Madison - Park News

Published May 9, 2021

Police urge caution after resident hit by scam

MADISON HEIGHTS — If someone shows up unexpectedly at your home and insists they need to work on your house, don’t trust them — it could be a setup for a scam.

Published May 7, 2021

Motorcycle safety class gains traction

WARREN — Growing up, Matt Budzynowski always rode dirt bikes. It’s a pastime he’s enjoyed forever, and he decided to go full throttle with the experience by enrolling in the web-enhanced basic motorcycle rider safety course at Macomb Community College.

Published May 7, 2021

Hazel Park company tests tech for cleaning up radiation at Chernobyl site

HAZEL PARK — Exlterra, a Swiss company with offices in Hazel Park that specializes in cutting-edge “green” technology, has unveiled a new invention it hopes will benefit the environment.

Published May 7, 2021

Shelter seeks ‘forever homes’ for animals in need

MADISON HEIGHTS — When the Madison Heights Animal Shelter first found Riley, she was running loose on the streets with a large tumor on her right front elbow. The blue-and-white pit bull was timid but sweet, and in need of immediate care.

Published May 5, 2021

Prepare sprinklers and air conditioning units for the summer

METRO DETROIT — Pollen is in the air and the sound of lawn mowers revving up for the first time can be heard around subdivisions everywhere.

Published April 29, 2021

Easterseals Michigan shares ‘silver linings’ found during the pandemic

METRO DETROIT — For more than a year, people from around the world have been inundated with negative news stemming from the COVID-19 pandemic.

A Girl Like Me founder Tyra Moore, center, poses for a photo with employees Marilyn Williams and Shantell Woods. Moore started the nonprofit in 2019 as a way to provide for teen moms.

Published April 29, 2021

Young mother starts nonprofit for ‘A Girl Like Me’

METRO DETROIT — Teen pregnancy is a struggle that Detroit resident Tyra Moore understands all too well. Moore became pregnant at 15 years old and was so scared she didn’t tell her mom until the Tuesday before her baby was born.

Published April 28, 2021

Gardening continues to bloom amid COVID-19

METRO DETROIT — As the COVID-19 pandemic rages on, one trend that seems to be here to stay is gardening.

Published April 28, 2021

New behavioral health urgent care to combat growing mental health crisis

OAKLAND COUNTY — The Oakland County-based nonprofit organization Common Ground has been working for decades in conjunction with local governments, law enforcement, medical professionals and community groups to help residents find treatment and resources to support their mental welfare or to intervene before an untreated mental illness becomes a crisis.

Published April 28, 2021

Madison school district achieves savings on bonds

MADISON HEIGHTS — The Madison District Public Schools will see savings of $747,000 in interest payments on school bonds, thanks to the recent sale of the district’s 2021 refunding bonds in the amount of roughly $9.6 million. The savings represent nearly 8% of the bonds that remain.

Published April 28, 2021

Hospice of Michigan offers virtual grief support sessions

METRO DETROIT — Michigan residents who lost a loved one to the COVID-19 virus have a place to share their grief.

Published April 28, 2021

Homeowners speak on sewer backups, what to do in aftermath

METRO DETROIT — One of the scariest situations that homeowners have to deal with is what to do when their basement suffers a sewer backup.

Published April 27, 2021

Madison Heights announces Spring Cleanup Day, No Fee Brush Chipping Week

MADISON HEIGHTS —Two events in early May will help Madison Heights residents to tidy up.

Published April 27, 2021

Hazel Park joins newly formed SOAR Chamber of Commerce

HAZEL PARK — The city of Hazel Park is now participating in a new chamber of commerce that also comprises the cities of Ferndale and Oak Park.

Published April 25, 2021

‘Fitness Court’ coming to Huffman Park

MADISON HEIGHTS — The city of Madison Heights plans to install an outdoor exercise facility this summer at Huffman Park, with more than 30 pieces of equipment for residents and guests to use, and community classes to be led by trained ambassadors.

Remnants of disposable wipes and other debris sit after being raked from higher sections of the giant bar screen at the Northeast Sewage Pumping Station in Detroit.

Published April 23, 2021

OAKLAND COUNTY — Pandemic trash has caused issues for the region’s waterways, the state’s recycling industry and, ultimately, the business supply chain.

JVS Frequency team member Tim Scott interacts with Ricky Lee during a day at the virtual Choices Day Program. The program meets 9 a.m.-3 p.m. weekdays.

Published April 23, 2021

JVS program helps those with disabilities through COVID

METRO DETROIT — JVS Human Services have made it their mission to help anyone and everyone they can during the pandemic, from seniors to youth and everyone in between.

Published April 23, 2021

Rocket Mortgage Classic’s AREA 313 looking to become most charitable three holes in golf

METRO DETROIT — The Rocket Mortgage Classic recently announced that it expects to raise more than $1 million through fan engagements and returning initiatives at its three-hole stretch, AREA 313, as part of a larger fundraising effort to support the tournament’s multi-year “Changing the Course” initiative to end the digital divide in Detroit.

Published April 22, 2021

Organizations gather for Stop Asian Hate rally

TROY — A group of organizers and community members joined forces April 11 in front of Troy City Hall to show support for the Asian American community in southeast Michigan and across the nation.

Published April 22, 2021

Local band brings back ‘The King of the Jukebox’ with new recordings

METRO DETROIT — He’s not nearly as well known today, but singer/songwriter/saxophonist/band leader Louis Jordan was once one of the biggest music stars in America.