Shelby - Utica News

Published May 7, 2021

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

Utica High School junior discusses mental health on DPTV livestream

SHELBY TOWNSHIP — A Utica High School junior had a chance to be on live television with other local students during a Detroit Public TV program called “Please Listen: Students Talk About Mental Health and Suicide Awareness” April 28.

Published May 6, 2021

Artist paints students reading for ‘Paint a Reader’ program

SHELBY TOWNSHIP/ UTICA — Since lockdown first began, Sarah Chisholm, who is a first grade teacher at Plumbrook Elementary in Sterling Heights, has been trying to find ways to inspire her students and their creativity while at home.

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 May 5, 2021

Attorney General’s Office issues ruling on November 2018 shooting

SHELBY TOWNSHIP — On March 9, the Michigan Attorney General’s Office made a final ruling that a Shelby Township police officer acted with justification when he fatally shot a suspect in 2018 who turned out to be unarmed.

Published May 3, 2021

Shelby Township to build water storage facility

SHELBY TOWNSHIP — During the summer of 2020, Shelby Township exceeded its maximum allowable peak water usage through the Great Lakes Water Authority, particularly in July. The township averaged more than its maximum permissible usage by as much as 10%.

Published April 30, 2021

Father’s Day baseball to raise money for local pantry

SHELBY TOWNSHIP/UTICA — A local group will be hosting an event to raise money for its hygiene pantry in Shelby Township.

Published April 29, 2021

Local hot rod Enthusiast reflects on car history; Autorama canceled

SHELBY TOWNSHIP — The 69th annual Meguiar’s Detroit Autorama was planned to take place at the TCF Center in Detroit April 30-May 2 and feature many vehicles and their owners, including a couple of Shelby Township residents and their vehicles, but Autorama was canceled April 20 due to COVID-19 until next year.

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

Major sewer infrastructure project to start late this summer in Macomb County

MACOMB COUNTY — Macomb County residents can expect a major infrastructure project to begin this summer, though they aren’t expected to see increases on their bills.

Published April 28, 2021

Police Department donates abandoned bikes to Re-Cycle for Kids program

SHELBY TOWNSHIP/UTICA — The Shelby Township Police Department made a large donation of bikes to a local program in hopes that the bikes will find new owners who need them.

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.

An aerial preview of the major sewer infrastructure project dubbed Segment 6, which is slated to begin late this summer near 15 Mile and Garfield roads.

Published April 26, 2021

Major sewer infrastructure project to start late this summer in Macomb County

MACOMB COUNTY — Macomb County residents can expect a major infrastructure project to begin this summer, though they aren’t expected to see increases on their bills.

Published April 24, 2021

Local lawmakers and statewide talent development officials recognize man’s recovery

SHELBY TOWNSHIP — Local lawmakers and talent development officials recently celebrated a local man’s successful recovery from addiction to returning to the workforce.

Published April 23, 2021

UCS students create fundraisers to give back to struggling community restaurants

SHELBY TOWNSHIP/ UTICA — The Shelby Junior High School Student Council has been running what it is calling a “reverse fundraiser” for the community, in which the council raises funds to support local restaurants that are struggling during the pandemic.

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.