St. Clair Shores Sentinel

Published November 24, 2020

St. Clair Shores schools pause in-person learning

After following orders by the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services to end in-person instruction for high school students for three weeks ending Dec. 9, local school districts took action to extend the “pause” to younger students, as well.

A Suburban Collection Farmington Hills Nissan employee makes a donation to the Drive Away Hunger campaign.

Published November 20, 2020

Drive Away Hunger campaign hopes to donate 1 million meals

METRO DETROIT — Food is a basic need, but for some families, it’s become their biggest challenge.

Published November 20, 2020

St. Clair Shores changes building hours in response to virus spike

The city of St. Clair Shores is making changes to protect the health and safety of its employees and residents in compliance with the latest orders from the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services Epidemic Order.

State rolls out COVID-19 exposure notification app

Published November 19, 2020

Michigan rolls out COVID-19 exposure notification app

LANSING — MI COVID Alert is a new statewide COVID-19 exposure notification app that lets users know whether they might recently have been exposed to COVID-19. It uses randomly generated phone codes and low energy Bluetooth technology instead of GPS location to protect privacy.

Published November 18, 2020

‘Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree’ at home with your favorite holiday music

METRO DETROIT — This holiday season will be different for many because of COVID-19, but that doesn’t mean it has to be a “Blue Christmas.”

Published November 18, 2020

Man convicted in 52-year-old murder arrested in Michigan

ST. CLAIR SHORES — A man caught in St. Clair Shores allegedly stealing hydrocodone pills from a local CVS Pharmacy in January has been discovered to be wanted for escaping a prison sentence for first-degree murder stemming from his actions during the Pittsburgh Riots of 1968.

Patrick Green, left, runs 4 miles every four hours for 48 hours to raise money and awareness for the Special Operations Warrior Foundation.

Published November 18, 2020

St. Clair Shores teen runs 50 miles to raise funds for kids

ST. CLAIR SHORES — Seventeen-year-old Patrick Green used to hate running. Fast-forward three years and Green just capped off his senior cross country season with a 48-hour, 50-mile challenge that raised hundreds of dollars to help children of injured or deceased veterans achieve their college dreams.

Change of plans for students as COVID cases rise

Published November 18, 2020

Change of plans for St. Clair Shores students as COVID cases rise

ST. CLAIR SHORES — While students at South Lake High School never returned to face-to-face learning, students at Lakeview High School and Lake Shore High School had to pivot to remote learning for a few weeks as state health authorities ordered a three week pause on many activities with cases of COVID-19 on the rise.

Published November 18, 2020

Looking Back: The first mayor of St. Clair Shores

ST. CLAIR SHORES — Robert E. Harrison was the first mayor of the city of St. Clair Shores. He was sworn into office on Jan. 15, 1951, along with the new City Council members and other city officials at the city offices at Blossom Heath. From 1925 to 1951, St. Clair Shores had been the Village of St. Clair Shores.

Published November 18, 2020

St. Clair Shores City Council paves way for nonprofit to hold raffle to benefit homeless

ST. CLAIR SHORES — An organization that helps the homeless of Detroit with meals, clothing, sleeping mats and other transitional assistance has been recognized as a nonprofit by the St. Clair Shores City Council, paving the way for it to conduct fundraisers in the city.

Published November 18, 2020

Veterans group celebrates Veterans Day remotely

METRO DETROIT — Recognizing Veterans Day Nov. 11 was a challenge for most people given the COVID-19 quarantine, but the Metro Detroit Veterans Coalition forged ahead with a virtual alternative to its annual parade.

Published November 18, 2020

It’s beginning to look — kinda — like Christmas

METRO DETROIT — COVID-19 has taken a lot of celebrations away from us this season. Will it take out the season of giving, too? Not if retailers have a say in the matter.

Published November 18, 2020

Macomb County Health Dept. supportive of state’s three-week restrictions

MACOMB COUNTY — On Nov. 15, the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services issued a new emergency order enacting a three-week “pause” of indoor gatherings and other social activities to try to curb increasing positive COVID-19 cases statewide.

Published November 17, 2020

Macomb County led nation in census response rate

MACOMB COUNTY — When it comes to the 2020 U.S. Census, Macomb County is setting records.

Published November 17, 2020

Watch out for water lettuce on the waterways

MACOMB COUNTY — It’s a plant that might look pretty in a contained pond or water feature in a yard, but not spreading freely over the surface of the Clinton River.

Signs like this one, seen at the splash pad at Kensington Metropark, helped visitors know how far they should social distance while using Huron-Clinton Metroparks in 2020.

Published November 17, 2020

Huron-Clinton Metroparks see 2020 attendance surge

METRO DETROIT — With outdoors seemingly safer places to have distanced gatherings than inside, Huron-Clinton Metroparks saw attendance increase this year as metro Detroit residents looked for a place to safely get out of the house.

Published November 10, 2020

Students help rake neighbors’ yards in St. Clair Shores

ST. CLAIR SHORES — The tradition began three years ago with a club at Kennedy Middle School — students taking time out of their day to help those in need of some physical assistance in the community.

“Oodles and Oodles of Noodley Noodles” is about a little girl who loves noodles.

Published November 10, 2020

Local author uses her noodle to pen new children’s book

ST. CLAIR SHORES — Lasagna, macaroni, linguini, spaghetti. Charli is a little girl obsessed with noodles, brought to life by Cindy Ninni Grant, of St. Clair Shores.

Published November 10, 2020

St. Clair Shores City Council approves Verizon towers

ST. CLAIR SHORES — Following an extensive discussion of the process in September, members of City Council voted to approve a permit from Verizon Wireless for 12 small cell towers in the city at its Oct. 19 meeting.

Published November 10, 2020

Looking Back: Memorial Park in St. Clair Shores

ST. CLAIR SHORES — What is now Veterans Memorial Park, 32400 Jefferson Ave., in St. Clair Shores, opened to the public on Aug. 24, 1945, as Memorial Park.