STERLING HEIGHTS — Sterling Heights resident Pat Mitchell lives in a neighborhood next to the ITC corridor and its transmission lines, near Schoenherr Road, north of Clinton River Road.

MACOMB TOWNSHIP — In the cold morning hours of Nov. 18, the residents of Macomb Township waited for the leash to drop.

FARMINGTON HILLS — Farmington Hills Mercy coach Loretta Vogel and her squad finally had a chance to catch their breath after Mercy (32-15-3) defeated Grand Rapids Forest Hills Northern in five sets at the Michigan High School Athletic Association Division 1 State Championship Nov. 18 at Kellogg Arena in Battle Creek.

FRASER — Hoping to step up and play a more active role in community improvement, members of the Fraser First Booster Club will host the Beautification Council of Southeast Michigan’s winter quarterly meeting for the first time.

FRASER — At least 75 families in Macomb County had a much happier Thanksgiving thanks to the students in the Fraser Public Schools district.

CLINTON TOWNSHIP — America’s pastime will become more accessible next year as a new adaptive baseball field will be built at Neil Reid Park in Clinton Township.

METRO DETROIT — Metro Detroit artists have been invited to apply for the 2024 Kresge Artist Fellowship awarding 25 fellowships during this cycle.

METRO DETROIT — Registration is now open for Michigan’s largest conference on suicide — the Kevin’s Song 8th Annual Conference on Suicide: Continuing the Conversation.

OAKLAND COUNTY — The Michigan High School Athletic Association swim and dive state finals marked a successful end to the season for a slew of Oakland County teams Nov. 18.

EASTPOINTE — When James “Skip” Liberty left for Vietnam in 1968, his Uncle Gus gave him a Super 8 camera.

EASTPOINTE — Several years ago, Eastpointe resident Dominic Miller, 14, created the nonprofit organization to benefit children in need.

ROSEVILLE — A team of assessors will examine the Roseville Police Department in depth next week, but before that, employees and members of the general public are being asked to provide comments on the department.

EASTPOINTE — A local man has been convicted in a 2021 drunken driving incident in which he struck a couple who were riding a motorcycle, killing one and critically injuring another.

EASTPOINTE — An Eastpointe man faces felony charges after police say he grew upset over a missing package and fired his gun into the ground.

ST. CLAIR SHORES — At their Nov. 20 meeting, the St. Clair Shores City Council approved Mark Metry to join the 40th District Court as an attorney magistrate by a 7-0 vote.

ST. CLAIR SHORES — According to a press release by the St. Clair Shores Police Department, officers investigated a carjacking report at 12:49 p.m. on Nov. 16.

ST. CLAIR SHORES — The Ardmore Elementary Green Team, city officials and others celebrated receiving a DTE Energy Foundation tree-planting grant by planting trees.

ST. CLAIR SHORES — It’s time to celebrate the holiday season by visiting the St. Clair Shores Tunnel of Lights that started on Dec. 2, and the Holiday Market on Dec. 10. 

WARREN — Mayor Lori Stone’s ceremonial swearing-in on Nov. 20 was a joyous, celebratory event where people gathered to support Warren’s new mayor.

WARREN — Newly elected Warren City Council members had their first council meeting Nov. 28 and voted in new officers.