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Posts published in May 2017

Strict ordinance may stop expert from saving raptors

BY LARRY SOBCZAK EDITOR Linda Born is one of four licensed experts in rehabilitating raptors in the state of Michigan and she’s living in our midst in the village of Romeo. She has saved the…

Brockmann walks with probation

BY LARRY SOBCZAK EDITOR It’s one of the toughest misdemeanor convictions facing a drunken driver and Bruce Township Clerk Susan Brockmann was sentenced to 10 months of probation, a $450 fine and 25 hours of…

Hollywood filming in Romeo this weekend

BY STACY SOBOTKA Romeo will soon experience a touch of Hollywood. Michigan filmmaker Luke Jaden will be filming a short film in the Romeo area this weekend called “My Pretty Pony,” his own adaptation of…

Pair face charges in gruesome murder

BY LARRY SOBCZAK EDITOR A Ray Township man and a Shelby Township woman are facing charges related to the murder of Macomb Township man. Andrew Michael Fiacco, 19, of Ray Township, was charged April 28…

Carjacker gets 25 years

A 32-year-old Pontiac man is going to serve 25 years in prison for robbing and carjacking a retired Washington Township man while the victim walked on the Macomb Orchard Trail. Michael Garrett was sentenced April…

Gravel road maintenance plan adopted

BY STACY SOBOTKA Unpaved roads in Oakland Township slated for treatment and maintenance over the next five months have been named. The Oakland Township Board of Trustees approved a motion to execute a road plan…

Safety path and trail plan approved

BY STACY SOBOTKA The Oakland Township Board of Trustees approved the Safety Paths and Trails Committee’s (SPTC) Strategy Plan part of the township’s master plan at its meeting April 25. Some of the goals listed…

Romeo grad has NFL dreams

BY JERRY FRAEYMAN Every kid who plays football dreams of one day playing in the NFL. For Romeo High School alumnus Joe Bacci, that dream might become reality. Bacci has received interest from several NFL…

RHS 2017 Girls Softball Review

BY JERRY FRAEMAN If there’s a linchpin position in softball, it’s pitcher. The Romeo High School girl’s softball team is discovering that this year. The Bulldogs lost senior starting pitcher Madisyn Collins to a broken…

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