Roseville - Eastpointe Eastsider

Springfield Township Supervisor Laura Moreau shakes the hand of Sheldon Yellen, CEO of BELFOR.

Published August 27, 2021

Local first responders honored during Heroes Night at Jimmy John’s Field

MACOMB COUNTY — Belfor, a disaster restoration company, honored first responders during Heroes Night at the United Shore Professional Baseball game Aug. 5 at Jimmy John’s Field in Utica.

Published August 25, 2021

Get an inside look at the homes of interior designers

METRO DETROIT — If you’ve ever toured a designers’ show house or hired an interior designer, you’ve seen how interior designers can reimagine a space in a host of astonishingly inventive ways. But how do these designers decorate their own homes?

Published August 25, 2021

Bond refinancing saves money for Roseville Community Schools taxpayers

ROSEVILLE — On Aug. 12, the Roseville Community Schools Board of Education announced the sale of its 2021 refunding bonds in the amount of $58,915,000.

Published August 25, 2021

Four new Habitat for Humanity homes approved in Roseville

ROSEVILLE — The city of Roseville approved a new agreement with Macomb County Habitat for Humanity at the City Council meeting Aug. 3.

Published August 25, 2021

Nursing and paramedic shortages reported in Michigan

METRO DETROIT — The labor shortages that have been occurring across the state have also affected two industries that have a direct impact on the health of residents.

Published August 24, 2021

Behind the Wheel: Custom-made pickup truck is built to last

METRO DETROIT — What started out as “a big, old, ugly truck” was transformed into a shiny, custom-built vehicle when Michael Loudermilk flexed his mechanical skills.

Published August 24, 2021

Elected officials, nonprofits call on utilities to do more to avoid outages

METRO DETROIT — Just as local utilities restored electricity to the last of the customers who lost power during the storms Aug. 11, a number of government and nonprofit groups publicly demanded the companies take responsibility — in some cases, monetarily — for multi-day outages.

Laura Wallace managed to make the dean’s list for the summer 2021 semester at Lawrence Technological University, all while working in a hospital ICU during a pandemic.

Published August 23, 2021

Student juggles school, hospital work during pandemic

METRO DETROIT — Laura Wallace’s message to fellow nursing students is that, when the going gets tough, like in a pandemic, keep going.

Published August 22, 2021

Michigan Supreme Court rules against revenue sharing suit

METRO DETROIT — On July 28, the Michigan Supreme Court ruled largely in favor of the state in a case that addressed Michigan’s Headlee Amendment, which, in part, requires that roughly half of the state’s spending from state revenue sources each year be paid as aid to local governments.

Published August 21, 2021

Boys & Girls Clubs team up with Pistons for Eastpointe basketball camp

EASTPOINTE — The Boys & Girls Clubs of Southeastern Michigan recently invited the boys and girls of Eastpointe to join in on a basketball camp aimed at teaching more than just the game.

Published August 20, 2021

Gasser was once known as 'Dirty Daddy'

My classic car today was for sale on 10 Mile and Mound Road. On her way home from work, she, my wife, Diane, noticed it and said, "We have to go look at this car on 10 Mile Road."

Published August 20, 2021

Detroit Jazz Festival cites safety in decision to go virtual again this year

DETROIT — Despite initial plans to return to an in-person format this year, Detroit Jazz Festival organizers announced Aug. 17 that they would be reverting to a virtual event, instead, over concerns about the delta variant of COVID-19.

Published August 18, 2021

Man killed on motorcycle and passenger injured in Eastpointe

EASTPOINTE — A man was killed and his wife was critically injured in a motorcycle crash with an allegedly drunken driver who reportedly blew through a stop sign on a side street near Nine Mile and Kelly roads in Eastpointe Aug.15.

Video recorded by a Nest doorbell camera, which was shared along with an Eastpointe Police and Fire Department Facebook press release, shows a truck driven by Dartel Marlo Thomas accelerating and spinning its tires in a cloud of smoke.

Published August 16, 2021

Suspect charged after Eastpointe police vehicles damaged, officers injured

EASTPOINTE — A 48-year-old Eastpointe man, out on bail in a domestic violence case, will be back in court to face more charges after he allegedly rammed a police car, backed into another and injured two officers Aug. 11.

Children cool off at the pool at Willow Metropark in Huron Charter Township. The Huron-Clinton Metroparks are in the process of creating a regional swimming program development plan to help address the systemic disparities in swimming ability and water competence in the area.

Published August 13, 2021

Metroparks seek public input on new regional swim program

METRO DETROIT — Residents of southeastern Michigan have an opportunity to help guide a new regional water safety and swim initiative.

Published August 12, 2021

Eastpointe hosts 10 DIA reproductions on public display

EASTPOINTE — Eastpointe area residents don’t have to go far to get a little more culture in their lives, thanks to the Detroit Institute of Arts’ Inside|Out program.

Roseville has updated its master plan, taking things like increased efforts to incentivize business in the Utica Junction area, pictured, and local construction projects into account.

Published August 12, 2021

Roseville approves updates to its master plan

ROSEVILLE — The City of Roseville has approved its update to its master plan, covering the city’s goals for 2022 to 2026.

Published August 11, 2021

Macomb County introduces new dispatch training center

MACOMB COUNTY — A simulation of a 911 call, with one person acting as a 911 caller and another as a dispatcher, was one capability demonstrated at a July 22 Macomb County announcement of a new dispatch training center for the county.