The Washington Township Fire Department held a pinning ceremony for six new paramedics on May 3. Pictured left to right are Assistant Chief Robert Schmelzer, Mackenzie McCarthy, Ricardo Luna, Kyle Kueppers, Sean Dalton, Steve Carone,…
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By mid-November, the speed limit signs along I-69 will bear new numbers. That’s because the interstate from the Genesee/Lapeer county line to I-94 near Port Huron has been identified for a speed limit increase from…
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…
Jere Lyle Hill, 67, of Armada, died on Tuesday, May 2, 2017 at his home. He was born on June 25, 1949 in Pontiac, the son of Lyle and Ellen (Coombs) Hill. On November 3,…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…