Oct. 24, 2015) Developers, investors, brokers and businesses interested in owning a piece of prime Oakland County real estate can shop for available parcels at the county’s second annual One Stop Ready (OSR) Community Showcase. The event is…
Regional Master Plan RTA Public Meeting, Detroit Zoo Oct. 22 (EVENT page) Regional Master Plan RTA Public Meeting @ The Detroit Zoo Oct. 22 Thu, October 22, 4pm – 8pm Detroit Zoo 8450 W 10 Mile Rd, Royal Oak, Michigan 48067 The next round of RTA public meetings will be starting this September for…
Publisher Crystal Proxmire Explains the oc115 (video) (Crystal A. Proxmire, Oct. 16, 2015) Earlier this month I spoke to a group of folks involved in various Royal Oak community organizations about the Oakland County 115 News Hub. The resulting video gives a really good off-the-cuff overview about the oc115 – where it came from, what…
Troy, Rochester, Rochester Hills, Auburn Hills & Oakland Township Join Forces for Fire Dept. Night (Crystal A. Proxmire, Oct. 13, 2015) “I want to show him who the good guys are.” That’s the reason that Marlon Pokorny gave for bringing his four year old son Christian to the Fire Department night in Rochester Hills. “If…
Oakland County Sheriff’s Dept. Searching for Missing Person (Oakland County Sheriff’s Dept., Oct. 13, 2015) UPDATED Oct 14, 2015 10:55pm – The missing woman was found during a traffic stop in Detroit according to a report by WDIV. Click for more details. The Oakland County Sheriff’s Office is looking for the public’s assistance in locating…
October Business Classes from Oakland County The Oakland County’s One Stop Shop Business Center is getting ready for another business month with their October workshops. Start-up entrepreneurs and business professionals can succeed with help from other professionals and experts. Register today for one, or all, of the workshops and get your business on the right track.…
Oct. 15 is Global Hand Washing Day (Centers for Disease Control Press Release) Global Handwashing Day is a way to support a global and local culture of hand washing with soap, shine a spotlight on the state of hand washing in each country, and raise awareness about the benefits of hand washing with soap.1 Since…
Michigan Laws Pertaining to Bicyclists (John Lindenmayer, Executive Director League of Michigan Bicyclists, Oct 1, 2015) The following is a summary of the Michigan Compiled Law (MCL), Motor Vehicle Code (MVC) and Administrative Rules pertaining to bicyclists. Local ordinances may not supersede the MVC, MCL or Administrative Rules unless explicitly specified in statute. For more…
Oakland County Woman Dies Due to West Nile Virus (Oakland County Health Dept. Press Release, Sept. 25, 2015) Pontiac, Mich. – The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services has confirmed an 81-year-old woman from Oakland County died due to complications from West Nile Virus (WNV), the Oakland County Health Division announced today. She is…
Closing Blinds Can Save Birds’ Lives (Detroit Zoo Press Release, Sept. 22, 2015) The Detroit Zoological Society (DZS) is asking the community to take preventative measures to protect wild birds from window strikes, which occur when a bird collides with a window and dies. According to the Humane Society of the United States, an estimated…
Lives Lost on the Road on the Rise (Guest View by Carmine Palombo, SEMCOG, Sept. 22, 2015) As I was driving home from a meeting recently I noticed the message on the freeway that said 613 people had lost their lives in traffic crashes in Michigan so far this year. On Friday, there was the…
SEMCOG releases statistics on 2014 vehicle-deer crashes in Southeast Michigan (SEMCOG Press Release, Sept. 21, 2015) There were 5,557 vehicle-deer crashes in Southeast Michigan in 2014, according to figures released by SEMCOG, the Southeast Michigan Council of Governments, based on crash data received from the Michigan Department of State Police, Criminal Justice Information Center. “For…
Drug Testing Company Errors Impacting Oakland County Cases (Crystal A. Proxmire, Sept. 19, 2015) Hundreds of people could be impacted by reporting errors by the company hired to do drug testing of people in the Oakland County Court system according to a report by the Detroit Free Press. Details are still emerging, but journalist John…
Troy Youth Assistance Dash Thru the Daze Oct. 3 (event listing) TROY YOUTH ASSISTANCE is sponsoring the 2nd Annual “Dash Thru the Daze” 5K Run/Walk on Saturday, October 3, 2015 at 9:00am at Boulan Park in Troy. “Dash thru the Daze” 5K is USATF sanctioned. To register: https://runsignup.com/Race/MI/Troy/Dashthru the Daze5k $25.00 for ages 18+ and…
State Rep. Martin Howrylak Coffee Hours Sept. 21 (Clawson) Sept. 26 (Troy) (event) Rep. Martin Howrylak, R-Troy, invites residents of the 41st House District to attend his office hours in September. The first will take place from 3:30 to 5 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 21 at the Clawson Public Library at 416 N Main Street.…
Troy Bank Robbery Suspect May Have Struck Twice (Troy Police, Sept. 11, 2015) On September 10, 2015 at approximately 1115 AM, the TCF Bank at 2138 E. Big Beaver, Troy was robbed. The suspect, a white male in his 40s, entered the bank and demanded money. A weapon was implied but not seen. No one…
For First Time Ever, Every Retailer Passed Tobacco Sales Tests (Oakland County Health Division Press Release, Aug. 24, 2015) For the first time ever, Oakland County retailers did not sell any tobacco products to youth during recent undercover inspections, County Executive L. Brooks Patterson announced today. The Oakland County Health Division conducted the annual inspection…
76 Year Old Charged with Stealing Produce in Troy (Troy Police, Aug. 20, 2015) Kroger, 3125 John R Road, 8/18/2015, 3:30 PM: A store employee was notified by a customer that another customer was concealing store merchandise for sale in her purse. The subject, later identified as a 76 year old female from Troy, was…
Bloomfield Hills Police Fatally Shoot Suspect After Chase (compiled, Aug. 20, 2015) A man is dead after a police chase that started around midnight Wednesday. According to WWJ the suspect was involved in an accident near 12 Mile and Mound, then fled through Oakland County. Troy Police attempted to stop the suspect I-75, but police…
Suspect Arrested After Three Day Crime Spree in Bloomfield Twp. (Bloomfield Twp. Press release, Aug. 20, 2015) 31-year-old Pontiac man was arrested following a crime spree that spanned three days and left one man injured. It began on Monday, Aug. 10, when a 1995 Ford Ranger was stolen from the 1500 block of Franklin Road. Shortly…