ROCHESTER — The Rochester City Beautiful Commission recently presented Rochester resident Carol Lamb with a Good Neighbor Award.

ROCHESTER/ROCHESTER HILLS/OAKLAND TOWNSHIP — The second annual Memorial Day Parade of Heroes will honor the fallen veterans of Rochester, Rochester Hills and Oakland Township May 29 this year.

ROCHESTER HILLS — The second in a series of five public meetings designed to gather thoughts on Adams Road will be held May 9, and community members are invited to attend to share their input.

METRO DETROIT — When a friend recently visited Heather Vercellino’s historic home in Detroit, she told her she felt like the living room was giving her a hug.

BLOOMFIELD TOWNSHIP — Two women who were banned from entering Michigan because of previous criminal activity were reportedly caught stealing from a store in Bloomfield Township.

METRO DETROIT — Warm and comfortable environments are what attract customers to come back and even make the customer feel like they’re conversing with a friend.

BEVERLY HILLS — Free coffee, breakfast snacks and live jazz will be available at Java and Jazz at the Beverly Park Pavilion 9 a.m.-noon on the third Sundays of the month starting May 21.

BLOOMFIELD HILLS — Since 1997, only about 800 people have earned the National Association of Flight Instructors Master Flight Instructor accreditation. Bloomfield Hills resident and NAFI member Steven Tupper recently earned his NAFI Master Flight Instructor accreditation.

BIRMINGHAM — Around the beginning of May, the city of Birmingham is set to start a non-motorized shared-use path project with Cranbrook.

BLOOMFIELD TOWNSHIP— An outcry of concern from Bloomfield Township residents has prompted the Michigan Department of Transportation to keep the Square Lake Road ramp to the eastbound Interstate 75 business loop.

SHELBY TOWNSHIP — A longtime member of the Shelby Township Fine Art Society turned 100 years old April 29 and continues to make her favorite art.

DETROIT — The day had all the makings of a beautiful homecoming for the Michigan Panthers as they took the field April 30 against the New Jersey Generals at Ford Field.

SHELBY TOWNSHIP — The Friends of the Shelby Township Library will have its annual perennial exchange at the new Shelby Township Library from 8:30 to 10:30 a.m. May 13.

SHELBY TOWNSHIP — Katerina Bocci, a Shelby Township woman whose wedding gowns have brought her national recognition and who earlier this year appeared on a reality television show on TLC, recently released her 2023 bridal collection.

SHELBY TOWNSHIP — Shelby Junior High School is well represented among the 101 teams from 27 states that have qualified for the 2023 American Rocketry Challenge National Finals.

Novi boys swim and dive not only improved from its 10th place finish at the 2022 Michigan High School Athletic Association Division 1 State Finals, it also took a giant step forward for the program’s future.

BLOOMFIELD TOWNSHIP — A Pontiac man has been charged after reportedly making threats against a well-known ice skating and hockey club in Bloomfield Township.

WARREN —  The quick-thinking actions of Carter Middle School seventh grade student Dillon Reeves continue to make headlines.

NOVI — Local children’s author and illustrator Caroline Kerfoot, of West Bloomfield, spoke to students at Orchard Hills Elementary School in Novi March 25 about her book, “Hi, I’m Fox!”

NOVI — Over 250 people attended the Novi Educational Foundation’s annual Green Gala Fundraiser April 15 at Suburban Collection Showplace. The event, which was presented by Feldman Automotive, netted just over $56,000 for the foundation.