SHELBY TOWNSHIP/UTICA/STERLING HEIGHTS — Two recent Utica Community Schools graduates competed against students from 24 states and became national champions in a robotics and automation problem-solving competition this past summer.

UTICA/STERLING HEIGHTS — Marcus Arambulo, of Boy Scout Troop No. 90, decided for his Eagle Scout project that he would help veterans by building a pergola at the American Legion Victor I. Rieck Post 351 in Utica.

STERLING HEIGHTS — Sterling Heights will soon have a new company in charge of taking out the trash for the next decade.

STERLING HEIGHTS — Sterling Heights Mayor Michael Taylor presented a vision of a more technological future while sharing plans for “linking today and tomorrow together” during his Sept. 22 State of the City Address.

STERLING HEIGHTS — Butterflies could soon spread their wings with more space meant for them if a concept to expand the Sterling Relief Drain’s butterfly flyway takes off.

STERLING HEIGHTS — Four kilos of cocaine are in police custody after Sterling Heights officers reportedly searched a vehicle behind a shopping plaza.

STERLING HEIGHTS — A recent traffic stop helped keep a stolen gun out of a teen’s hands, according to the Sterling Heights Police Department.

STERLING HEIGHTS — A recently formed program called REDIRECT is offering a second chance to people with substance use disorders whom local police have apprehended.

MACOMB COUNTY — A Macomb County Circuit Court judge earlier this month granted a request for a stay of further proceedings in a criminal sexual assault case.

News & Notes from the 9/20/23 Sterling Heights Sentry

MACOMB COUNTY — Since opening up the Center Line High School Academies in 2016, school officials have partnered with several local businesses to better prepare students for the workforce.

STERLING HEIGHTS — A Sterling Heights resident was recently sentenced for the 2018 murder of a transgender woman in Detroit.

STERLING HEIGHTS — A new church food pantry is ready to reach out to the three H’s: the hungry, the hurting and the homeless.

STERLING HEIGHTS — Sterling Heights is setting some new, concrete rules for the paving of front yards and residential driveways, though the regulations are more lenient than proposed ones that were rejected earlier this year.

News & Notes from the 9/6/23 Sterling Heights Sentry

STERLING HEIGHTS — Quick action and CPR training made all the difference in rescuing a toddler who almost drowned in a Sterling Heights swimming pool in July.

SHELBY TOWNSHIP/UTICA/STERLING HEIGHTS — Sara Holden, who graduated from Utica High School and attended Jeannette Junior High and Schuchard Elementary, did theater while she was at UHS and has since taken the skills she learned even further.

STERLING HEIGHTS — For the first time in the school’s history, Sterling Heights Stevenson will announce its inaugural athletic hall of fame class for 2023 on Sept. 28 at Stevenson High School, sponsored by the Stevenson Athletic Boosters.

STERLING HEIGHTS/NOVI — All eyes were on Sterling Heights Stevenson football this year as they faced a tough road matchup against Novi High School Aug. 25.

STERLING HEIGHTS/FRASER — Approximately 6,000 tons of sediment is being removed from a major sewer in Macomb County, the Macomb Interceptor Drain.