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People, Places and Things: Our Past

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…

TO THE EDITOR:

I was so saddened to read the letters from two local residents last week. The Bible says lots of things. What about “love thy neighbor?” What about “don’t judge or you too will be judged?”…

TO THE EDITOR:

Thank you for publishing the article about members of the Romeo Village Council, Trustee Hart, Bartholomew and Malzahn, no longer wanting to publish the Village Minutes in the paper. It’s reported that Trustee Hart said…

HAROLD VanHORN

Harold VanHorn, 83, of Washington Township, died Tuesday, Sept. 5, 2017 at Crittenton Hospital in Rochester. He was born April 23, 1934 in Goshen, Ind., the son of Lewis R. Dorothy J. (Young) VanHorn. On…

Picture-perfect Peach Festival

BY STACY SOBOTKA Dry and sunny weather that hinted of autumn brought out crowds to this year’s Peach Festival in Romeo. “Overall everything went very well,” said Romeo Peach Festival President Gary Schocke. “We didn’t…

Feds give fire dept. grants

BY STACY SOBOTKA The Armada Township Fire Department is the recipient of two federal grants totaling $260,762. U.S. Senators Gary Peters and Debbie Stabenow recently announced that the Armada Township Fire Department will receive $104,762…

It’s déjà vu!

Another local politician was arrested after allegedly colliding with a police cruiser after allegedly drinking alcohol. Macomb County Commissioner Don Brown was arrested Sunday, Aug. 27 after he allegedly rear-ended a Sterling Heights Police Department…

33 Mile and McKay roads closed

The Macomb County Department of Roads closed the intersection of 33 Mile and McKay roads to traffic yesterday, Sept. 5, until Nov. 15. The department of roads is building a roundabout at the intersection in…

Overhaul of zoning ordinances finished after five years

BY STACY SOBOTKA After five years of tweaking and revising, Oakland Township’s Ordinance 16—the community’s main zoning ordinance—was presented to the Oakland Township Board of Trustees. The board approved the introduction and first reading of…

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