ROYAL OAK — The Royal Oak City Commission unanimously approved the Royal Oak Public Library’s 2026-2028 strategic plan on March 23 at the commission’s regular meeting. 

There is a great deal of crossover between what is traditionally thought of as architecture and the art of constructing tombstones and mausoleums, according to Dale Carlson, of Berkley, an architectural historian.

ROYAL OAK — On March 23, the Royal Oak City Commission was presented with $3.3 million in grant funding from the Southeast Michigan Council of Governments for traffic signal modernization. 

STERLING HEIGHTS/MACOMB TOWNSHIP/MOUNT CLEMENS — A 17-year-old Macomb Township resident is facing adult criminal charges in connection with an alleged shooting in Sterling Heights.

WARREN — Just before students went on spring break March 30 through April 6, Warren Mott High School held “Strive for a Better Drive” in an effort to promote safe driving among the teenagers.

ROCHESTER — A new, elevated farmers market will be constructed in downtown Rochester over the next six months, despite being nearly $1 million over budget.

HUNTINGTON WOODS — The Huntington Woods community has been in mourning after the passing of Department of Public Works Supervisor Doug Chmiel.

STERLING HEIGHTS — A Sterling Heights man accused in the violent death of a dog faces up to four years in prison.

MACOMB TOWNSHIP — While the development around Broughton Road is set to look different from the rest of Macomb Township, the Board of Trustees has put the gears in motion to govern the area somewhat differently as well.

CLINTON TOWNSHIP — The workings of government are often portrayed as Byzantine and unknowable, but Clinton Township is looking to curtail that.

OAKLAND COUNTY — Oakland County Parks announced last week that it will open its five golf courses at the start of April.

SHELBY TOWNSHIP — A 46-year-old man from Houston accused of killing two people inside a used car dealership in Shelby Township last fall has been found competent to stand trial, following a mental health evaluation.

DETROIT — Cultural history and traditions meet modern influences in “Contemporary Anishinaabe Art: A Continuation,” on display through April 5 at the Detroit Institute of Arts.

SHELBY TOWNSHIP — A man from Shelby Township has been charged following what officials are calling the second-largest seizure of illicit drugs in the Shelby Township Police Department’s 72-year history.

STERLING HEIGHTS — A 60-year-old Warren man was killed early Monday, March 23, after he was struck by a vehicle on Van Dyke Avenue at 15 Mile Road, according to Sterling Heights police.

WARREN — City officials and state lawmakers are looking to obtain funding to help build a new courthouse in Warren.

METRO DETROIT — Music meant everything to Brian Pastoria.

ROYAL OAK — The City Commission March 9 unanimously approved a request to apply for a Michigan Department of Natural Resources Recreation Passport Grant to fund Fernwood Park playground equipment. 

EASTPOINTE — A local woman has been charged with impeding a criminal investigation following an incident March 15 in which a man was robbed at gunpoint in her home by another man. The next day, the man whom police identified as the robber led police on a chase that ended with him taking his own life.