MACOMB TOWNSHIP — Along with passing the budget for the 2025-26 fiscal year, the Macomb Township Board of Trustees voted on millage and water rates for the coming year at its June 11 meeting.

MACOMB TOWNSHIP — The 2025 State of Macomb Township had it all: announcements, skits, technical difficulties and more.

BLOOMFIELD HILLS — For the last 30 years, Oakland Rhythmic Gymnastics, 2800 Kensington Road, Bloomfield Hills, has introduced and trained young athletes in the sport of rhythmic gymnastics.

BEVERLY HILLS — The Detroit Country Day girls lacrosse team won the 2025 Michigan High School Athletic Association Division II state championship by a score of 10-9 June 7 at University of Michigan Lacrosse Stadium in Ann Arbor.

BLOOMFIELD TOWNSHIP — Qualifying residents in Bloomfield Township now have the option to defer their annual water/sewer or road special assessment through the Special Assessment Deferment Program.

STERLING HEIGHTS/UTICA/SHELBY TOWNSHIP — A complete reconstruction of Graebner Elementary is underway as Utica Community Schools and school officials recently held a groundbreaking ceremony to officially begin a yearlong reconstruction of the school.

SHELBY TOWNSHIP — Priority Waste will continue to provide trash service in Shelby Township under a new five-year contract that begins July 1.

ROSEVILLE — For the past several months, Roseville Community Schools officials have met with local construction and architectural companies to evaluate school buildings and see where improvements could be made.

ROSEVILLE — A local artist’s claim of appeal to block a future gas station and convenience store has been dismissed. Judge Joseph Toia made the ruling in Macomb County Circuit Court May 23, though the artist is not giving up.

EASTPOINTE — Eastpointe is moving forward with plans for a splash pad at Kennedy Park, 24517 Schroeder Ave.

EASTPOINTE — Car hoods raised up, fuzzy dice adorned rearview mirrors, and engines purred.

EASTPOINTE — Butch Kruk’s wife, Elise, gave him a gift for his 50th birthday that he never expected: a 1966 Ford Galaxie 500 convertible.

EASTPOINTE — The Eastpointe City Council voted June 17 to reject a special land use permit for one of three businesses granted marijuana licenses in the city due to its scaled-back site plan.

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.