Farmington Press

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.

Published June 9, 2020

Farmington Hills company spearheads Midland flooding relief campaign

FARMINGTON HILLS — Over 10,000 Midland County residents were required to evacuate their homes May 19 from heavy rainfall that led to the breaching and ultimate failure of the Edenville and Samford dams, leaving much of Midland County under water. This event is considered a 500-year flood.

A screenshot of North Farmington High School senior Emily Treger hosting the first episode of “Some Good News Farmington Edition.”

Published June 9, 2020

FPS adapts viral ‘Some Good News’ series for local community

FARMINGTON HILLS — With Michiganders reeling from an intense 24-hour news cycle, faced with a worldwide pandemic, protests against racial inequality and police brutality, and flooding in Midland, good news may seem harder than ever to come by.

Farmington Hills Police Service Aide Holly Burke sanitizes a patrol vehicle June 4. Patrol vehicles are sanitized at the beginning of each police shift with a high-powered sprayer.

Published June 9, 2020

Community policing during COVID-19

FARMINGTON/FARMINGTON HILLS — The last two months were a bit quieter than normal for the greater Farmington area’s police and public safety departments.

Published June 9, 2020

Churches to join together as ‘families,’ archdiocese says

METRO DETROIT — Over the next two years, all 218 parishes in the Archdiocese of Detroit will unite into Families of Parishes, according to Detroit Archbishop Allen Vigneron.