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Published September 18, 2020

Eastpointe hosts voter registration event

EASTPOINTE — A special voter registration event took place Sept. 10 at the Eastpointe Foot Locker located at Eight Mile and Kelly roads.

COVID-19 testing site opens in Roseville

Published September 18, 2020

Roseville - Eastpointe Eastsider

COVID-19 testing site opens in Roseville

ROSEVILLE — Roseville is the home of one of several new testing sites for COVID-19 that are being organized by the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services.

Local nonprofit celebrates 30 years of helping people with mental illness

Published September 18, 2020

C&G Newspapers

Nonprofit celebrates 30 years of helping those with mental illness

ROSEVILLE/MOUNT CLEMENS — The Roseville- and Mount Clemens-based nonprofit Liberties is celebrating its 30th anniversary of aiding those in the community who have mental illness.

Resources available to help students who are learning from home

Published September 18, 2020

Roseville - Eastpointe Eastsider

Resources available to help students who are learning from home

EASTPOINTE/ROSEVILLE — Going back to school can be stressful under normal circumstances, but with many young people remotely learning due to COVID-19, many more students and parents are looking for ways to stay on top of classes.

Published September 18, 2020

St. Clair Shores Sentinel

St. Clair Shores seniors express joy, caution as fitness center reopens

ST. CLAIR SHORES — After a months-long hiatus, the fitness center at the St. Clair Shores Senior Activity Center is back open for business.

Published September 18, 2020

St. Clair Shores Sentinel

Looking Back: Farmhouse restoration

ST. CLAIR SHORES — The “old Green farm house” stood at the corner of 11 Mile and Grant Roads in St. Clair Shores since its construction in 1868.

Regina to host virtual The Verve Pipe concert

Published September 18, 2020

C&G Newspapers

Regina to host virtual The Verve Pipe concert

WARREN — On Oct. 16, Regina High School will host a virtual concert with alternative rock band The Verve Pipe, beginning at 7 p.m. Anyone who purchases a ticket will receive an access code with a link to the concert.

Published September 18, 2020

Sterling Heights Sentry

NaNoWriMo, ‘Narnia’ inspire Sterling author to write novel

STERLING HEIGHTS — To Sterling Heights author Sue Agauas, being a retired elementary teacher and crafting an immersive children’s book are similar in how they capture children’s attention and imagination.

Published September 18, 2020

Sterling Heights Sentry

Sisters bring hopeful lights home to fight cancer

STERLING HEIGHTS — COVID-19 might’ve canceled an anticancer event in the nation’s capital, but the virus couldn’t stop the light from shining in Troy, thanks to the work of two sisters.

Published September 18, 2020

C&G Newspapers

LLS Light The Night set for Oct. 1

METRO DETROIT — On Oct. 1, the Michigan Chapter of The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society will “Light The Night.” The virtual event — to be held statewide from 7 to 8 p.m. — is dedicated to supporting patients living with blood cancers, remembering loved ones no longer here and celebrating blood cancer survivors.

Published September 18, 2020

Madison - Park News

Friends of the Madison Heights Public Library hold pop-up book fairs

MADISON HEIGHTS — The Friends of the Madison Heights Public Library recently refocused, with the library director inviting the community to play a more direct role.

Published September 18, 2020

Madison - Park News

Strolling music festival to liven up Civic Center Park

MADISON HEIGHTS — It’s a chance to exercise outdoors and discover new local music. Trail Tunes 2020, a strolling music festival where you can follow the park loop and see music acts along the way, will take place from 4 to 7 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 3 at Civic Center Park.

Published September 18, 2020

Madison - Park News

Hazel Park teams up with HAVEN to help victims of domestic violence

HAZEL PARK — Domestic violence can happen to anyone. Oftentimes the abuser acts friendly around family to avoid suspicion, but in private they manipulate their partner through fear — degrading them, restricting access to relatives and resources, and even hitting them.

Published September 18, 2020

Madison - Park News

Local activist reflects on racism

MADISON HEIGHTS — The killing of George Floyd by police in Minneapolis, caught on video for all to see, rattled America to the core, leading to protests across the country. In communities such as Madison Heights, it has also started conversations on how racism is ingrained in society and how discrimination can take many forms.

Detroit resident and Harper Woods High School graduate Crystal Bussell recently published her first children’s book, “The Cherry Larrys Versus Poison Berry.”

Published September 17, 2020

Advertiser Times

Harper Woods author publishes first children’s book

HARPER WOODS — Crystal Bussell has always tried to teach good life lessons to her sons, Caden and Darrian, but she is now trying to pass those lessons on to other kids by putting out her own series of children’s books.

Published September 17, 2020

Advertiser Times

Harper Woods church to offer free flu shots

HARPER WOODS — The Redeemer United Methodist Church in Harper Woods will be offering free flu shots to the public on Monday, Sept. 28.

Published September 17, 2020

West Bloomfield Beacon

Orchard Lake to fix local roads

ORCHARD LAKE — Despite the economic uncertainty that has gripped so many areas of the country, Orchard Lake Village Director of City Services Gerry McCallum recently said the city is a “very stable community.”

Local experts weigh in on ‘one of the leading causes of disability’

Published September 17, 2020

West Bloomfield Beacon

‘Stroke deserves more attention’

WEST BLOOMFIELD — According to Dr. Alex Chebl, who is the director of the division of vascular neurology for Henry Ford Health System and the director of Henry Ford Hospital’s comprehensive stroke center, “stroke is the most important disease known to mankind.”

Published September 17, 2020

West Bloomfield Beacon

Former WBSD student is an ‘Entrepreneur of the Year’ finalist

WEST BLOOMFIELD — According to Wolverine Lake resident and former West Bloomfield School District student Alina Morse, she is a normal kid.

Published September 17, 2020

C&G Newspapers

Former CARE leader receives Athena Award

CLINTON TOWNSHIP — A woman who played a part in establishing one of the largest peer recovery programs in Michigan was recently recognized for her work.