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Published June 5, 2020

St. Clair Shores takes steps to reopen its doors

ST. CLAIR SHORES — While the city had already been formulating a plan as to how it could reopen municipal offices and facilities, the governor’s June 1 rescission of the stay-home executive order moved those plans into overdrive.

Michelle Sand leads an outdoor fitness class during which participants were asked to keep socially distant from one another. The class size was limited, but now that outdoor gatherings of up to 100 people are allowed, the Parks and Recreation Department hopes to offer more class options until the Senior Activity Center can reopen.

Published June 5, 2020

St. Clair Shores Sentinel

Summer fun looks different in 2020 in St. Clair Shores

ST. CLAIR SHORES — Summertime traditions will be different in 2020, but the St. Clair Shores Parks and Recreation director says that doesn’t mean there still aren’t opportunities to have fun.

LaRosa’s Barber Shop in St. Clair Shores has its open sign on June 4. Gov. Gretchen Whitmer announced the following day that personal care businesses could reopen June 15.

Published June 5, 2020

St. Clair Shores Sentinel

Barber opens shop prior to state reopening in St. Clair Shores

ST. CLAIR SHORES — Quietly, without social media posts or advertising, a local barber turned on the “open” signs, in defiance of Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s Executive Order ordering businesses providing “non-essential personal care services” shut due to COVID-19.

St. Clair Shores-area seniors say graduating in 2020 gave them memorable moments

Published June 5, 2020

St. Clair Shores Sentinel

St. Clair Shores-area seniors say graduating in 2020 gave them memorable moments

ST. CLAIR SHORES — First came the shock, then the disappointment. But now local graduates say they have a new outlook on what it means to be part of the Class of 2020.

Schools say flexibility, hardworking teachers and staff key to success

Published June 5, 2020

St. Clair Shores Sentinel

Schools say flexibility, hardworking teachers and staff key to success

ST. CLAIR SHORES — The classrooms likely look frozen in time, decorated for St. Patrick’s Day in the middle of June.

Local teacher Ben Henri won the Jeopardy Teachers Tournament.

Published June 5, 2020

C&G Newspapers

Local teacher wins ‘Jeopardy!’ Teacher Tournament

ST. CLAIR SHORES/GROSSE POINTES — Kicking off the game with “Choir Practice” for $200, a local vocal music teacher’s quest to be on “Jeopardy!” culminated in a $100,000 prize for winning the two-week Teacher Tournament.

Published June 5, 2020

Warren Weekly

Business resumes as owners, employees adapt to changes in Warren, Center Line

WARREN/CENTER LINE — They’re the places where you gather with family for meals or where you stop to grab a pizza. You go there to buy a six pack or a box of doughnuts. You call on them when you need something for the house or car.

Published June 5, 2020

C&G Newspapers

Districts make the most of high school graduations amid pandemic

WARREN/CENTER LINE/STERLING HEIGHTS — Annual high school graduation ceremonies with educators, family and friends cheering on the seniors have been a standard in local communities for decades.

Published June 5, 2020

Warren Weekly

First medical marijuana dispensary in Center Line opens

CENTER LINE — Being the first at anything often comes with a special responsibility, and that’s not lost on attorney Nick Hannawa, co-founder of Clinic Cannabis Co., Center Line’s first medical marijuana dispensary.

Center Line City Manager Dennis Champine said all city employees would be required to wear a mask while working with the public or in close proximity to co-workers. He said nearly all of the city’s full-time workers have returned to work.

Published June 5, 2020

Warren Weekly

Warren, Center Line cautiously eye return of services

WARREN/CENTER LINE — After 10 weeks of isolation and uncertainty about the future near and far in a world dealing with the impact of the coronavirus pandemic, life is slowly starting to return to something that resembles normal.

On a social media post, Warren Consolidated Schools art teachers remind the students of the importance of art while school is not in session.

Published June 5, 2020

C&G Newspapers

Teachers, families try to adapt to online learning

CENTER LINE/WARREN/STERLING HEIGHTS — March 13 was the last day many local children attended school for the 2019-2020 school year.

Army Brig. Gen. Darren Werner, a Michigan native, will take command of the U.S. Army Tank-automotive and Armaments Command, Life Cycle Management Command, or TACOM LCMC, in Warren June 12.

Published June 5, 2020

Warren Weekly

Michigan native set to take command of TACOM

WARREN – Darren Werner is back in Michigan.

Published June 5, 2020

Warren Weekly

Field set for Macomb County treasurer race

WARREN — Republicans Sherri Murphy and Erin Stahl have filed to challenge Macomb County Treasurer Larry Rocca in the August primary election. Warren City Treasurer Lorie Barnwell has also filed as the lone Democrat and will contend for the county job in November.

The Michigan Veterans Affairs Agency has named Macomb Community College as a certified “Veteran-Friendly School.”

Published June 5, 2020

C&G Newspapers

MCC named as ‘veteran-friendly’; announces class formats for the fall

MACOMB COUNTY — In March 2017, Macomb Community College opened the Office of Veteran and Military Services at its South Campus in Warren.

Published June 5, 2020

Sterling Heights Sentry

Parks promise alternative fun despite Sterlingfest cancellation

STERLING HEIGHTS — Although Sterling Heights recently decided to cancel its biggest summer event of the year, playtime will not be completely canceled in the city this summer, according to the city’s Parks and Recreation Department.

Terri Hayosh, the owner of Sidecar Slider Bar in Commerce Township, said she’s been excited to reopen to diners following the pandemic shutdown.

Published June 4, 2020

West Bloomfield Beacon

West Bloomfield-area businesses raring to reopen

WEST BLOOMFIELD — In every community around Michigan, even three months after the first cases of COVID-19 were reported in the state, most commerce was at a standstill, school desks sat empty, barstools grew cold, store shelves lay bare.

Published June 4, 2020

C&G Newspapers

Outdoor pools, playgrounds reopen post-shutdown

OAKLAND COUNTY — It was a late and wonky start, but the COVID-19 pandemic has finally eased enough to allow for summer to begin.

Published June 4, 2020

Mount Clemens - Clinton - Harrison Journal

Artists from around the world come together for online art show

MOUNT CLEMENS — “We were practically watching physical gallery spaces close before our eyes.” Phil Gilchrist — the executive director of the Anton Art Center, 125 Macomb Place — said that, in times of crisis, the arts can provide a way for people to express their feelings and communicate them to others. But with no galleries where the art could be shared with others, “the entire community, really, has turned to the internet.”

Published June 4, 2020

West Bloomfield Beacon

West Bloomfield Police Department has made changes due to pandemic

WEST BLOOMFIELD — After months of COVID-19 anxiety throughout the state, there was a bright spot June 1, as Gov. Gretchen Whitmer announced that the Safer at Home order had been rescinded.

Published June 4, 2020

Mount Clemens - Clinton - Harrison Journal

Mount Clemens Eagles lend a helping hand to flood victims

MOUNT CLEMENS — The first half of 2020 has proven to be one of heartache and hardship. First came the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Then, for the folks of mid-Michigan, came devastating flooding, caused in large part to Edenville and Sanford dams breaching May 19 in Midland County.

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