EASTPOINTE — After being inactive for a couple of years, the Eastpointe Neighborhood Watch might be coming back.

ST. CLAIR SHORES — St. Clair Shores city officials and staff celebrated Arbor Day on April 26 by planting trees in the Brys Park Arboretum.

DETROIT — The honeymoon phase of the University of Michigan football team’s national championship continued as the Maize and Blue was well represented at the 2024 NFL Draft April 25-27 in Detroit.

WARREN — Nine-year-old Olive Papasian has always had a passion to help others. At 7 years old, she saw a donation jar and gave to provide feminine hygiene products for homeless women because the products were not available in the shelter.

WARREN — The Warren Police Department and the Macomb County Prosecutor Peter Lucido held a press conference at police headquarters April 24 to provide an update about an 8-year-old boy who accidentally shot himself.

WARREN — Over the past decade, Warren Cousino girls soccer took its fair share of bumps and bruises in the Macomb Area Conference Blue Division.

WARREN — Ed Malaga was “a dancin’ man.” On the late afternoon of April 24, he boogied onto the dance floor to the Bee Gees’ disco hit “Stayin’ Alive” during the Fitzgerald High School “senior” prom.

CENTER LINE — In 2002, Center Line residents Jackie Lancaster and Kathy Hanselman decided it was time the city came together for the National Day of Prayer, held annually on the first Thursday in May.

WARREN — Hundreds came to celebrate the National Day of Prayer on May 2, outside Warren City Hall amid the glorious backdrop of sunshine and sparkling skies.

WARREN — Former Warren Mayor Jim Fouts and current state Rep. Mike McFall filed as Democrats to run in the Aug. 6 primary election in District 14 of the Michigan House of Representatives.

FARMINGTON — For those who consider downtown to be the jewel of the city, a recently launched campaign could help to further polish that perspective.

STERLING HEIGHTS — Sterling Heights officials recently made clear that they won’t go soft on people who abuse airsoft or other types of pneumatic guns.

WARREN/STERLING HEIGHTS — In 2019, John Bernia set a goal. At the May 1 Warren Consolidated Schools Board of Education meeting, the school board voted 7-0 to appoint Bernia as the district’s next superintendent.

STERLING HEIGHTS — When crime and injustice wreak havoc, local experts from the legal system and nonprofit groups are available to help victims deal with the aftermath.

STERLING HEIGHTS — A longtime judge from the 41-A District Court will preside in a different venue later this month: as grand marshal of Sterling Heights’ 45th annual Memorial Day Parade May 27.

STERLING HEIGHTS — You have less than three months left to make your final purchases at Lakeside Mall, according to a joint press release announcement from Lakeside Mall’s ownership and Sterling Heights.

CLINTON TOWNSHIP — Richmond Lenox EMS’s Community Transit program will soon be serving Clinton Township.

HARRISON TOWNSHIP — Residents looking to improve several canals won at the April 22 Harrison Township Board of Trustees meeting as the project finally moved forward after weeks of revisions.

MOUNT CLEMENS — All her life, Tricia Haener wanted to be a nurse. This month, her life’s work will be recognized by the medical community.