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City officials recently named Detroit Police Department Deputy Chief Elvin Barren as Southfield’s new police chief. Barren is scheduled to start his new position July 29.

Published July 16, 2019

Southfield Sun

Elvin Barren named Southfield’s top cop

SOUTHFIELD — After a yearlong search, Southfield has named Elvin Barren as its new police chief.

Published July 16, 2019

Grosse Pointe Times

Sea Scouts sail into a new home in Grosse Pointe Farms

GROSSE POINTE FARMS — A group of young metro Detroit sailors have found a new home base in Grosse Pointe Farms, just in time for the Bell’s Beer Bayview Mackinac race.

Published July 15, 2019

Shelby - Utica News

Patient, 88, commemorates rehab center stay with cute poem

SHELBY TOWNSHIP — An 88-year-old local man commemorated his visit to Shelby — A Beaumont Affiliated Health & Rehabilitation Center recently with a cute poem, and a lot of people liked it on social media.

Published July 12, 2019

Sterling Heights Sentry

Sterling native sews up clothing production with local factory

STERLING HEIGHTS — Starting a clothing business at age 21 might not be every marketing student’s dream. But for Mathew Hunt, it fit him to a T.

Published July 9, 2019

C&G Newspapers

New children’s book series teaches kids to enjoy science

GROSSE POINTE WOODS/ST. CLAIR SHORES — “What Color Will It Be?” That is what Scarlett, the main character in the new children’s book series “Science With Scarlett” tries to determine with her teddy bear assistant, Mr. Bear.

Published July 9, 2019

Woodward Talk

Berkley officer honored for 117 impaired driving arrests

BERKLEY — The city of Berkley and the state office of Mothers Against Drunk Driving honored a local police officer for making the most impaired driving arrests last year.

Published July 9, 2019

Farmington Press

Meet the 2019 Miss Farmington contestants

FARMINGTON — For the 13th year, the community draws closer to crowning a new Miss Farmington Cities.

Published July 2, 2019

C&G Newspapers

Immigrants recount their personal ‘independence days’

METRO DETROIT — In the middle of the night Aug. 2, 1990, May Mulla and her parents were asleep in their homeland of Kuwait when “we woke up surrounded by tanks.” Iraqi forces had invaded the small Middle Eastern country.

Published July 1, 2019

Grosse Pointe Times

Ralph and Mary Wilson’s philanthropy honored at Legacy on the Lake

GROSSE POINTE SHORES — The Grosse Pointe Chamber of Commerce’s annual Legacy on the Lake honors some of the Grosse Pointes’ most noteworthy philanthropists, so it comes as no surprise that this year’s recipients were the late Ralph C. Wilson Jr. and his wife, Mary.

Published July 1, 2019

Grosse Pointe Times

Grosse Pointe Farms mourns loss of Councilman Peter W. Waldmeir

GROSSE POINTE FARMS — Grosse Pointe Farms officials are mourning the loss of one of their own. Peter W. Waldmeir, 65, the longest-serving current member on the City Council, died surrounded by family June 28 after a battle with lung cancer.

Following his death in March, Bill Scruggs saved and improved several lives by being an organ donor.

Published June 27, 2019

Roseville - Eastpointe Eastsider

Shooting victim saves lives as organ donor

EASTPOINTE — When 20-year-old Eastpointe resident Bill Scruggs was killed in March, his family was devastated. However, they are finding some hope in the fact that many lives were saved thanks to Scruggs having signed up as an organ donor.

Published June 27, 2019

Sterling Heights Sentry

Ford theater teacher honored by state forensics group

STERLING HEIGHTS — Paige Caldwell remembers the days back when she was a student at Malow Junior High School and Kirstin Carolin was her theater teacher. The experience was so rewarding that years later, Caldwell nominated her former teacher for a statewide theater coach award.

Published June 27, 2019

Roseville - Eastpointe Eastsider

Roseville citizens commended for taking action

ROSEVILLE — At the Roseville City Council meeting June 25, the Roseville Police Department honored four local residents who jumped in and took action when they saw their fellow civilians in trouble.

Jack Lyons, of Macomb Township, is recognized at the June 12 Board of Trustees meeting for attaining the rank of Eagle Scout. He recently graduated from Dakota High School and will attend Western Michigan University.

Published June 25, 2019

Macomb Township Chronicle

Macomb Township Eagle Scout honored

MACOMB TOWNSHIP — Jack Lyons was recognized at the June 12 Macomb Township Board of Trustees meeting for earning his Eagle Scout rank.

Published June 24, 2019

Woodward Talk

Berkley High student worked through autism, tough start to graduate

BERKLEY — School isn’t something that comes easy to everybody. Some students have to work twice as hard in order to pass classes and get their grades up just to have a chance to graduate when senior year rolls around. Kailey Egrin never had it easy when it came to school, but that didn’t stop her from working hard in order to graduate from Berkley High School this year.

Published June 17, 2019

Birmingham - Bloomfield Eagle

Seaholm grad honored for Birmingham history project

BIRMINGHAM — While many of his classmates steamed their caps and gowns and put the final touches on their graduation parties, Seaholm High School senior Tyler Firestone was shaping himself into a bona fide detective.

Published June 17, 2019

Warren Weekly

Grissom’s Grizzly Den pays tribute to former student

STERLING HEIGHTS — Each time Grissom Middle School students and staff use the Grissom Grizzly Den for school events, meetings and more, the memory of former student Anu Bedi will live on.

Published June 17, 2019

Warren Weekly

Ukrainian community welcomes former congressman, wife

WARREN — On June 9, the local Ukrainian community welcomed former U.S. Congressman Sander Levin and his wife, Dr. Pamela Cole Levin, to the Ukrainian Cultural Center.

Published June 14, 2019

Sterling Heights Sentry

Kindness tree project takes root at Messmore

STERLING HEIGHTS — At Messmore Elementary School, a tree was recently the symbolic key to helping classmates treat one another with respect. Sixth grade Messmore Elementary student Lindsay Tomaszewski, who is also the student president, worked alongside Messmore Principal Renee Fiema to put a Random Acts of Kindness Tree on one of the school walls.

Published June 14, 2019

Mount Clemens - Clinton - Harrison Journal

Local soldier receives nation’s second-highest military award

HARRISON TOWNSHIP — A Macomb County soldier who served as a medic in Afghanistan had his Silver Star Medal upgraded to a Distinguished Service Cross for his heroism during active duty.