OAKLAND COUNTY — At his State of the County address at The Hawk Community Center in Farmington Hills April 4, Oakland County Executive Dave Coulter painted an optimistic picture of where things stand in the county.

Elementary school students and staff members in the Novi Community School District could be seen during the afternoon April 8 attempting to view the nearly total eclipse through homemade projectors constructed from cereal and cracker boxes.

NOVI — The Novi City Council narrowly approved the city’s 2023 Active Mobility Plan during its regular meeting March 18.

NOVI — Curb-to-curb and door-to-door public transportation services throughout Oakland, Livingston, Washtenaw and Wayne counties will soon be readily available to residents of the city of Novi, as the City Council narrowly approved a resolution March 18 to name the People’s Express as its mode of transportation services for the elderly, disabled and all others ages 14 and older.

NOVI — Members of Faith Presbyterian Church in Novi have made it their mission over the last 10 years to bring purified water to the people of Guatemala. In February, five members of the church went to the country to install a water purification system at a school.

OAKLAND COUNTY — Oakland County first responders can now be anywhere in the state and contact their home base or communicate with other agencies through radio with the implementation of the county’s $61 million radio system from Motorola.

NOVI — Ron Perlman, who is best known for his role in “Hellboy,” and Shameik Moore, the voice of Miles Morales in the “Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse” movie franchise, will be among the celebrity guests featured at the 2024 spring Motor City Comic Con, to be held May 17-19  at the Suburban Collection Showplace in Novi.

NOVI — Heather Stewart, a kindergarten teacher at Deerfield Elementary School in Novi, was named the Novi Community School District Educator of the Year March 18.

NOVI — Orange flowers, aka construction barrels, are blooming again this year as construction of the Interstate 96 Flex Route returns for a third and final season, along with several other construction projects.

NOVI — The Novi Community School District came together during Wish Week at the schools March 12-15 to help make the wishes of two chronically ill children come true.

NOVI — For the third-straight season, Brighton High School attempted to stop Detroit Catholic Central’s reign in Division 1 hockey, but for the third-straight time, Brighton learned that the well-oiled machine of DCC just plays a different type of hockey.

NOVI — The nonprofit Novi Youth Assistance is bringing back the Silver Lining Mentor Program this month and is in need of volunteers.

NOVI — They left as state champions and are already making their mark on the college stage.

NOVI — Legos are one of a handful of toys that have withstood the test of time, making them a common link between the generations.

NOVI — Voters across the state had the opportunity to physically cast their ballots early in the presidential primary election Feb. 27.

OAKLAND COUNTY — For the Feb. 27 presidential primary election, Oakland County had its first real test with its early voting sites.

NOVI — Sisters Joanne Arnold, 95, and Janice Randall, 89, of Novi, have each known their spouses for more than 75 years, but they have very different love stories.

NOVI — Novi High School orchestra students will be given a rare opportunity to work and perform with master cellist Bruce Uchimura during the Novi Orchestra Gala at the high school March 2.

NOVI — New pickleball courts and parking lots will soon be seen at Meadowbrook Commons and Wildlife Woods Park.

NOVI — One of Disney On Ice’s cast members with ties to metro Detroit is recovering after she was badly injured during a performance.