BY STACY SOBOTKA The Oakland Township Board of Trustees approved the ballot language for the renewal of the Historic District Commission operating millage at their meeting July 14. The millage was last renewed in 2012…
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The Michigan High School Athletic Association (MHSAA) announced last week that member schools will begin the 2020-21 school year playing fall sports as traditionally scheduled but with contingency concepts for potential interruptions due to the…
It’s just another July afternoon at Bunny Run Lake at the western border of Oakland Township. The lake feeds the West Branch of Stony Creek. (Photo by Larry Sobczak) (more…)
The Birmingham Bloomfield Art Center (BBAC), a regional non-profit art center committed to promoting visual arts experiences for all, has announced the winners of its 2020 Michigan Fine Arts Competition (MFAC). The annual juried regional…
The Macomb County Michigan State University Extension office is offering a Master Gardener Volunteer Program, a 14-week training that provides in-depth education in many aspects of horticulture, including trees and shrubs, flowers, fruits, vegetables, soil,…
Two new grant programs have been introduced to help businesses impacted by COVID-19 by the Michigan Economic Development Corporation (MEDC). The first grant offered is the Small Business Restart Program. Businesses and nonprofits with 50…
Only two of 80 people who took part in a COVID-19 testing event at the Eastern Michigan State Fairgrounds on June 30 were positive for the virus. Lapeer County Health Dept. Director Kathy Haskins reported…
Lost property at the 57600 block of Lillian Drive, Washington Township, 8:22 a.m., Jul. 6; Traffic complaint at the 7400 block of Orchard Lane, Washington Township, 10:11 a.m., Jul. 6; Domestic violence and abuse at…
BY THE ROMEO HISTORICAL SOCIETY ARCHIVES 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…
I am a writing man, I got the sedentary blues. I need to take a walk soon as I find my shoes. I got a good woman and she gave me a talk. She said,…