MOUNT CLEMENS — Eighteen-year-old Braydin Lewis, whose family lives in Angola, Indiana, was continuing his hockey career with the Mount Clemens Metro Jets in the U.S. Premier Hockey League back in March of 2022.

WEST BLOOMFIELD — On the evening of July 30, West Bloomfield Township officials and department heads received a call from West Bloomfield Police Chief Michael Patton.

SHELBY TOWNSHIP — A Shelby Township resident recently won a national scholarship from a public accounting board.

MACOMB TOWNSHIP — The Macomb Township Fire Department has promoted Vincent Pozzuoli to a full-time fire inspector position.

FRASER — The city of Fraser is welcoming a new director of public safety after months of filling the position with interim directors.

UTICA/STERLING HEIGHTS/SHELBY TOWNSHIP — Fans at Jimmy John’s Field in Utica had a visit from a special guest recently.

UTICA — Cathryn DeRouchie, of Scouts BSA Troop #1402, has a special project planned in Utica as she seeks to become an Eagle Scout.

OAKLAND TOWNSHIP — At the age of 7, Nyla Johnson, of Oakland Township, wrote her first published book, proving age is just a number.

FARMINGTON — In February 2019, at the age of 38, Farmington resident Heather Landis was diagnosed with breast cancer.

WARREN — Dylan Soucy, 17, is preparing for his senior year at Cousino High School. He likes books and working with his hands. He likes building Legos and playing card games.

NOVI — Chuck E. Cheese Novi recognized the variety of challenges that children who have autism encounter, including social interaction, so the newly renovated restaurant known for its Fun Centers gave children with autism and other developmental disabilities the opportunity to be “first to play” ahead of the establishment’s grand reopening celebration July 28.

MACOMB TOWNSHIP — At its July 27 meeting, the Macomb Township Board of Trustees honored 15-year-old Sophia Vitale for her lifesaving actions.

HAZEL PARK — The old saying goes, “It takes a village to raise a child.” And you couldn’t ask for a better helping hand than Bobby McDermott.

NOVI — The Novi Community School District Board of Education approved a contract with Ben Mainka to serve as district superintendent during the board’s regular meeting July 14.

NOVI — An 11-year-old entrepreneur is working to rebuild his business after his mobile gaming bus was broken into at a Wixom storage facility in early June.

DETROIT/GROSSE POINTE CITY — His hearing might not be as sharp as it once was, but at 90, acclaimed jazz drummer Bob Pinterich, of Marge’s Bar Band, doesn’t need it — he feels the rhythms from his fellow musicians and keeps the beat as precisely as he always has.

BINGHAM FARMS — Barbara Yolles-Ludwig started Ludwig Plus in 2019 to save her team from layoffs.

BLOOMFIELD HILLS — Bloomfield Hills-born Jason Boschan has run a marathon on every continent with “Run4Papa” written on his hand.

STERLING HEIGHTS — The Sterlingfest Art and Music Fair will not only offer art on canvas for people to buy, but literary art will be sold nearby as well.

WARREN — There were times in which Kaitlyn Ryda wasn’t able to get out of bed because of her gastrointestinal issues, but that didn’t stop the Warren resident from pursuing her educational goals.