News & Notes from the 5/24/23 Woodward Talk

FERNDALE — The next Ferndale Pride will be the largest one yet. The 13th annual Ferndale Pride festival will be held on Saturday, June 3, in the city’s downtown.

FERNDALE/ROYAL OAK/CLAWSON/BERKLEY — Many communities around Oakland County will be hosting Memorial Day parades and ceremonies to honor and remember veterans.

OAKLAND COUNTY — Clawson and Pleasant Ridge are two of the cities involved in this year’s Detroit Institute of Arts’ Inside|Out program.

BERKLEY — After several fights broke out at the Berkley Days festival May 13, the decision was made to cancel the event for the rest of the weekend.

FERNDALE — A missing man has been located and is safe.

FERNDALE — Authorities May 12 are looking for a man who lives near the border between Royal Oak Township and Ferndale who has been reported missing and endangered by authorities.

News & Notes from the 5/10/23 Woodward Talk

BERKLEY — The Berkley Schools Board of Education has approved an $88 million bond proposal to appear on the ballot for the Aug. 8 election.

BERKLEY — The annual Berkley Days fair will be returning to the city this weekend.

BERKLEY — Berkley voters decided to reject a millage proposal May 2 that would have increased the millage rate for residents by nearly 3.46 mills.

ROYAL OAK — Just a few weeks away from Oakland County Football Club’s opener against Midwest United on May 13, the club has made multiple roster moves as OCFC fans continue to anticipate whether or not certain fan favorites will be back for the 2023 season.

News & Notes from the 4/26/23 Woodward Talk

FERNDALE — A first-of-its-kind event in Ferndale will be held to celebrate Cinco de Mayo.

BERKLEY — A former teacher and Berkley resident has been found guilty of criminal sexual conduct and distributing sexually explicit material to a minor.

FERNDALE — For the third time since 2018, the Ferndale Winter Guard has taken home another state championship.

OAKLAND COUNTY — For as valued as higher education is in the United States, the rising cost to attend college has been widely criticized.

News & Notes from the 4/19/23 Woodward Talk

BERKLEY — The arrival of a puppy store in Berkley caused much attention a couple months ago, and the City Council is on the verge of passing an ordinance to temporarily prohibit future businesses from settling in the city.

FERNDALE — A 25-year-old Ferndale man was wounded in a Wayne County sheriff’s deputy-involved shooting April 4 in the 700 block of East Webster Street.