SOUTHFIELD — The pavilion at Catalpa Oaks County Park was dedicated to Vincent Gregory’s memory and legacy in a dedication ceremony on Sept. 18.

ROCHESTER/ROCHESTER HILLS/OAKLAND TOWNSHIP — The Rochester Community Schools Board of Education has selected Jayson Blake as its new trustee.

GROSSE POINTE WOODS — The community is mourning the loss of a bright young college student whose life ended too soon.

BLOOMFIELD HILLS — SMART transit services have officially expanded to Novi, Wixom and Bloomfield Hills.

WARREN — On Sept. 21, the Warren City Council announced that its forensic audit report indicated Warren Mayor James Fouts allegedly violated legal spending limits through the city’s Downtown Development Authority by $460,037.58 in the fiscal year 2021-2022.

FRASER — Fraser is getting into the spooky spirit with some fun upcoming Halloween-themed events.

HARRISON TOWNSHIP — A public hearing for road improvement projects on Cortez Street, Santose Street and Carno Circle was held at the Sept. 25 Harrison Township Board of Trustees meeting.

EASTPOINTE — A significant episode in a long line of controversies involving the current mayor of Eastpointe is drawing to an end.

CLINTON TOWNSHIP — Michigan auto workers deserve “fair wages and greater stability” but their jobs could soon collapse because of a government-backed shift to electric vehicles, former President Donald Trump warned in a speech Sept. 27 in Clinton Township.

HAZEL PARK — Authorities believe they have captured the second suspect in a shooting that killed two men last year in Hazel Park.

MADISON HEIGHTS — In back-to-back incidents, two pedestrians were struck by motorists in Madison Heights, killing one and sending the other to the hospital.

WEST BLOOMFIELD — Roosevelt Elementary School in Keego Harbor has been the subject of controversy for years, and the saga took another turn at a West Bloomfield School District Board of Education meeting Sept. 18.

WARREN — With police cars on-site and suspects on the loose, the scene near Warren Woods Tower High School on the afternoon of Sept. 14 looked like something from an action movie.

WARREN — Four teens were arraigned in the 37th District Court on Sept. 25 and will be tried as adults for the attempted murder and attempted robbery of a 26-year-old man, who was left in critical condition after a shooting earlier this month.

ST. CLAIR SHORES — Pull out your lederhosen and put on your best dirndl for Shorestoberfest, presented by the St. Clair Shores Cool City Committee and the Lac Ste. Claire Kiwanis.

TROY — Troy’s South Asian community is inviting the public to join them for a celebration of Diwali taking place Sunday, Oct. 8.

SOUTHFIELD — “It just started this journey of wanting to mentor others and be that safe place of healing and restoration and offer ‘I believe you’ and provide that empathy of ‘I want to hear your story.’ So that’s where it all started. Sisters Journeying Together.”

NOVI — The 44th annual National POW/MIA Recognition Day was celebrated in Novi Sept. 15 with the 37th annual “Michigan Remembers” ceremony at the prisoner of war and missing in action memorial at Oakland Hills Memorial Gardens, at 12 Mile and Novi roads.

TROY — Troy celebrated its annual Troy Family Daze carnival Sept. 14-17, and this year’s event received a special change as its opening day festivities were renamed in honor of a longtime supporter of the event.

CLAWSON — The court in the Clawson High School gymnasium will be forever adorned with the name of Alexandria Verner.