Coronavirus

Macomb County Executive Mark Hackel and Macomb County Planning and Economic Development Director Vicky Rad discuss the second round of pandemic-related grants July 8, this time for businesses with 50-plus employees.

Published July 13, 2020

C&G Newspapers

Macomb County businesses with 50-plus employees can apply for $10,000 grants

MACOMB COUNTY — On July 8, Macomb County announced the second round of business sustainability grants, totaling $5 million for businesses with 50 or more employees.

Published July 13, 2020

Grosse Pointe Times

Neff Park pool closes temporarily after lifeguard tests positive for COVID-19

GROSSE POINTE CITY — As of July 13, the Neff Park pool in Grosse Pointe City remained closed because a lifeguard self-reported a positive COVID-19 test July 9.

Published July 13, 2020

Rochester Post

Adams High football coaching staffer diagnosed with COVID-19

ROCHESTER HILLS — A member of the Adams High School football coaching staff has tested positive for COVID-19, according to the Rochester Community Schools district.

Published July 7, 2020

Southfield Sun

Houses of worship weigh pros, cons of reopening amid pandemic in Southfield

SOUTHFIELD — Since the state shutdown order was rescinded June 1, some local houses of worship are opting to stay closed, while others are welcoming back their members.

Automation Alley teams up to boost PPE production

Published July 7, 2020

C&G Newspapers

Automation Alley teams up to boost PPE production

METRO DETROIT — “COVID-19 was a wakeup call for the global manufacturing industry,” said Tom Kelly, executive director for Automation Alley, at a June 30 press conference at the facility.

Published July 7, 2020

Grosse Pointe Times

Grosse Pointes expand outdoor dining, retail opportunities during COVID-19

GROSSE POINTES — City leaders across Michigan are taking steps to make it easier for local restaurants and retailers to serve their customers during the COVID-19 crisis.

Jacob Kubicz, 5, bursts from the tent while playing with supervisor and Registered Behavior Tech Kathleen Murphy at the Spark Center for Autism in Farmington Hills.

Published July 7, 2020

C&G Newspapers

WSU, MSU professors author autism toolkit to guide centers amid COVID-19

METRO DETROIT — The novel coronavirus pandemic has, without a doubt, forced many sectors of Michigan’s workforce to adapt and change how they operate.

Itai Bengal is the CEO and co-founder of Nerdy Bunny I.

Published July 7, 2020

Farmington Press

Farmington Hills startup selected to receive COVID-19 relief funding

FARMINGTON HILLS — There’s no ignoring the economic impacts COVID-19 has had on businesses across Michigan, but as county, state and national relief funds begin to disperse funding to small and big businesses, one industry — startup ventures — is particularly being left out.

Published July 7, 2020

Shelby - Utica News

Shelby, Utica gyms remain closed due to Coronavirus

SHELBY TOWNSHIP/UTICA — Local gyms were forced to close due to the coronavirus outbreak in March and were possibly to reopen June 25, but due to decisions by Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, Michigan gyms were ordered to stay closed just before they were to open.

Dr. Laura Lamb led a team of Beaumont Health researchers with Dr. Michael Chancellor that recently developed a rapid COVID-19 detection test.

Published July 6, 2020

Royal Oak Review

Beaumont researchers develop 45-minute COVID-19 test

ROYAL OAK — Researchers at the Aikens Research Center at Beaumont Research Institute have developed a new test that can detect the presence of COVID-19 via a urine, blood, saliva or mouth-swab sample in under an hour.

Published July 2, 2020

St. Clair Shores Sentinel

St. Clair Shores restaurants adapt to social distancing with outdoor dining

ST. CLAIR SHORES — In a new sign of the times, picnic tables and tents are popping up outside of restaurants all over town in an attempt to create a safer space for dining out.

Published July 2, 2020

Royal Oak Review

Three cases of COVID-19 linked to Fifth Avenue

ROYAL OAK — On June 29, the Oakland County Health Division announced that three individuals who tested positive for COVID-19 all reported having been at Fifth Avenue, a sports bar in downtown Royal Oak, the evening of June 19.

Pictured are Greater West Bloomfield Historical Society President Gina Gregory, left, and GWBHS Office and Activities Coordinator Cory Taylor. The GWBHS is accepting stories of local residents’ experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Published July 1, 2020

West Bloomfield Beacon

GWBHS collects stories of residents’ pandemic experiences

WEST BLOOMFIELD — For more than four decades, the Greater West Bloomfield Historical Society has been a part of collecting history.

Published July 1, 2020

West Bloomfield Beacon

Places of worship adjust to pandemic

WEST BLOOMFIELD — Like the rest of society, places of worship are also adapting to a “new normal” brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Published July 1, 2020

C&G Newspapers

Supervisor pulls resolution to open all township businesses

CLINTON TOWNSHIP — Clinton Township Supervisor Bob Cannon pulled a business-related resolution he initially intended to include on the June 29 Board of Trustees agenda.

Published June 29, 2020

Grosse Pointe Times

Number of COVID-19 cases on the rise in the Grosse Pointes

GROSSE POINTES — Local officials are urging residents to make sure they’re still taking safety precautions, such as washing hands and wearing masks in public places, after a recent uptick of cases of COVID-19 in the Grosse Pointes.

Published June 26, 2020

C&G Newspapers

Supervisor to introduce resolution to immediately open all township businesses

CLINTON TOWNSHIP — At the June 29 Clinton Township Board of Trustees meeting, Township Supervisor Bob Cannon is expected to introduce a resolution urging Gov. Gretchen Whitmer to immediately open all remaining closed businesses.

Published June 23, 2020

Southfield Sun

Church, health groups host free drive-thru COVID-19, antibody testing in Southfield

SOUTHFIELD — Cars lined J.L. Hudson Drive June 15 as drivers waited to get tested for COVID-19 from the comfort of their vehicle.

Published June 23, 2020

Troy Times

Former Troy city manager asks for transfer from halfway house to home due to COVID-19

TROY — Former Troy City Manager Brian Kischnick, who pleaded guilty to bribery and was sentenced to serve 30 months in federal prison in January 2019, has requested an emergency motion for a transfer from a residential reentry center to his home due to COVID-19.

Published June 23, 2020

Farmington Press

Barbershops, salons get back to business in Farmington, Hills

FARMINGTON/HILLS — After months of waiting, salons and barbershops across Michigan were given the green light by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer to reopen June 15.