Features

Published December 27, 2019

2019: A year of growth, change in West Bloomfield area

WEST BLOOMFIELD — The year 2019 featured frequent debate on growth and change in the local communities. Here’s a look back on some of the bigger issues that shaped the end of the decade in the West Bloomfield Beacon’s coverage area.

Published December 27, 2019

St. Clair Shores Sentinel

Water woes and other stories from St. Clair Shores in 2019

ST. CLAIR SHORES — High water, the discovery of lead in some service lines to St. Clair Shores and a standoff with police tell just part of the tale of 2019 in St. Clair Shores. As we enter into 2020, we take a look back at the year that just ended.

Published December 27, 2019

St. Clair Shores Sentinel

St. Clair Shores to consider animal control options

ST. CLAIR SHORES — Citing multiple reasons it may be looking for a new option for animal control in the city, St. Clair Shores City Council voted Dec. 16 to extend its contract with Macomb County Animal Control for six months.

Published December 27, 2019

C&G Newspapers

Doctors offer advice for flu season

METRO DETROIT — The holidays may be the most wonderful time of the year, but it also is flu season. Some basic tips can help people avoid the flu so that they can keep their new year a happy one.

Published December 27, 2019

Roseville - Eastpointe Eastsider

Welcome in the new year with some fun at the libraries in Roseville, Eastpointe

ROSEVILLE/EASTPOINTE — The Eastpointe Memorial Library and the Roseville Public Library are inviting the public to start the new year off right with some fun and engaging programs and events.

Published December 27, 2019

Roseville - Eastpointe Eastsider

Remember some top stories of 2019 in Roseville, Eastsider

ROSEVILLE/EASTPOINTE — With the end of 2019, residents in the cities of Eastpointe and Roseville are looking back at some of the stories that impacted the communities the most.

Published December 27, 2019

Woodward Talk

Berkley approves zoning, licensing marijuana ordinances

BERKLEY — The Berkley City Council has approved all necessary ordinances for marijuana businesses to begin applying to open in the city in 2020.

Published December 27, 2019

Woodward Talk

Take a look back at some notable stories from 2019

FERNDALE/HUNTINGTON WOODS/BERKLEY — Here’s a look at several stories that shaped the last 12 months in the Woodward Talk’s coverage area.

Published December 27, 2019

Macomb Township Chronicle

Macomb Township officials review 2019

MACOMB TOWNSHIP — When the year began, C & G Newspapers reported on what Macomb Township leaders envisioned for 2019.

Published December 27, 2019

Macomb Township Chronicle

A look back at Macomb Township’s top headlines of 2019

MACOMB TOWNSHIP — The year 2019 in Macomb Township saw a groundbreaking for a new library, political shake-ups, a firefighter spreading goodness around the state, and more.

Published December 27, 2019

Shelby - Utica News

Make sure you get the tax return you deserve

UTICA — If you’re looking to find out if you are getting the tax return you actually deserve, you might want to consider attending the next Utica City Council meeting Jan. 14.

Published December 27, 2019

Shelby - Utica News

Take a look back at 2019 in Utica and Shelby Township

SHELBY TOWNSHIP/UTICA — At the end of each year, the Shelby-Utica News takes a look back at some of the previous year’s biggest government, crime, education and feature stories. We’ve included some of the memorable photographs from throughout 2019.

Published December 27, 2019

C&G Newspapers

Trade a tree for a tree through Oakland County Parks

OAKLAND COUNTY — The presents have been unwrapped, the cookies have been munched, and Santa has returned to the North Pole for some much-needed R and R.

Published December 27, 2019

Birmingham - Bloomfield Eagle

A look back at Eagle stories from 2019

It’s the beginning of a brand-new decade and the start of a highly anticipated election year.

Published December 27, 2019

Mount Clemens - Clinton - Harrison Journal

First responders partner with Meijer to provide Christmas gifts for kids

MOUNT CLEMENS/CLINTON TOWNSHIP/HARRISON TOWNSHIP — The holiday season is about treating others more than you treat yourself. Just ask firefighters from Clinton Township, Harrison Township and Mount Clemens.

Published December 26, 2019

Warren Weekly

Students ‘flip’ for military veterans

WARREN — When serving in Operation Desert Storm during the Gulf War, there were many missions for Marc Cammon and his U.S. Army comrades.

Published December 26, 2019

Warren Weekly

A look back at the year in education in Warren, Center Line and Sterling Heights

WARREN/CENTER LINE/STERLING HEIGHTS — Bond projects, student achievement, school security and a focus on curriculum set the tone for local school districts this past year.

Published December 26, 2019

Warren Weekly

Marijuana matters make local headlines in Center Line, Warren in 2019

CENTER LINE/WARREN — As far as implementing its own medical marijuana permitting ordinance goes, Center Line ended 2019 on a high note.

Published December 26, 2019

Warren Weekly

Courts, voters transformed Warren government in 2019

WARREN — Former Warren City Council members Robert Boccomino, Cecil St. Pierre, Scott Stevens and Steve Warner gambled and lost this year when they filed to run for another term of office, one stretching beyond term limits approved by voters in 1998.