OAKLAND COUNTY — An increase in thieves breaking into multimillion-dollar homes across northern Oakland County and stealing valuables has prompted Oakland County Sheriff Michael Bouchard to create a new task force targeting what he believes is a transnational crime ring.

News & Notes from the 12/6/23 Birmingham-Bloomfield Eagle

OAKLAND COUNTY — Motorists should be on high alert for deer in the roadway this winter. Each year, there are over 50,000 deer-car crashes reported in Michigan, according to the Michigan State Police, with the majority of vehicle-deer crashes occurring in the late fall and early winter.

BLOOMFIELD HILLS — Since school started in the fall, Daniel Hartley has been working as the new principal of Bloomfield Hills High School.

BIRMINGHAM — Until Dec. 24, the Beverly Hills Lions Club will be hosting another year of its annual candy cane collection in the village of Beverly Hills. Their collection this year began Nov. 22.

BIRMINGHAM — At a City Commission meeting Nov. 13, Therese Longe officially passed the gavel to Elaine McLain. Longe nominated McLain to serve as mayor and was backed by a unanimous vote of the City Commission.

BIRMINGHAM — The catalytic converters were stolen from all three of the city’s senior service buses while they were parked behind the YMCA building overnight Nov. 15.

BIRMINGHAM — The Baldwin Public Library is home to the Idea Lab, a hub for creative minds to access resources to help them make their vision come to life.

OAKLAND COUNTY — The Michigan High School Athletic Association swim and dive state finals marked a successful end to the season for a slew of Oakland County teams Nov. 18.

OAKLAND COUNTY — Oakland County Parks and Recreation is encouraging people to not sacrifice their health and wellness goals just because of the cold weather.

BLOOMFIELD TOWNSHIP — The Bloomfield Township Public Library is teaming up with the University of Michigan School of Music, Theatre, and Dance to present the first Chamber Music Concert of the season on Friday, Dec. 1, at 7 p.m.

BLOOMFIELD TOWNSHIP — Police are looking for witnesses after a construction worker was injured in a car crash on West Long Lake Road Nov. 19.

News & Notes from the 11/22/23 Birmingham-Bloomfield Eagle

BIRMINGHAM — Following an intense time of grieving, Birmingham resident Jennifer Jackson started The Dre Project in memory of her sister, Andrea Kristin Jackson, who passed away in 2013.

BIRMINGHAM — The holiday concert series will be returning to The Community House in Birmingham this season with three performances in December.

BLOOMFIELD TOWNSHIP — A 65-year-old man from Bloomfield Township is facing child pornography charges after police reportedly found a flash drive with abusive material in his home.

BLOOMFIELD TOWNSHIP — A West Bloomfield man has been charged with felonious assault after reportedly pointing a pellet gun at a FedEx driver outside the Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit building Nov. 2.

BLOOMFIELD HILLS/ BIRMINGHAM — Until March 3, Cranbrook Art Museum will be showcasing art from the local community of artists through the exhibition “Skilled Labor: Black Realism in Detroit.”

BIRMINGHAM — Birmingham residents approved a senior millage Nov. 7 and rejected a marijuana proposal at the polls.

BIRMINGHAM — While conducting routine testing on the Rouge River to monitor benthic macroinvertebrates, the Friends of the Rouge and volunteers found a white liquid being discharged into the river from a pipe Oct. 19 in Booth Park.