BY EMILY MALEK Seventy years ago this week, Romeo found itself in a milk strike. Strikers included farmers and longtime members of the Michigan Milk Producers Association (MMPA) who joined the Fair Share Bargaining Association…
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BY EMILY MALEK Friday is the home opener for the Detroit Tigers and The Romeo District Library has been celebrating the start of the Tigers’ baseball season with this year’s Romeo Reads book The Final…
The local museums in Washington, Bruce and Romeo area have many artifacts and photos that can be a mystery to describe and interpret. You can help your community museums by e-mailing your best description of…
BY EMILY MALEK There are some photos in the Romeo Community Archive that stand out so much that I need to show them off. This picture is one of them. This photo was taken for…
The local museums in Washington, Bruce and Romeo area have many artifacts and photos that can be a mystery to describe and interpret. You can help your community museums by e-mailing your best description of…
BY EMILY MALEK On Wednesday, March 4, 2026, a fire occurred at the Georgio’s Apple Orchard Inn restaurant located on 62840 Van Dyke Road in Washington. Guests and staff got out safely, and no injuries…
The local museums in Washington, Bruce and Romeo area have many artifacts and photos that can be a mystery to describe and interpret. You can help your community museums by e-mailing your best description of…
BY EMILY MALEK March 4 marked the 25th Anniversary of the opening of the Romeo District Library (RDL) Graubner Branch. Last week, we began covering its history from its orchard origins to the groundbreaking ceremony…
The local museums in Washington, Bruce and Romeo area have many artifacts and photos that can be a mystery to describe and interpret. You can help your community museums by e-mailing your best description of…
BY EMILY MALEK March 4, 2026 marks the 25th anniversary of the opening of the Romeo District Library (RDL) Graubner Branch. Since that branch will be going through an expansion project this year, for this…