BY STACY SOBOTKA A critical project has been given the go ahead in Washington Township. The Washington Township Board of Trustees approved a construction contract for the Breckenridge Bridge Special Assessment District (SAD) at their…
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BY LARRY SOBCZAK EDITOR Organizers of the annual religious camp meeting at Simpson Park Camp in Bruce Township are optimistic that the pandemic will not break a 155 year-old tradition. This year’s meeting, which often…
Macomb County officials have been hinting for a couple years that they were going to ask voters to approve a millage in August to fund an extensive remodel of the county jail. The coronavirus pandemic…
BY STACY SOBOTKA Though Oakland Township meetings are now virtual, development plans are still going forward. The Oakland Township Board of Trustees approved a concept development plan for the Artemis Villa planned unit development (PUD)…
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed an executive order last week temporarily extending the expiration of valid driver’s licenses, state identification cards and commercial vehicle registrations that would otherwise expire during the state’s COVID-19 emergency declaration.…
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed an executive order last week temporarily suspends requirements for in-person examinations for renewals of pesticide certifications until after Michigan’s emergency declaration is lifted. The order extends the validity of three-year…
EARTH DAY REMINDERS. The blooming forsythia and daffodils seem to always be in bloom around Earth Day which is today, Wednesday, April 22. These blooms can be found along Winkler Mill Road in Oakland Township.…
The trails at Seven Ponds Nature Center in Dryden are closed to the public beginning Monday, April 20 and continuing until the nature center interpretive building re-opens. As the nature center is considered a “non-essential”…
Washington Township resident Erica Caldwell is receiving the Volunteer of Excellence Award from the Girl Scouts of Southeastern Michigan. “The volunteers are the heart of this entire organization,” said Girl Scout Volunteer Lead Liz Bogner.…
Macomb County officials announced last week that 148 Macomb County businesses would receive grants from the Michigan Small Business Relief Program. These grants will help them financially cope during the mandatory shuttering of non-essential businesses…