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Ken Long, left, and Amanda Herzog, right, hold up small saplings during the Royal Oak Environmental Advisory Board’s Earth Day event at the Royal Oak Farmers Market last year.

Published April 9, 2019

Embrace Earth Day at the Royal Oak Farmers Market

ROYAL OAK — From 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. April 20, the Royal Oak Environmental Advisory Board is inviting the public to come out for the board’s third annual Earth Day event on the west porch of the Royal Oak Farmers Market.

Published April 8, 2019

Shelby - Utica News

Library receives huge response to animal shelter blanket initiative

UTICA — The Utica Public Library and the community recently came together to gather fleece donations for the benefit of local shelter animals ahead of a planned date to make blankets to give to the animals.

Published April 8, 2019

Shelby - Utica News

Shelby board OKs Fire Department’s purchase of chest compression machines

SHELBY TOWNSHIP — The Shelby Township Board of Trustees unanimously approved the Shelby Township Fire Department’s request April 2 to purchase seven Zoll AutoPulse Systems to be placed in each ambulance.

Published April 8, 2019

Sterling Heights Sentry

More public art to come through mural program

STERLING HEIGHTS — Amid the news of the Golden Corridor ring icon receiving its new name, the Sterling Heights Art Commission announced that it is looking for businesses that want their bare walls to turn into canvases for public mural art.

Published April 5, 2019

Roseville - Eastpointe Eastsider

Easter activities on tap for Eastpointe and Roseville residents

EASTPOINTE/ROSEVILLE — The Eastpointe and Roseville communities are preparing for Easter with some family programs that will be taking place in the weeks leading up to the holiday.

Published April 5, 2019

Roseville - Eastpointe Eastsider

Phone scams on the rise during tax season

EASTPOINTE/ROSEVILLE — It’s no surprise that tax season can put many Americans on edge, but the public has to keep in mind that scammers often use that anxiety to try and trick people into sending them money.

Construction has begun on two pavilions in Veterans Memorial Park, where the Music on the Lake summer concert series will begin June 12.

Published April 5, 2019

St. Clair Shores Sentinel

‘Summer’s on its way’ in St. Clair Shores

ST. CLAIR SHORES — The sounds of classic rock, ’80s music, country tunes and more will fill Veterans Memorial Park this year as the Music on the Lake summer concert series returns to St. Clair Shores for its 29th year.

Published April 5, 2019

St. Clair Shores Sentinel

Easter egg hunt returns to St. Clair Shores April 20

ST. CLAIR SHORES — The St. Clair Shores Easter Egg Hunt will return to Veterans Memorial Park at noon April 20.

The Society of Active Retirees offers classes on a variety of topics.

Published April 5, 2019

Farmington Press

SOAR offers seniors a ‘health club for the brain’

FARMINGTON HILLS — For the past 15 years, the Society of Active Retirees has provided seniors with the opportunity to add a vital intellectual component to their lives.

Published April 5, 2019

Warren Weekly

Warren Woods Drama Club: ‘Be Our Guest’

WARREN — After rehearsing on the evening of March 28 on the Warren Woods Middle School stage, the Warren Woods Drama Club cast members gathered inside the choir room for “notes.” For about 30 minutes, Director Kristy Sikes provided feedback on their practice as the performers prepared for Disney’s “Beauty and the Beast.” The cast features Warren Woods Public Schools elementary, middle and high school students.

Published April 5, 2019

Madison - Park News

Benefit to help fund planetarium for summer reading program

HAZEL PARK — For the kickoff of the Hazel Park District Library’s summer reading program this year, attendees will enter an inflatable dome, 36 feet across, and look to the dome’s ceiling to see a star-filled sky that recreates the constellations of the Northern Hemisphere, exactly as they appear the day of the presentation.

Published April 5, 2019

Madison - Park News

Madison Heights City Council applies for state grant to improve Edison Park

MADISON HEIGHTS — This past winter, the playscape at Edison Park in Madison Heights was removed due to its dilapidated condition and the liability this posed for the city. But the City Council is hoping that the state will award Madison Heights a grant to help fund a replacement for the playscape — one that will be built with accessibility in mind.

Published April 5, 2019

Mount Clemens - Clinton - Harrison Journal

Charges still pending in cat hoarding case

MOUNT CLEMENS — A case of cat hoarding in Mount Clemens is still being investigated, and whether or not the woman involved will face charges was unknown at press time, according to local law enforcement.

Published April 5, 2019

Mount Clemens - Clinton - Harrison Journal

Webcam installation allows live peeks at falcon nest

MOUNT CLEMENS — Bird-watchers can now watch a peregrine falcon live as she prepares her nesting box atop the Old Macomb County Administration Building. The live streaming webcam, the latest launched by EarthCam the week of April 1, overlooks the falcon as it prepares to lay eggs.

Published April 5, 2019

Mount Clemens - Clinton - Harrison Journal

It’s time to ‘step out’ for Turning Point

STERLING HEIGHTS/MOUNT CLEMENS — Get your dancing shoes out and get ready to cut a rug for Turning Point of Macomb’s biggest and most celebrated fundraiser of the year. Tickets are now on sale for the fourth annual “Stepping Out with the Stars,” an event that has grown in popularity since its inception so much that this year a new, bigger venue has been lined up.

Provision Living is one of numerous senior living facilities in West Bloomfield. Provision Living representatives said more modern senior living options were needed in the area.

Published April 4, 2019

West Bloomfield Beacon

Study: West Bloomfield oversaturated with senior housing

WEST BLOOMFIELD — A housing market study finalized in March reveals that the township of West Bloomfield has become oversaturated with senior living facilities.

Published April 3, 2019

Southfield Sun

Lathrup Village opts out of recreational marijuana

LATHRUP VILLAGE — Pot proponents will have to step outside of Lathrup Village to purchase their wares, according to a new city ordinance.

Published April 3, 2019

Troy Times

SMZ Advertising celebrates 90 years of family dynamics in Troy

TROY — To mark the milestone, SMZ will host a benefit for the Children’s Center of Detroit, create a company time capsule and celebrate with a summertime party.

Published April 3, 2019

C&G Newspapers

Aquariums can add tranquility, beauty to homes

METRO DETROIT — There are many choices facing a homeowner when decorating a home. Something that is not uncommon, but definitely stands out, is an aquarium. Victor Bondi, a Warren resident and president of the Motor City Aquarium Society, said he has at least four fish tanks in his home, and at one point he had as many as 18.

Published April 3, 2019

C&G Newspapers

Families flock to the great outdoors to bird watch

METRO DETROIT — Bird-watching, local experts say, is not just for the birds. It’s a great excuse to get everyone spending quality time together outside — away from the temptation of screens — and cultivating an interest in science and nature.