BY STACY SOBOTKA Residents in the Hidden Hills subdivision in Washington Township let the Washington Township Board of Trustees know they objected to the special assessment roll at their virtual meeting January 20. This tax…
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The Four County Community Foundation announced that their net assets surpassed the $20 million mark in January 2021. “This is an exciting milestone for the foundation’s trustees and staff and is the culmination of a…
BY STACY SOBOTKA Most fiscal year budgets last from April 1 to March 31. Oakland Township Treasurer John Giannangeli is proposing to change that. He brought the topic up for discussion at the Oakland Township…
BY DANIELLE BLESSING The new year has brought a pay raise to Addison Township employees and public officials. The board of trustees adopted the 2021/2022 fiscal year wage compensation schedules at their meeting on Jan.…
BY MIKE WILKINSON, ROBIN ERB BRIDGE MICHIGAN After a slow start, Michigan has ramped up its coronavirus vaccinations and now is one of the better states at getting shots into arms. Michigan now ranks 20th…
Former Macomb County Prosecutor Eric Smith pleaded guilty last week to obstruction of justice in U.S. Federal District Court in Detroit during a remote hearing. Smith, 54, of Macomb Township, admitted that he persuaded…
(MIRS)—Several candidates filed paperwork last week to fill the vacancy left by former Michigan State Sen. Peter Lucido who became Macomb County Prosecutor on Jan. 1. House Speaker Pro Tem Rep. Pamela Hornberger (R-Chesterfield Township)…
Due to the national public health emergency caused by COVID-19, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced last week the temporary suspension of past-due debt collections and foreclosures for distressed borrowers under the Farm Storage…
(MIRS)—U.S. Rep. Lisa McClain (R-Bruce Twp.) hopped on Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer over the Auditor General’s report showing the state was scammed $24,000 when trying to buy personal protective equipment (PPE) during the height of…
Work resumed last month on a 6,400 square foot mansion on a 3.8 acres parcel on Lockwood Street in Washington Township. Work on the home halted in June 2019 while its prior owner, Viktor Gjonaj,…