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During his run for office in 2019, Reid told C&G Newspapers, “I love the city. I keep an open mind and just kind of think everything through, and use my heart and use my brain to come up with a good solution.”

Published July 13, 2021

Center Line City Councilman, Mayor Pro Tem James Reid remembered

CENTER LINE — If something was happening in Center Line, James Reid was there. A retired member of the UAW, he followed city politics for a decade before he was named to a seat at the City Council table in 2015, when Bob Binson was appointed mayor following the death of David Hanselman. Reid ran for the seat in 2019 and won election to his first full term as a city councilman. He was also named the city’s mayor pro tem. Reid, 71, died early on July 12 at Ascension St. John Macomb-Oakland Hospital in Warren.

Published July 13, 2021

Roseville - Eastpointe Eastsider

Pedestrian dies after being struck by vehicle in Eastpointe

EASTPOINTE — A man in his 50s was pronounced dead after being hit by a car in Eastpointe July 12.

Published July 13, 2021

Grosse Pointe Times

FEMA visit Grosse Pointe Woods after flooding

GROSSE POINTE WOODS — Two weeks after residents experienced flooding due to heavy rains that occurred June 25-26, Federal Emergency Management Agency representatives visited the city July 9-10.

Published July 13, 2021

Grosse Pointe Times

Flooding cleanup continues as officials seek answers and federal disaster aid

GROSSE POINTES — Following catastrophic flooding and basement sewage backups that struck swaths of Wayne County June 26 — including the Grosse Pointes, Harper Woods and the east side of Detroit — Congresswoman Brenda Lawrence, D-Southfield, visited several locations July 2 as she tries to secure federal disaster relief for the region.

Published July 13, 2021

Troy Times

Fuel tanker catches fire, closes down I-75

TROY — A large black cloud of smoke and flames billowed into the sky around 1:15 p.m. July 12 after a fuel tanker carrying 14,000 gallons of fuel crashed into the center median of northbound Interstate 75 Highway.

Published July 12, 2021

Mount Clemens - Clinton - Harrison Journal

McLaren Macomb nurses strike over patient care issues

MOUNT CLEMENS — On June 29, it was announced that nurses at McLaren Macomb Hospital in Mount Clemens voted to strike over patient care issues.

Clinton Township Police rescued an 82-year-old woman who was stranded in her vehicle the morning of June 26. It was swept from Millar Road by flood waters.

Published July 12, 2021

Fraser - Clinton Township Chronicle

Motorist rescued after car swept from road in Clinton Township

CLINTON TOWNSHIP — Around 8 a.m. June 26, Clinton Township Police responded to a motorist in distress.

The Eastpointe City Council voted 4-1 at its regular meeting July 6 to approve ordinance changes that would require all fireworks sales in the city to take place in a brick and mortar building.

Published July 10, 2021

Roseville - Eastpointe Eastsider

Eastpointe City Council OKs measure moving fireworks sales indoors

EASTPOINTE — At its regular meeting July 6, the Eastpointe City Council voted 4-1 to approve two measures to restrict fireworks sales to brick and mortar locations.

Families will gather at Veterans Memorial Park on Thursday, July 15, for a father-son Nerf war hosted by the Recreation Authority of Roseville and Eastpointe, with cooperation by Battle Zone Detroit.

Published July 9, 2021

Roseville - Eastpointe Eastsider

RARE to host father-son Nerf tournament in Roseville

ROSEVILLE — Fathers and sons in the Roseville area are getting ready to lock and load. The Recreation Authority of Roseville and Eastpointe will be hosting a Father-Son Nerf War.

Bob Lowe, who is a deputy for the Oakland County Sheriff’s Office, helps patrol Cass Lake July 1. Sergeant Brian Burwell recently said that the Sheriff’s Office is being “inundated” with complaints about potential safety issues on the water.

Published July 9, 2021

C&G Newspapers

Summertime brings attention to safety on the lakes

OAKLAND COUNTY — With its numerous lakes, Oakland County is a popular destination for boat and watercraft enthusiasts.

Published July 9, 2021

Woodward Talk

DIA Inside|Out art reproduction stolen in Ferndale

FERNDALE — One of the art pieces featured in the Detroit Institute of Arts’ Inside|Out program in downtown Ferndale has been stolen.

Published July 9, 2021

Metro

INVEST in America Act could have impact on local roads

METRO DETROIT — On July 1, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Investing in a New Vision for the Environment and Surface Transportation in America Act, known as the INVEST in America Act.

Published July 9, 2021

Warren Weekly

Gas suspected cause of condo explosion, probe continues

WARREN — The blast and resulting fire that obliterated a condo and destroyed several others, left one man dead and 20 families without homes on the Fourth of July had all the hallmarks of a natural gas explosion, officials said.

Published July 9, 2021

Warren Weekly

Boy killed in hit-and-run, driver charged

WARREN/CENTER LINE — The parents of Preston Singleton, their family members, friends and supporters gathered for a candlelight vigil on July 2 to celebrate his young life not far from where it was taken from him, at the corner of Stephens Road and Van Dyke Avenue.

Published July 9, 2021

Macomb Township Chronicle

Governor signs school funding bill in Macomb Township

MACOMB TOWNSHIP — On July 7, Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed a bill in the media center at Ojibwa Elementary that appropriates $4.4 billion in federal COVID-19 relief funding to support schools across the state.

Published July 6, 2021

Troy Times

Rochester Hills man fatally shot after traffic altercation

A 55-year-old Rochester Hills man was fatally shot in the parking lot of the Shell gas station at 3990 Rochester Road after a traffic altercation turned from a verbal argument into a shooting.

Published July 2, 2021

C&G Newspapers

Day on the water ends in tragedy for mid-Michigan men

HARRISON TOWNSHIP — After trying to stay afloat for six hours, watching boats pass who couldn’t see or hear him amidst the storm, a 22-year-old man from Holt, Michigan, was pulled out of the water thanks to the efforts of a TowBoatUS Lake St. Clair employee.

Published July 1, 2021

C&G Newspapers

Macomb Township businessman agrees to testify in ex-prosecutor case

MACOMB COUNTY — The case against a former Macomb County official moves forward. A June 18 press release from the Michigan Attorney General’s Office states that William Weber will testify against Eric Smith after pleading guilty in a years-long embezzlement scheme.

Published July 1, 2021

Macomb Township Chronicle

Macomb Township Fire adds new thermal imaging cameras

MACOMB TOWNSHIP — New cameras to assist firefighters and new Jaws of Life are coming to Macomb Township.

Published July 1, 2021

Rochester Post

Festival of the Hills fireworks to make a bang Aug. 11

ROCHESTER HILLS — After a one-year hiatus due to COVID-19 restrictions, the Festival of the Hills fireworks show in Rochester Hills is back, albeit a month later than normal.