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Published March 13, 2020

Bill on wrongful conviction compensation signed into law

LANSING — Individuals wrongly sent to prison and later exonerated will now have more time to file claims with the Michigan Court of Claims to receive financial compensation from the state.

Published March 13, 2020

Archdiocese of Detroit suspends public Mass

METRO DETROIT — Detroit Archbishop Allen Vigneron announced March 13 that public masses would be suspended throughout the Archdiocese of Detroit until Holy Week because of the spread of coronavirus.

Published March 13, 2020

Beaumont establishes COVID-19 hotline, restrictions for visitors, curbside screening

METRO DETROIT — As statewide action continues to be rapidly put in place to stop the potential spread of COVID-19, Beaumont Health has joined in to help by creating a novel coronavirus hotline and by implementing visitor safety restrictions at all eight of its hospitals to mitigate the virus’ spread.

Published March 12, 2020

Huron-Clinton Metroparks offers new pass trade up program

METRO DETROIT — The metroparks’ new Pass Trade Up program allows park visitors to trade in their daily park passes for discounts off a 2020 annual pass.

Published March 11, 2020

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Published March 11, 2020

Greater Farmington Film Festival seeks to elicit hope in viewers

FARMINGTON/FARMINGTON HILLS — Popcorn lovers and cinephiles will soon fill local theater seats for the seventh annual Greater Farmington Film Festival March 19-22.

Published March 11, 2020

Residents pass Farmington Public Schools’ $98 million bond

FARMINGTON/FARMINGTON HILLS — Voters in Farmington, Farmington Hills and part of West Bloomfield cast their ballots and decided March 10 to pass Farmington Public Schools’ $98 million bond proposal.

Published March 11, 2020

Farmington Hills Youth Centers celebrates 25-year anniversary

FARMINGTON HILLS — Twenty-five years ago, middle school students in the greater Farmington area didn’t have anywhere to go but home after school.

Published March 11, 2020

Heritage Park Nature Center to host naturalist training program

FARMINGTON HILLS — A desire to build upon the current volunteer team and an increasing interest from residents to learn about the natural world are what motivated the Heritage Park Nature Center to hold its inaugural free volunteer naturalist training 6-9 p.m. March 18.

Published March 11, 2020

Farmington art exhibit explores ‘Horizons’

FARMINGTON — A new artist exhibit is now on display at the KickstART Farmington Gallery & Shop, 33304 Grand River Ave., through March 28.

North Farmington High School senior Susie Lee, 17, was recognized as the winner of the Rochester Symphony Orchestra’s 2020 Young Artist Competition.

Published March 11, 2020

North Farmington senior named Rochester Symphony Orchestra’s young artist competition winner

FARMINGTON HILLS/ROCHESTER — Susie Lee, 17, a North Farmington High School senior and violinist, has added another win to her list of accomplishments by being named the Rochester Symphony Orchestra’s 2020 Young Artist Competition winner.

Published March 11, 2020

Teachers, students and parents navigate active shooter preparedness

METRO DETROIT — Rochester Hills resident Corsu Moran said being a child today is vastly different than when she was in grade school.

Published March 11, 2020

Make a huge difference at home with a new paint hue

METRO DETROIT — So you’ve been looking over a spectrum of color swatches and have found the perfect paint to match your interior design vision. But to transform your walls from a canvas to a masterpiece, it takes some knowledge, foresight and care, according to home painting tipsters.

As of 11 p.m. March 10, votes were still being tallied for the MISD's Regional Enhancement millage proposal.

Published March 10, 2020

MISD millage proposal passes

MACOMB COUNTY —The Macomb Intermediate School District Regional enhancement millage proposal got the green light March 10.

On March 10, voters in Macomb, Oakland and Wayne counties soundly approved a millage renewal for the Detroit Institute of Arts. The renewed millage runs from 2022 through 2031.

Published March 10, 2020

DIA millage renewal passes in all three counties

MACOMB/OAKLAND/WAYNE COUNTIES — On March 10, voters in Macomb, Oakland and Wayne counties approved a millage renewal for the Detroit Institute of Arts.

Published March 10, 2020

Readers share their workouts that work

METRO DETROIT — At the age of 71, John Blakowski is arguably in the best shape of his life. He shows no signs of slowing down, especially during retirement.

Published March 10, 2020

Farmington police investigate burglary at Hewitt’s Music

FARMINGTON — The Farmington Public Safety Department is investigating a burglary that occurred at approximately 1:20 a.m. March 10 at Hewitt’s Music, 23330 Farmington Road, in the downtown Farmington Center.

Published March 9, 2020

Next generation gears up for the fight to protect Michigan water

OAKLAND COUNTY/LANSING — When a few local organizations got together to host a program for young people on careers in water — a topic that might sound dull to some — they were pleasantly surprised to find out that there was interest, and plenty of it.

Published March 4, 2020

The Friday 5 — March 6-8

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Published March 4, 2020

Conservation groups offer local avenues of action

METRO DETROIT — One of the benefits of living in Michigan is that nature is never far away.

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