People

Dawson DeMaria, of Macomb Township, is pictured with members of the Macomb Townhip Board of Trustees. Jan. 5 was Dawson DeMaria Day in Macomb Township.

Published January 7, 2020

Macomb Township Chronicle

Dakota student recognized with his own day

MACOMB TOWNSHIP — A Macomb Township teenager had Jan. 5 all to himself, so to speak.

Published January 2, 2020

Mount Clemens - Clinton - Harrison Journal

Barb Dempsey reflects on time in local government

MOUNT CLEMENS — As 2020 began, Barb Dempsey, a longtime Mount Clemens government official, took a look back on her time in office.

Published January 2, 2020

C&G Newspapers

Macomb County man recalls Battle of the Bulge 75 years later

MACOMB COUNTY — For the 75th anniversary of the Battle of the Bulge, Robert Haffner said it’s always on his mind how lucky he is.

Families Against Narcotics Executive Director Linda Davis, right, hugs Erin Whitkopf, data coordinator at Hope Not Handcuffs, during the program’s two-year celebration Feb. 1 at Christ Church in Fraser. Davis was recently honored for FAN’S work with the rural community in the state.

Published December 27, 2019

Fraser - Clinton Township Chronicle

FAN executive director earns honor for work in rural areas

FRASER — Linda Davis, executive director of Families Against Narcotics, was recently honored as a “community star” by the National Organization of State Offices of Rural Health, or NOSORH.

Published December 23, 2019

Southfield Sun

Municipal complex renamed for longtime mayor, councilman

SOUTHFIELD — The Southfield Municipal Complex has been renamed the Donald F. Fracassi Municipal Campus.

Linda Ridgeway, of Sterling Heights, is the niece and guardian of Onease Hoye, 105, of Warren.

Published December 20, 2019

C&G Newspapers

Centenarian reflects on life, holiday wishes

WARREN — Over at Windemere Park Senior Community in Warren, 105-year-old Onease Hoye is known as “grandma” to her fellow residents and the workers.

Published December 18, 2019

Rochester Post

Student surprises teacher with color-correcting glasses

ROCHESTER — What most people see as a pair of rose-colored glasses instantly reveals a whole new world for Rochester High School teacher Jeff Haney.

Citizen of the Year winners Todd Lipa and Reena Naami-Dier stand with Farmington Area Jaycees President Andrew Buck at the 34th annual Farmington Tree Lighting Ceremony Dec. 7.

Published December 17, 2019

Farmington Press

Farmington Jaycees name citizens of the year

FARMINGTON — Several years have passed since the Farmington Area Jaycees announced their last round of Business and Citizen of the Year winners, but Jaycees President Andrew Buck said it was time to bring those awards back, with a twist.

From left, Dominic, Giulian, Perla, Gemma and Lisa Cardillo, of Macomb Township, are in their fourth year of giving during the holidays. They were on the receiving end in 2014 when Dominic was diagnosed with a brain tumor.

Published December 17, 2019

Macomb Township Chronicle

Macomb Township family participates in giving project

MACOMB TOWNSHIP — The Cardillo family is at it again — celebrating improved health and not turning their backs on people facing what they formerly experienced.

State Sen. Michael D. MacDonald, R-District 10, right, reads a Senate proclamation in honor of the 100th birthday of Joe Wisniewski, right, at American House Sterling Meadows Dec. 6.

Published December 17, 2019

Sterling Heights Sentry

World War II Navy vet celebrates 100

STERLING HEIGHTS — Marion “Joe” Wisniewski, 100, a longtime Warren resident who now lives at American House Sterling Meadows, said his mother, a widow, tried to keep him out of the war when he was drafted in 1943 at age 24.

Published December 17, 2019

Grosse Pointe Times

City woman chosen for TV competition is no cookie-cutter baker

GROSSE POINTE CITY — Viewers of the popular Food Network competition show “Christmas Cookie Challenge” may see a familiar face this season.

Published December 16, 2019

St. Clair Shores Sentinel

St. Clair Shores businessman celebrates 100th birthday

ST. CLAIR SHORES — In 1949, Peter Guastello had a produce market on the northeast corner of Harper Avenue and Martin Road.

Denise Gray was recently recognized for her lifetime contributions to clean energy.

Published December 11, 2019

Troy Times

Local woman wins lifetime achievement award for clean energy

TROY — Denise Gray credits her seventh grade math and science teacher, Herman Oliver, for steering her toward a career in engineering.

Published December 10, 2019

Woodward Talk

Ferndale aquarist helping to save coral from deadly disease

FERNDALE — The coral reef in Florida has been battling stony-coral tissue loss disease since 2014.The disease wipes out the tissue of the stony corals, which die rapidly after becoming infected.

Published December 4, 2019

Farmington Press

Farmington Hills woman celebrates 100th birthday

FARMINGTON HILLS — Making it to 100 years old is a cause for celebration for anyone, but it’s especially notable if you’re the first person in your family’s history to live that long.

Published December 3, 2019

Sterling Heights Sentry

Sterling man mentors youth in aviation

STERLING HEIGHTS — While teaching in a media room equipped with a Microsoft Flight Simulator program, Fazal Mohammad Khan is searching for young people whose eyes are on the skies.

Published December 3, 2019

Grosse Pointe Times

‘We started hearing shots. We started hearing screams’

FARMINGTON HILLS/GROSSE POINTE WOODS — When the group from the Grosse Pointe Woods Community Center visited the Holocaust Memorial Center Oct. 23, there was time for them to listen to a presentation from 95-year-old Holocaust survivor Mania Salinger.

Published December 2, 2019

St. Clair Shores Sentinel

Pearl Harbor survivor: ‘It felt like the whole island shook’

ST. CLAIR SHORES — Russell Shields was one of the first Americans to open fire on Japanese forces in World War II.

Published November 20, 2019

Madison - Park News

Hazel Park woman continues to thank those who helped her in time of need

HAZEL PARK — Nearly a year ago, something unimaginably horrible happened to Alissa Sullivan, a member of the Hazel Park City Council and an advocate for animals.

Published November 20, 2019

Woodward Talk

Former ‘Jeopardy!’ winner now finds success on ‘Wheel of Fortune’

FERNDALE — Six years ago, Jason Idalski appeared on the television game show “Jeopardy!” and took home tens of thousands of dollars in winnings.

Upcoming Events

The events in our calendar were submitted prior to the coronavirus crisis. As efforts have increased to contain the spread of the coronavirus, many events have been canceled. Read More...

Apr

Bloomfield Hills

St. Dunstan's presents ‘Leading Ladies’

8 p.m.

St. Dunstan's Theatre

Apr

Grosse Pointe Park

‘Little Shop of Horrors’

8 p.m.

Pierce Middle School

MORE LISTINGS

ADD AN EVENT