ST. CLAIR SHORES — Angie’s Toy Chest has a new location on Harper Avenue and members are happy with the new development.

ST. CLAIR SHORES — The Optimist Club of St. Clair Shores is hosting another Pizza Palooza fundraiser to help a local family get treatment for their little boy.

ST. CLAIR SHORES — On June 11, St. Clair Shores city officials, Optimist Club of St. Clair Shores members, family members and friends came together to celebrate the heroic efforts of the firefighters and police officers who work in the city.

WARREN — A former Warren police officer has been sentenced on charges relating to assaulting a person during a traffic stop.

METRO DETROIT — “Attitude is everything.” That is the motto of the students and mentors in the “Winning Futures” family.

WARREN — While the case isn’t over for two former Fitzgerald Public Schools administrators who were arrested in December, they are facing fewer charges.

WARREN — The Warren Police Department recently revealed a new initiative aimed at reducing domestic violence in the city, a problem Police Commissioner Eric Hawkins has said is often the cause of violent crimes.

CENTER LINE — It’s a garden party in the Center Line Public Schools district. District Superintendent Joseph Haynes — a gardener at heart — is in the process of establishing a community garden on school grounds known as the Victory Garden.

WARREN — An old fight over which events are held on city property was resurrected at the June 10 Warren City Council meeting.

STERLING HEIGHTS — A crash that occurred on 15 Mile Road left one dead on June 17.

STERLING HEIGHTS — The Sterling Heights City Council is moving forward with two road projects planned for this summer.

FARMINGTON/FARMINGTON HILLS — At the June 17 meeting of the Farmington Public Schools Board of Education, members appointed Ron Recinto to fill an open board seat.

FARMINGTON — With the excitement for Pope Leo XIV — the first pope from the U.S. — still reverberating, C & G Newspapers met with two local priests to hear their thoughts on the new pontiff, the impact on their parishes and their hopes for the new papacy.

METRO DETROIT — Over the past few years, summer skies have been marked by the presence of an abnormal haze. While this has done a number to cloud out sunrises and sunsets, the midsummer haze can also pose a health risk.

METRO DETROIT — While everyone hopes for the best of health, legal experts say that crafting a “living will” — and deciding who has the medical power of attorney to act on it — is a plan worth having.

MOUNT CLEMENS — On June 18, Shannon Young of Eastpointe and Allante Williamson of Clinton Township were arraigned in the 41B District Court following a raid at three properties.

CLINTON TOWNSHIP — Students at Huron Academy in Clinton Township had a change of plans on June 11, as they had a meet and greet with a very special guest.

HARRISON TOWNSHIP — Township officials and staff from the Detroit Institute of Arts gathered on June 5 to unveil a mural at Waterfront Park in Harrison Township.

MOUNT CLEMENS — For those who have been around the city long enough, the name “Upshaw” carries a high degree of respect. Soon, the family’s name will adorn a city street.

METRO DETROIT — The year was 1972 and Rufus McGaugh was living in Warren after serving two years in the military, including several months in Vietnam.