GROSSE POINTE CITY — Grosse Pointe City’s Urban Forestry Commission continues to spread its roots.

BIRMINGHAM — Jana Ecker has been unanimously selected by the Birmingham City Commission as the next Birmingham city manager.

BERKLEY/ROYAL OAK — The 44th District Court will have a new judge taking on the robe and gavel later this month.

CLINTON TOWNSHIP —  Clinton Township has a budget for the 2023-2024 fiscal year as of the March 27 Board of Trustees meeting. The township’s fiscal year ends on March 31 and begins on April 1 annually.

MADISON HEIGHTS/HAZEL PARK — The Madison Heights/Hazel Park Chamber of Commerce hosted the annual State of the Cities event March 23, at Eastern Palace Club in Hazel Park.

WARREN — Patrick Green can remain on the Warren City Council and continue his role as its president through November 2023, the end of his term.

ST. CLAIR SHORES — A request for a special land use and site plan approval for a 40-unit, five-story condominium development by Jefferson Plaza LLC was tabled by the St. Clair Shores City Council on March 20 after a 5-2 vote.

WARREN — Macomb County Circuit Court Judge Joseph Toia ruled in his written opinion and order on March 23 that Warren Mayor James Fouts can stay on the ballot and run for mayor for an unprecedented fifth four-year term.

FARMINGTON HILLS — In the 1800s, the city now known as Farmington Hills was known as Quakertown.

SYLVAN LAKE — As a small, outdoor community, recreation is a big deal in Sylvan Lake.

CLINTON TOWNSHIP — An early March chemical spill in Clinton Township’s Canal Road drain remains under daily watch by the Macomb County Public Works Office, according to a spokesperson for the agency.

HARRISON TOWNSHIP — Green, stinky and ruining whatever it touches: That has been the calling card of the algae terror of Lake St. Clair, known so far only as Lyngbya.

GROSSE POINTE CITY — He might be fresh from having been named the Grosse Pointe City Public Safety Department’s Officer of the Year, but Detective Michael Narduzzi isn’t resting on his laurels.

ROCHESTER — The city of Rochester recently installed two new dual-port electric vehicle chargers downtown, which officials said is an important step toward the city’s goal of reducing greenhouse gas emissions and promoting sustainable transportation options.

STERLING HEIGHTS — A recent action by the Sterling Heights City Council took another step toward making it easier for police to track suspects’ license plates.

WARREN — If you are a Warren resident living in a single family home, chances are your home was built prior to 1978. You may be exposed to lead-based paint, which can have dire effects on the brain development in small children and the babies of pregnant women exposed to it.

TROY — The Troy City Council unanimously approved a request from the Police Department to purchase several ALPR Flock System cameras, which will be placed throughout the city later this year, at its meeting March 13.

UTICA — The city of Utica is in the process of updating its master plan and would like the public to help shape it.

CLINTON TOWNSHIP — On March 13, the Clinton Township Board of Trustees tackled a dilemma presented when two youth football programs requested the use of the same city-owned practice fields.

MOUNT CLEMENS — It was transportation night at the March 6 Mount Clemens City Commission meeting as commissioners agreed on two items related to the Suburban Mobility Authority for Regional Transportation, the region’s bus transit services provider.