Farmington Press

Published July 7, 2020

Automation Alley teams up to boost PPE production

METRO DETROIT — “COVID-19 was a wakeup call for the global manufacturing industry,” said Tom Kelly, executive director for Automation Alley, at a June 30 press conference at the facility.

Published July 7, 2020

Museums reopen with new safety protocols due to pandemic

DETROIT — Museums and other cultural institutions in Detroit are starting to reopen, but with COVID-19 still very much a concern, these facilities are taking steps to keep guests and staff safe.

Published July 7, 2020

Pollution down, trash up amid pandemic

METRO DETROIT — Medical experts will tell you that, as of now, it’s hard to say how each patient will react to the COVID-19 virus. But for Mother Nature, the prognosis is good.

The City of Farmington bought the Maxfield Training Center from Farmington Public Schools for $690,000 in May.

Published July 7, 2020

Farmington moves forward with MTC property after purchase

FARMINGTON — Farmington Public Schools’ Maxfield Training Center has changed hands.

Published July 7, 2020

Resident’s request heard, recycling access granted to Hills complex

FARMINGTON HILLS — Access and the ability to recycle may not cross the minds of people who live in a house. Put it in the bin, and put the bin at the curb for pickup each week.

Jacob Kubicz, 5, bursts from the tent while playing with supervisor and Registered Behavior Tech Kathleen Murphy at the Spark Center for Autism in Farmington Hills.

Published July 7, 2020

WSU, MSU professors author autism toolkit to guide centers amid COVID-19

METRO DETROIT — The novel coronavirus pandemic has, without a doubt, forced many sectors of Michigan’s workforce to adapt and change how they operate.

The Farmington Community Library’s Farmington Hills and Farmington branches are currently closed to the public, but they have been offering contactless curbside pickup as of July 6.

Published July 7, 2020

Farmington Community Library announces phased plans for reopening

FARMINGTON/HILLS — More than three months after closing its branches’ doors, the Farmington Community Library board of directors have announced their plans to reopen the library in a series of phases.

Itai Bengal is the CEO and co-founder of Nerdy Bunny I.

Published July 7, 2020

Farmington Hills startup selected to receive COVID-19 relief funding

FARMINGTON HILLS — There’s no ignoring the economic impacts COVID-19 has had on businesses across Michigan, but as county, state and national relief funds begin to disperse funding to small and big businesses, one industry — startup ventures — is particularly being left out.

Two 3D printers are available in the front room at Maker Works in Ann Arbor.

Published July 7, 2020

Bosch grant awarded to The Hawk for makerspace

FARMINGTON HILLS — Plans for Farmington Hills’ new community center, The Hawk, just got a little more creative.

Published July 6, 2020

Chamber relinquishes role in producing annual Founders Festival

FARMINGTON/HILLS — It was already canceled for the 2020 season due to COVID-19, but the future of the annual Founders Festival just got a little more uncertain as the Greater Farmington Area Chamber of Commerce announced June 29 that it is relinquishing its role in producing the annual festival for the years to come.

Published July 6, 2020

All local libraries offering curbside pickup for residents

OAKLAND COUNTY — Libraries have slowly begun to open amid the COVID-19 pandemic, but it might be a while longer before they are open to the public.

Published July 6, 2020

City halls work on reopening to public

OAKLAND COUNTY — Local municipalities currently are trying to figure out how to reopen their cities, and that includes their main offices at all four city halls.

Published July 6, 2020

Henry Ford Health System resumes normal surgeries and procedures

METRO DETROIT — A tumultuous period for local and national hospitals, such as Henry Ford Health System, has been learned from and is being used to advance in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Published July 6, 2020

Independent Citizens Redistricting Commission applicant pool cut from thousands to 200

LANSING — On June 24, a random drawing of 200 semifinalists took place to narrow down the field of Michiganders who would like to serve on the state’s first Independent Citizens Redistricting Commission.

Published July 2, 2020

Baby chimpanzee hand-reared by Detroit Zoo staff makes debut

ROYAL OAK — On June 25, 5-month-old chimpanzee Zane made his public debut at the Detroit Zoo’s 4-acre Great Apes of Harambee habitat, never far from his adoptive mom, Trixi, 50.

Published July 2, 2020

Local credit union helps to feed children

METRO DETROIT — Lunch is on us. That was how members of Community Choice Credit Union continued its tradition of helping local school children.

Published July 1, 2020

Pediatrician group wants to see students return to school

METRO DETROIT — One group of professionals is hoping students will head back to school in the fall, despite the COVID-19 outbreak.

Published June 23, 2020

Sisters of Mercy plan to sell Farmington Hills site after 60 years

FARMINGTON HILLS — Since 1960, Farmington Hills has been home to the Sisters of Mercy Catholic religious congregation after their relocation from Detroit.

Published June 23, 2020

Farmington Hills baby receives heart transplant after 9 months

FARMINGTON HILLS — For the past nine months, Farmington Hills parents Bill and Megan Ormerod have been faced with a burden no parent should have to bear.

Published June 23, 2020

Barbershops, salons get back to business in Farmington, Hills

FARMINGTON/HILLS — After months of waiting, salons and barbershops across Michigan were given the green light by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer to reopen June 15.