BY LARRY SOBCZAK EDITOR Romeo’s former downtown development authority (DDA) director received $75,000 in severance after her employment was terminated in June. The severance amounts to two years of salary for former DDA Director Elizabeth…
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BY STACY SOBOTKA To make way for a tier-one auto supplier’s planned investment of millions of dollars, an industrial development district for properties on 26 Mile Road was re-created by the Washington Township Board of…
BY STACY SOBOTKA Plans to sell the former Romeo Middle School property at 297 Prospect Street were placed on hold at the Romeo Schools Board of Education meeting July 24. Residents have been discussing what…
BY STACY SOBOTKA With recent severe storms over the past week, power outages are continuing to plague the Village of Armada. Armada Village Water Commissioner Ross Boelke shared a report from DTE Energy on an…
BY LARRY SOBCZAK EDITOR A woman responsible for death of a Shelby Township man who was walking along Rochester Road in Oakland Township was sentenced to prison on July 26. Tubtim “Sue” Howson, 57, of…
An invasive fly that’s known to damage crops has made its way to Michigan, threatening the state’s fruit and wine growers. Native to eastern Asia, the spotted lanternfly was first discovered in the U.S. in…
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BY STACY SOBOTKA After multiple attempts over several years, Tom Sircoff is now one step closer to developing homes along West Gates Street. Despite numerous pleas from residents, the Bruce Township Board of Trustees approved…
BY STACY SOBOTKA The Bruce Township Board of Trustees has denied a conditional rezoning that could have brought a storage facility on the east side of Van Dyke Road between 34 Mile and Ebeling roads.…
BY STACY SOBOTKA Romeo is getting more greenspace. For nearly a year, the Romeo Parks Citizens Task Force has been meeting regularly to try to decide how to create a park on a vacant village-owned…