NOVI — The Novi Community School District was represented by four teams at the robotics world  competition this month. The teams included two middle school teams and two high school teams — Frog Force and the new and less-well-known Automated Amphibians.

DETROIT — A leader of a national drug ring and money laundering scheme will serve a long term in prison after the Universal Product Code on a Sony PlayStation box led federal agents to make a bust in Novi.

DETROIT — According to a press release,  the Barbara Ann Karmonos Cancer Institute is partnering with the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network to end pancreatic cancer.

ROCHESTER — Downtown Rochester has added a new summer event to its lineup, and organizers are looking for artisan vendors, makers and handmade crafters to help make it a success.

ROCHESTER HILLS —  Three separate threats to local schools were investigated recently. Deputies received information of a school threat from the parent of a student at 6:41 p.m. April 3 who told police there was a Snapchat circulating indicating that a ninth-grade student was “going to shoot up the school” on April 4.

ROCHESTER — The best of southeast Michigan’s growing season is returning to downtown Rochester. Now in its 24th season, the Downtown Rochester Farmers Market will open May 6 at the corner of East Third and Water streets, just one block east of Main Street.

ROCHESTER HILLS/SHELBY TOWNSHIP — Construction in the Avon Road corridor continues to cause road closures on the border of Rochester Hills and Shelby Township as crews work to complete a series of infrastructure improvements by August.

SOUTHFIELD — On Thursday, March 30, six members of the Red Rose Rescue, a coalition of pro-life people, were sentenced for misdemeanor charges, including trespassing, resisting/obstructing a police officer and disorderly conduct, following an incident at Northland Family Planning Center’s Southfield location.

SOUTHFIELD — Umoja is the Swahili word for “unity,” a meaning that Umoja Fine Arts’ owner and curator Ian Grant said he is committed to upholding. The Grant family opened Umoja in 1996 with the ambition of “displaying American life in a positive form, and preserving and recording the historical accounts in graphic form.”

SOUTHFIELD — Back in November of 2022, 22,030 voters in the Southfield Public Schools district said “yes” to a $345 million capital facilities bond proposal on the ballot.

TROY — The Boys & Girls Club of Troy announced April 13 that Brother Rice High School senior Owen Obasuyi was selected as its 2023 Youth of the Year.

TROY — A new scholarship for young music students is being started in honor of a longtime music teacher from Troy.

TROY — Changes may be coming to some of Troy’s programming aimed at senior citizens, but some seniors are saying that far more is needed far sooner.

TROY — This year, Walsh College in Troy is celebrating its 100th anniversary of providing education in the fields of business, finance and technology.

ROYAL OAK — The Royal Oak Ice Show is making its big return for its 43rd annual event next month.

ROYAL OAK — Royal Oak Schools Athletics Coordinator Pam Moore continues to add to her already impressive resume.

GROSSE POINTE FARMS — Everything was new for Grosse Pointe South softball. Graduating a majority of the squad entering this season and building a brand-new softball field, the rapid change could be a scary transition for some, but not this squad.

GROSSE POINTE WOODS — Grosse Pointe Woods University Liggett girls soccer is in unfamiliar territory six games into the season.

GROSSE POINTE CITY — Grosse Pointe City Public Safety Director John Alcorn recognized some of the outstanding work by members of his department while sharing the 2022 public safety awards with the Grosse Pointe City Council during a Feb. 27 council meeting.

GROSSE POINTE PARK — A group of teenagers were arrested last week after a reported vandalism spree that damaged dozens of vehicles in Grosse Pointe Park.