This spring has been coming and going in spurts causing blossoms and blooms to mix with snowflakes and flurries. Snowflakes landed last Friday on the pink flowers found in a Washington Township garden. (Photo by…
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BY STACY SOBOTKA Residents of the village of Romeo may soon be facing tax increases. The Romeo Village Board of Trustees will be holding three public hearings during their May 18 meeting to take public…
BY STACY SOBOTKA After two months of quarantine practices, Washington Township announced their plans to reopen the township—albeit at a limited pace to protect its residents. In a press release dated May 5, plans to…
BY STACY SOBOTKA The Four County Community Foundation gives grants to deserving organizations, and now they are the recipient of a grant themselves. The foundation received a $10,000 grant from the Consumers Energy Foundation. Four…
BY STACY SOBOTKA The Macomb County Department of Planning and Economic Development has been awarded $300,000 by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to assess brownfield sites in the county. A brownfield is defined by…
Just over a month since it suspended open burning across the state in response to COVID-19 concerns, the Michigan Department of Natural Resources announced that it will begin issuing burn permits again as well as…
There were smiles on everyone’s face during Alta Lollar’s 100th birthday parade held Saturday, May 2. Lollar is seated in the wheelchair and surrounded by her family in the photo on the right. The left…
BY STACY SOBOTKA Alta Lollar was planning a big celebration for her 100th birthday. It didn’t go according to plan due to COVID-19. But her family had a gigantic surprise for her. Dozens of cars…
BY STACY SOBOTKA The controversy regarding Washington Township’s Parks and Recreation millage was brought to a head at the Washington Township Board of Trustees meeting April 29. The current millage will expire in December and…