The Record

BY LARRY SOBCZAK EDITOR A member of a home invasion ring burglarizing upscale homes in Oakland Township was sentenced last week. Ignacio Ruiz-Saldias, 29, a Chilean national, was sentenced by Oakland County Circuit Court Judge…

BY STACY SOBOTKA Users of utility task vehicles (UTV) are now permitted to drive on the far right of unpaved roads in Armada Township. The Armada Township Board of Trustees adopted a UTV ordinance at…

BY STACY SOBOTKA Plans to turn the historic Gray House at 273 Chandler Street in Romeo into a bed and breakfast business have appeared to stalled out at the Romeo Planning Commission. Romeo Village Trustee…

The Romeo District Library has added a database that gives residents access to billions more searchable names and images. The Romeo District Library’s Romeo Community Archives (RCA) has become a FamilySearch Affiliate Library, one of…

The Oakland Township Fire Department has received the Gold Missional Lifeline Award from the American Heart Association (AHA). The annual award reviews stringent patient care metrics — specifically, cardiac and stroke care in the emergency…

BY STACY SOBOTKA The Romeo Board of Trustees heard a proposal at its June 16 meeting that could cut the costs of lighting at its wastewater treatment plant by more than two thirds. The cost…

BY STACY SOBOTKA More gravel roads in Oakland Township are about to get a little smoother. Recommendations for additional improvements to gravel roads were approved by the Oakland Township Board of Trustees June 10 meeting.…

BY STACY SOBOTKA Ray Township hopes to have some of the roadside ditches cleaned and maintained by the Macomb County Department of Roads this summer. The Ray Township Board of Trustees approved participation in a…

BY STACY SOBOTKA A rabbit rescue is planning to come to Armada Township but it first must pass the scrutiny of the board of trustees. The rescue was one of two items recommended for approval…