HARPER WOODS — Last summer’s severe floods caused trash disposal costs to spike as residents of the Grosse Pointes and Harper Woods cleaned out basements full of damaged goods.

GROSSE POINTE FARMS/CITY — A major roadway is one of the thoroughfares where motorists will see orange barrels this summer.

GROSSE POINTE WOODS — The boards are usually silent over the summer, as community theaters close the curtain on their season in the spring and reopen in the fall.

GROSSE POINTE WOODS — It was supposed to be a day to celebrate the Grosse Pointe Public School System’s 2021-22 school year, but coming a day after a deadly mass shooting at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas, it was a sobering event as well.

ROYAL OAK — The Royal Oak Chamber of Commerce will fire up its clay, glass and metal show, called “Art of Fire,” from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday, June 11, and from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday, June 12.

GROSSE POINTE CITY — An ordinary Saturday lunchtime at Panera in the Village turned into a medical rescue after a patron suddenly collapsed.

DETROIT — A significant local gay artist is being introduced to a new generation of artists and art aficionados as part of a sweeping series of art exhibitions throughout the metro area.

CLAWSON — The criminal case involving the city of Clawson’s first homicide since 2004 has concluded with the sentencing of 38-year-old Clawson resident Steven Alexander Rogers.

GROSSE POINTE FARMS — Renovations and an expansion project at the Central Branch of the Grosse Pointe Public Library, 10 Kercheval Ave. in Grosse Pointe Farms, are temporarily shuttering the branch.

ROCHESTER HILLS — While Rochester Hills Stoney Creek High School failed to qualify for states as a team, one sophomore made a significant stride to earn his first state finals appearance.

ROYAL OAK — On May 27, Royal Oak police took one suspect into custody — the other remains at large — in an incident involving a stolen dark gray Dodge Charger from Canton.

ROCHESTER HILLS — After watching its season end in the pre-districts last season, Rochester Adams’ baseball team responded by embarking on a historic season.

ROYAL OAK — Oakland County FC returned to its roots in its home opener at Royal Oak High School May 28.

ROCHESTER — The city of Rochester is on the hunt for a new city manager.

ROCHESTER/ROCHESTER HILLS/OAKLAND TOWNSHIP — The Rochester Community Schools district recently adopted an equity statement as part of its mission to provide equitable opportunities for all members of the district.

ROCHESTER/ROCHESTER HILLS/OAKLAND TOWNSHIP — As the school year comes to a close, the Rochester Hills Public Library is hoping to keep books open for people of all ages.

ROYAL OAK — At approximately 3:11 p.m. Monday, May 9, Royal Oak police responded to a report of a woman who had been struck by a vehicle in the area of Woodward Avenue and Coolidge Highway.

ROCHESTER — The Rochester Fire Department was dispatched to Moon River Soap Co. at 9:08 p.m. May 10 on the report of electrical wires on the ground in the parking area on the northside of the business.

ROYAL OAK — On Monday, May 30, the city of Royal Oak hosted its first Memorial Day ceremony in Centennial Commons, the city’s new downtown park, with a Field of Honor — 7-foot-tall flags for all 188 Royal Oak residents listed on the veterans memorial — and a special guest speaker.

ROCHESTER HILLS — Two men were arrested at a Rochester Hills hotel for allegedly attempting to meet up with a minor as part of a sex sting orchestrated by the Oakland County Sheriff’s Office and the Genesee County Sheriff’s Office.