GROSSE POINTE FARMS — Well over 100 teachers — many carrying signs — stood outside Brownell Middle School in Grosse Pointe Farms before the June 12 Grosse Pointe Board of Education meeting in a show of unity as they seek contracts for the next school year.

TROY — During the installation of a utility pole on Dequindre Road, near Quartz Drive, a Troy water main was struck by a drill, forcing water and debris around the surrounding area.

ROCHESTER HILLS — A man was found dead by suicide after reportedly opening fire at the Brooklands Plaza Splash Pad, injuring nine people in Rochester Hills June 15.

ROYAL OAK — The nationally recognized festival Arts, Beats & Eats is preparing for the 2024 end-of-summer celebration, and organizers of the event have announced new initiatives and entertainment that they expect will make this year one to remember.

METRO DETROIT — The lime green trucks picking up refuse in your neighborhood will soon be yellow.

CLINTON TOWNSHIP — It’s been an indescribable high school track career for Clinton Township Chippewa Valley senior Shamar Heard, but he ended it the only way he knew how.

SHELBY TOWNSHIP — A Utica Community Schools mom and daughter graduated high school together at the same ceremony this month.

EASTPOINTE — It’s the type of moment that high school athletes dream about, but it’s also the moment that helps you uncover something in yourself that you didn’t know existed.

STERLING HEIGHTS — There’s a point in time where every athlete has to come to certain crossroads, but the road doesn’t just close after high school or college.

MOUNT CLEMENS — Set to kick off its fourth annual festival, 2024 Macomb County Pride will be unlike anything that came before it.

HAZEL PARK — The Hazel Park City Council recently approved a budget for the 2024-25 fiscal year that features a slightly lower city tax rate yet higher revenues due to growing property values and increased development around town.

MADISON HEIGHTS — On a breezy evening June 6, families strolling up and down the hill at Civic Center Park may have wondered why a large plot of land had been torn up by an excavator and cordoned off with orange fencing.

KEEGO HARBOR — Keego Harbor City Councilman John Fletcher previously stated that “it gets crazy” on Cass Lake.

ROYAL OAK — “One kind word can change a life,” was the inspiration behind the colorful rock garden now located at Oak Ridge Elementary School on 13 Mile Road. The garden was created by both Oak Ridge Elementary students and Waltonwood senior residents.

MACOMB COUNTY — Carmella Sabaugh, who spent decades serving the public as the Macomb County clerk/register of deeds, is being remembered for her public service and tireless work ethic.  A family press release was issued June 10 stating Sabaugh died on June 8 at the age of 85.

ROCHESTER HILLS — A Rochester High School student was arrested June 6 after reportedly writing a threatening graffiti message in a bathroom to avoid taking a test.

FERNDALE — Fans of the colorfully clad Helen Roper from the television sitcom “Three’s Company” paused for a photo at the Ferndale Elks Lodge #1588 on June 8 during a Mrs. Roper Romp Pub Crawl in downtown Ferndale. 

ROSEVILLE — RoseFest is on track to take place June 15 at Veterans Memorial Park in Roseville.

ROYAL OAK — For the fourth year in a row, Royal Oak will be holding a Juneteenth celebration at Centennial Commons from 3 to 8 p.m. June 19.

ST. CLAIR SHORES — The St. Clair Shores Parks and Recreation Department will host a “Fireworks Extravaganza!” on June 28 at Veterans Memorial Park, 32400 Jefferson Ave. The rainout date will be June 29.