Fraser - Clinton Township Chronicle

Published June 5, 2019

Military vets graduate from local addiction program

CLINTON TOWNSHIP — As 41-B District Court Magistrate Ryan Zemke put it, “We are all statistics.”

Travis Harrington, 22, of Clinton Township, left for Togo in May for a two-year teaching stint with the Peace Corps.

Published June 5, 2019

Eisenhower grad to teach English in Africa

CLINTON TOWNSHIP — Travis Harrington is starting his post-college years in a life-changing way.

State Rep. Bill Sowerby, D-Clinton Township, is joining other legislators in a plan to attack illiteracy.

Published June 5, 2019

Local legislators bringing literacy back to forefront

LANSING — The literacy crisis in Michigan has not improved, leading to a new push from state legislators to address statewide deficiencies.

Published June 5, 2019

Around the campfire, the talk is of memories, camaraderie

METRO DETROIT — The scent of charcoal smoldering in the air. The sounds of kids playing cornhole. Watching the sunset from a chaise lawn chair. It's all part of the camping experience in Michigan.

Published June 5, 2019

Families make it work — successfully

METRO DETROIT — Have you ever wondered how and why family members decide to work together to make a business thrive? C & G Newspapers asked some folks who have been doing it successfully for years, as well as a family that has just branched out to the second generation.

Published June 5, 2019

Small backyards can pack a big punch

METRO DETROIT — If you have a small backyard, your big ideas can be right at home. According to local experts, homeowners with small backyards don’t have to scale down their big ideas, and a few simple yard hacks can make your space seem bigger than it really is.

Published May 30, 2019

Behind the Wheel: 1974 Javelin embodies owner’s affinity for American Motors

It’s been decades since a car rolled off the line at the now-defunct American Motors Corp., but for longtime AMC enthusiast Tim Stolarski, of Macomb Township, the brand is still alive and well — at least in his own driveway.

Published May 29, 2019

The Friday 5 — May 31-June 2

Your guide to this weekend's events

Published May 29, 2019

Uncover the thrill of the grill in rare and well-done form

METRO DETROIT — Warm up to cooking outdoors with these tips from folks who know their way around the grill grates.

Published May 29, 2019

Charitable runs/walks can be a kickstart to fitness

METRO DETROIT — Los Angeles-based celebrity fitness trainer Alex Fine will be competing in a 50-mile ultramarathon to raise money for HAVEN of Oakland County.

Published May 28, 2019

Macomb County introduces tracking tool for road conditions

MACOMB COUNTY — A road funding map was unveiled May 22 at Macomb County Communications & Technology Center, or COMTEC, in Mount Clemens.

Published May 28, 2019

Panelists, public weigh in on hypothetical marijuana facilities

CLINTON TOWNSHIP — Potential marijuana facilities in the community was the subject of a May 22 town hall meeting at the Clinton-Macomb Public Library Main Branch, 40900 Romeo Plank Road, where proponents and opponents of medical and recreational distribution facilities within township borders made their cases known.

Published May 28, 2019

Man arrested for scratching cars in CMPL parking lot

CLINTON TOWNSHIP — An arrest has been made after a man allegedly scratched numerous cars in the parking lot of the Clinton-Macomb Public Library Main Branch, 40900 Romeo Plank Road.

Published May 28, 2019

Governor signs bill for statewide appropriations

CLINTON TOWNSHIP — In February 2018, a group of neighbors who live in the Clinton River Spillway neighborhood voiced their concerns when a new housing development looked viable from the vantage point of Macomb County.

Published May 28, 2019

Opioid grant to empower jailed addicts, provide employment opportunities

MACOMB COUNTY — A new multimillion-dollar grant is putting an emphasis on the workforce affected by the opioid crisis, and it’s hitting home in a positive way.

Published May 24, 2019

Falling in the shadows of heroes

METRO DETROIT — Peter Braun made his first parachute landing on his 17th birthday. He’s 54 now and has logged 6,500 jumps. None will be more meaningful than those he’s scheduled to make this June

Published May 23, 2019

Clinton Township man arrested for scratching cars in library parking lot

CLINTON TOWNSHIP — An arrest has been made after a man allegedly scratched numerous cars in the parking lot of the Clinton-Macomb Public Library Main Branch, 40900 Romeo Plank Road.

Published May 22, 2019

Veterans groups embrace service, challenges of survival

METRO DETROIT — In 1966, Tim Litz returned from Vietnam a Marine, ready to get on with life. It wasn’t long before he found the Veterans of Foreign Wars.

Published May 22, 2019

The Friday 5 — May 24-27

Your guide to this weekend's events

Published May 21, 2019

Too much sitting spells joint, back and health damage

METRO DETROIT — Henry Ford physical therapist Jim Tavrazich said it’s time to take a stand against too much sitting. “It is a problem,” said Tavrazich, the supervisor for Henry Ford Medical Center Rehabilitation Services in Southfield, and Henry Ford Medical Center Rehabilitation Services and Athletic Medicine in Novi.