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Published November 13, 2018

Rochester kicks off holiday season with Lagniappe, light show

ROCHESTER — Downtown Rochester will get merry and bright for the holidays with Lagniappe and the kickoff of the Big, Bright Light Show Nov. 19.

Published November 13, 2018

Grosse Pointe Times

Helm salutes veterans at annual event

GROSSE POINTE FARMS — In honor of Veterans Day Nov. 11, The Helm at the John A. and Marlene L. Boll Life Center in Grosse Pointe Farms once again took time to honor some of the local men and women who have served the nation.

Published November 13, 2018

Grosse Pointe Times

Wicked winds don’t deter voters in Pointes

GROSSE POINTES — Strong winds that caused power outages at some polling places didn’t stop the vote on Election Day. At Grosse Pointe South High School in Grosse Pointe Farms, election workers were getting by with table lamps and a generator after the electricity went out around 4 p.m. Nov. 6. Election inspector Sue Korpas said they were waiting for additional lamps from City Hall as voters began to file in around 5 p.m.

Published November 13, 2018

Grosse Pointe Times

Library millage renewed by wide margin

GROSSE POINTES — Grosse Pointe voters showed plenty of love for their libraries on Election Day.

Published November 13, 2018

Grosse Pointe Times

Incumbents, newcomer voted in for school board

GROSSE POINTES — On Election Day, registered voters within the Grosse Pointe Public School System not only voted on the $111,040,000 bond issue, but also cast their votes in the district’s Board of Education race. Seven candidates ran for three open seats.

Published November 13, 2018

Grosse Pointe Times

Place your bets on ‘Guys and Dolls’

GROSSE POINTE PARK — Nathan Detroit, the gambling promoter in “Guys and Dolls,” must find a place to hold his next craps game.

Published November 13, 2018

Grosse Pointe Times

Here comes Santa Claus, right down Kercheval Avenue

GROSSE POINTE FARMS/GROSSE POINTE CITY — Three very special youngsters will play an important role in this year’s 43rd annual Grosse Pointe Santa Claus Parade as it rolls down Kercheval Avenue.

Published November 13, 2018

Grosse Pointe Times

GPPSS bond proposal passes

GROSSE POINTES — Building enhancements, security improvements and technology updates are in the future for the Grosse Pointe Public School System.

Published November 13, 2018

Birmingham - Bloomfield Eagle

Looking Back: Bandages for victory

BIRMINGHAM — On the 11th day of November 1918, at 11:11 a.m., World War I officially ended. The United States had entered the war about a year and a half earlier, on April 6, 1917.

Published November 13, 2018

C&G Newspapers

Stop carbon monoxide poisoning with alarms, checkups

METRO DETROIT — Colorless, odorless and tasteless, carbon monoxide is a toxic gas known as the “silent killer.”

Published November 13, 2018

C&G Newspapers

How law enforcement is changing its tune to address addiction

METRO DETROIT — It was Sept. 23, 2013. He can tell you the exact day when he felt there was “no way out,” and he knew he needed to get serious about recovery from his addiction to heroin and alcohol. “I was in treatment five different times,” said David Clayton, of Macomb Township. “I had been using for 11 years before I got sober, from the time I was 17 to 28, starting with prescription pills and marijuana and drinking, then heroin at 23.”

Published November 13, 2018

Birmingham - Bloomfield Eagle

BBAC Holiday Shop gears up for gift givers

BIRMINGHAM — Sure, you’ve just started thinking about your holiday shopping list. But those creative elves — or in this case, local artists — have been toiling away all year to make sure you’ve got the perfect, unique gift to give this season.

Published November 13, 2018

Royal Oak Review

Royal Oak Historical Society to present exhibit on the evolution of Christmas

ROYAL OAK — Volunteers with the Royal Oak Historical Society Museum will take you back through time with their latest exhibit, “The Changing Shape of Fashion: A Royal Oak Christmas,” which will highlight attire and Christmas tree decorations from the Civil War to the 1960s.

Published November 13, 2018

Birmingham - Bloomfield Eagle

Records set at state, county and municipal levels for midterm turnout

It’s been a week since the Nov. 6 midterm election that brought voters from around the Eagle’s coverage area to the polls to decide on issues like recreational marijuana and Michigan’s next governor.

Published November 13, 2018

Roseville - Eastpointe Eastsider

Eastpointe hires part-time animal control officer

EASTPOINTE — The city of Eastpointe has hired Brian Pylar to fill the long-vacant position of animal control officer in the community. He will begin work on a part-time basis.