On one of the coldest mornings of the new year, a group of Almont middle-schoolers ventured outdoors Thursday, Jan. 28, to learn how animals stay warm during the winter months. Because more traditional field trips…
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A barn decorated for the season warms the hearts of travelers along Rochester Road in Addison Township. (Photo by Larry Sobczak) (more…)
BY STACY SOBOTKA Washington Township is preparing for more rezoning requests for those who grow marijuana plants for medicinal purposes. The Washington Township Board of Trustees passed a motion at the meeting Feb. 3 requesting…
BY STACY SOBOTKA A historic home at 273 Chandler Street has fallen into disrepair and volunteers are working to save a piece of Romeo history. Tours are being offered every Saturday and Sunday from noon…
(MIRS)—Oakland County’s health department is offering the COVID-19 vaccine to legislators and other public officials who interact regularly with the public and a state House committee questioned whether that’s proper last week. Rep. John Reilly…
(MIRS)—Freshman U.S. Rep. Lisa McClain (R-Bruce Twp.) leads the pack of Michigan Congress members when it comes to debt left over from the 2020 election, according to year-end reports filed with the Federal Election Commission.…
BY PAULA GARDNER BRIDGE MICHIGAN The Michigan government website used by jobless workers to file and certify claims stopped working on Feb. 1, one day after the state emailed long-term unemployed workers directions on how…
Last summer, Oxford High School senior Kate MacInnis submitted her stunning painting, “The Beauty of Empowerment,” to the Canvas Pontiac 2020 Outdoor Gallery Art Contest. Her piece was chosen as one of the top 25…
This quiet and snowy path through the woods on the south side of Stony Creek Metropark is actually the abandoned right-of-way for the interurban trolley that once connected Romeo to Rochester. Between 1899 and 1931,…
BY STACY SOBOTKA Romeo Community Schools has the majority of their students back in school and are planning for step five of their plan, which would have in person instruction five days a week. The…