Farmington Press

Farmington’s 2020 Rhythms in Riley Park concert series was canceled due to ongoing COVID-19 health and safety concerns. Pictured here are community members gathered at Riley Park listening to one of the Friday night concerts in 2019.

Published June 23, 2020

Addressing the impacts of canceled summer events in the Farmington area

FARMINGTON/HILLS — By this point in the summer, community members would have perused through almost 100 arts and craft vendors at the 11th annual Art on the Grand fair. Summer concerts series — Stars in the Park, Rhythms in Riley Park and Lunchbeats — would have been entertaining live music lovers Wednesday afternoons, and Thursday and Friday nights.

Published June 23, 2020

Farmington Public Schools celebrates Class of 2020 with car parade

FARMINGTON/HILLS — The past three months have been anything but normal for K-12 students across Michigan.

Published June 23, 2020

Theaters, entertainment remain last to reopen under governor’s plan

FARMINGTON/HILLS — While many of Michigan’s economic sectors received the green light to reopen, entertainment establishments across many of Michigan’s regions — with the exception of regions six and eight under Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s MI Safe Start Plan — remain in the dark as to when they may be able to reopen.

Published June 23, 2020

Clerks prepare for elections during COVID-19 pandemic

OAKLAND COUNTY — The state of Michigan is a little more than a month out from its Aug. 4 primary election, though the preparations for that day have the unusual task of also taking COVID-19 into account.

Published June 23, 2020

Local business owners discuss challenges in reopening during COVID-19 pandemic

OAKLAND COUNTY — For more than two months, many businesses around Michigan have remained closed because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Published June 23, 2020

Local chiefs discuss what they’re doing amid nationwide calls for police reform

OAKLAND COUNTY — For the last month, the United States and other countries have seen protests for Black Lives Matter, George Floyd and anti-racism, and against racial injustice and police brutality.

Published June 19, 2020

Realtors respond to pandemic, establish extra precautions

METRO DETROIT — Buying or selling a home continues to change, adapt and look different in the middle of a worldwide pandemic.

Published June 19, 2020

Safety and socializing key to battle COVID-19 in nursing homes

METRO DETROIT — Quarantine has been tough on the youngest people in our families, as play dates and schoolwork have been dramatically changed to decelerate the spread of COVID-19.

Published June 19, 2020

Clinton River named state-designated water trail

METRO DETROIT — The Clinton River is the ninth Michigan waterway to become a state-designated water trail.

Published June 18, 2020

Officials: Waves, sunshine exacerbate alcohol’s effects on boaters

METRO DETROIT — Take a peek inside many pleasure boats heading out on the lake and you’ll begin to notice a similarity. Yes, they’ll all have life vests and happy boaters, but a majority will also include a cooler and snacks.

Superintendent of Oakland Schools Wanda Cook-Robinson tells residents that school will be open for in-person learning this fall at the L. Brooks Patterson Executive Office Building in Waterford June 11.

Published June 18, 2020

Oakland County nurses help to reopen schools after COVID-19 shutdown

OAKLAND COUNTY — Along with new backpacks, blue jeans and crayons, don’t forget to add face masks and hand sanitizer to your shopping list.

Published June 17, 2020

One person dead, 2 injured in WB shooting

WEST BLOOMFIELD — Two men were injured and another person was found dead following a report of a shooting June 17.

Published June 16, 2020

Gas main replacement closes stretch of Middlebelt Road through August

FARMINGTON HILLS — A gas main replacement project by Consumers Energy will close off a stretch of Middlebelt Road, between Grand River Avenue and Shiawassee Street, to drivers June 15-Aug. 28.

Published June 15, 2020

Farmington Hills police investigate suspicious person report

FARMONGTON HILLS — Police are investigating a suspicious person and possible stranger danger report that an unknown suspect approached a child at approximately 4 p.m. June 14.

Published June 11, 2020

COVID-19 won’t stop Farmington Hills girl from fundraising for MS

FARMINGTON HILLS — By now, announcements of large events or gatherings being cancelled due to COVID-19 have become all too common.

Farmington Hills police investigate suspicious person report

Published June 9, 2020

Farmington Hills police arrest suspect in suspicious person case

FARMINGTON HILLS — Police have arrested a suspect they believe is linked to a possible stranger-danger report that occurred June 5. The suspect was reported to have approached a child June 5 and asked if the child wanted a ride.

Published June 9, 2020

Farmington-area businesses reopen following governor’s lifted restrictions

FARMINGTON/HILLS — Since March 16, when Gov. Gretchen Whitmer established COVID-19 restrictions limiting bars, restaurants and retailers to curbside pickup or delivery operations only, many businesses have felt the economic turmoil that’s come from the pandemic.

Published June 9, 2020

Local activists, officials speak out against racism

METRO DETROIT — As we’ve seen across the country in massive protests, people are ready to turn up the volume against systemic racial injustice.

Published June 9, 2020

DDA, city officials provide temporary relief to restaurants, retailers

FARMINGTON — As restaurants and retailers in Farmington begin reopening their doors to customers for the first time in more than two months, another round of help is on the way from the city’s Downtown Development Authority and other city officials.

Published June 9, 2020

Farmington Farmers Market see continued growth

FARMINGTON — Over the last month, farmers markets across the Great Lakes state, like many stores and businesses, have had to grapple with how, if at all, they would remain open to the public amidst a worldwide pandemic.