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Posts published in February 2018

Duty calls in Afghanistan

A Washington Township resident is serving at Resolute Support Headquarters, Kabul, Afghanistan. Lt. Com. Andrew Patterson is an intelligence officer in the U.S. Navy Reserve and is the current Branch Chief of Intelligence, Surveillance and…

2018 Romeo Peach Queen Pageant is coming

Applications are now available for the 2018 Romeo Peach Queen Pageant. The pageant is open to female Michigan residents ages 18-23. Interested applicants should reach out to Jesi Foltz-Goike at peachqueen.romeo@yahoo.com for an application or…

WASHINGTON’S BIRTHDAY

The Greater Washington Area Historical Society and Washington Elementary School celebrated President George Washington’s 286th birthday at an assembly on Tuesday, Feb. 20. The winners of the society’s Ninth Annual George Washington Art Contest were…

NEWS FROM OUR NEIGHBORING COMMUNITIES

Rochester is booming with development and redevelopment projects, but Deputy City Manager Nik Banda said not all growth is necessarily good growth. “We are really lucky to have all these great developers in town right…

Sheriff’s reports…

The Macomb County Sheriff’s Department reported or investigated the following incidents: Juvenile complaint at the 62100 block of Jewell Road, Washington Township, 8:48 a.m., Feb. 12; Abandoned automobile at the 12000 block of Durham Street,…

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…

EDITORIAL: A breakdown in planning

BY LARRY SOBCZAK EDITOR Officials and residents in the Romeo area were angered last week that Hantz Bank demolished a home at 129 West Lafayette Street, next door to their branch office, without a demolition…

Death notices…

Shirley L. Hoffman, 92, of Washington Township, died Friday, Feb. 16, 2018. She was born July 15, 1925. Thomas M. “Junior” Balicki, 92, of Washington Township, died Wednesday, Feb. 21, 2018. He was born Jan.…

Correction…

In a story about an abandoned home on 129 West Lafayette in Romeo, it was misstated that the Romeo Downtown Development Authority (DDA) received funds from the sale of a vacant lot on Mussey Street.…

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