SOUTHFIELD — The Five Lakes Silver Band has claimed the title of the 2026 North American Brass Band Champion and will soon be making its way to the 2026 World Music Contest in the Netherlands.

GROSSE POINTE WOODS — If variety is the spice of life, then Grosse Pointe Theatre’s Take Ten: Ten-Minute Play Festival is one well-seasoned theatrical production.

FERNDALE — Ferndale has long had issues with rat infestations in the city. The issue persisted so much that it led to the formation of the Ferndale Rat Patrol a decade ago to help both eliminate infestations and educate community members on what they can do to take out Ferndale’s rats.

CLAWSON — The city of Clawson is going to hold interviews to fill a vacancy on the City Council on April 23 following the resignation of Heather Rinkevich in March. 

MACOMB TOWNSHIP — Lutheran North high school is leaving the Catholic High School League and joining the Blue Water Area Conference at the start of the 2026-27 school year, according to a press release by the CHSL.

FRASER — Plans for a new library building took another step forward April 9 when the City Council got a look at concept details and a funding proposal. 

ROSEVILLE — On May 5, registered voters in Roseville Community Schools will decide on a $175 million bond proposal.

NOVI — Changlin Li, of Novi, the man who faces charges for allegedly hijacking an ambulance last October, may soon be deemed competent to stand trial, according to his attorney, Joseph Xuereb.

ROSEVILLE/EASTPOINTE — The red, white and blue will decorate Roseville and Eastpointe next month when both towns hold their annual Memorial Day parades. 

EASTPOINTE — Eastpointe High School senior Bradley Allen has been named a recipient of the 2026 Western Golf Association’s Chick Evans Scholarship.

SHELBY TOWNSHIP — A Shelby Township woman has been charged after allegedly torturing and abandoning her dog, according to the Macomb County Prosecutor’s Office.

STERLING HEIGHTS — A city-county partnership is quite literally paving the way for a new pedestrian trail in Sterling Heights.

WARREN — Warren Mayor Lori Stone has presented a $445.5 million proposed budget for the 2027 fiscal year, outlining modest overall growth while warning that aging infrastructure and rising costs are putting increased pressure on the city’s finances.

HARRISON TOWNSHIP — Discussions about a special assessment district for canal dredging continued at the Harrison Township Board of Trustees meeting on April 13.

WARREN — Every shift in the Warren Police Department’s dispatch center is different. On a Monday night in April, a team of three dispatchers juggled phones that rarely stopped ringing. In one corner, dispatcher Linda DeVooght, was handling all police radio calls.

WEST BLOOMFIELD — The Rev. Elizabeth Hurd, pastor of United Methodist Church in West Bloomfield, fulfilled a lifelong dream by appearing on the game show “Jeopardy!”

ROYAL OAK — The Michigan World War II Legacy Memorial will host a V-E Day Commemoration Ceremony at 6:30 p.m. May 8 at Memorial Park, 31050 Woodward Ave. in Royal Oak.

DETROIT — The origins of the award-winning, critically acclaimed musical “Suffs” — about the women’s suffrage movement — can be traced to a metro Detroit native’s middle school days.