Fraser - Clinton Township Chronicle

Published November 23, 2018

Parkway Plaza sold via auction for more than $2 million

CLINTON TOWNSHIP — Often deemed an eyesore, Parkway Plaza may soon be receiving a physical facelift.

Published November 21, 2018

The Friday 5 — Nov. 23-25

Your guide to this weekend's events

Published November 19, 2018

Holiday shows set the stage for merry moments

METRO DETROIT — If your holidays are more hectic or ho-hum than happy, there’s nothing like toe-tapping seasonal tunes and timeless tales to get you in the spirit, so grab your coat and head out to one of the many festive productions brightening local stages this year.

Published November 19, 2018

Get away from winter — but take steps to protect your home

METRO DETROIT — Whether traveling for Thanksgiving or Christmas, or getting away for the entire winter season, there is plenty that can be done to protect a home from intruders and Old Man Winter.

Published November 16, 2018

Police at ‘dead end’ in Clinton Township abduction attempt

CLINTON TOWNSHIP — The investigation of an alleged abduction attempt has stalled, Clinton Township police say, and there are no “hot leads.”

Funhouse vocalist Pam Polonis performs at the Rock-4-Tots event Dec. 3 at Rayz Sports Bar in Clinton Township. The event raises money for Clinton Township Goodfellows’ “No Child Without a Christmas.”

Published November 16, 2018

Annual Rock 4 Tots event to expand to bigger venue in 2018

CLINTON TOWNSHIP — The 11th year of the Rock 4 Tots fundraiser finds the event moving to a new location.

Published November 15, 2018

Macomb County commissioners pass 2019 budget

MOUNT CLEMENS — On Nov. 8, the Macomb County Board of Commissioners approved the balanced fiscal year 2019 budget of $769 million, $246.4 million of which is general fund dollars.

Published November 15, 2018

Meals on Wheels volunteers urgently needed

MACOMB COUNTY — Officials with Macomb Community Action’s Office of Senior Services say they are in urgent need of support for the upcoming Meals on Wheels initiative.

Published November 14, 2018

Behind the Wheel: Summer of Cruising contest winner has crafted his dream car

All summer long, C & G Newspapers asked classic car owners to submit photos of their vehicles for our Summer of Cruising online car show contest, and this year, the top vote-getter was Clinton Township resident Jerry Aiello and his 1957 Chevrolet hot rod.

Published November 14, 2018

The Friday 5 — Nov. 16-18

Your guide to this weekend's events

Published November 13, 2018

Stop carbon monoxide poisoning with alarms, checkups

METRO DETROIT — Colorless, odorless and tasteless, carbon monoxide is a toxic gas known as the “silent killer.”

Published November 13, 2018

How law enforcement is changing its tune to address addiction

METRO DETROIT — It was Sept. 23, 2013. He can tell you the exact day when he felt there was “no way out,” and he knew he needed to get serious about recovery from his addiction to heroin and alcohol. “I was in treatment five different times,” said David Clayton, of Macomb Township. “I had been using for 11 years before I got sober, from the time I was 17 to 28, starting with prescription pills and marijuana and drinking, then heroin at 23.”

Published November 12, 2018

Partnership between food pantry, county resource changes lives

CLINTON TOWNSHIP — People in need have visited St. Paul of Tarsus for 35 years.

Clinton Township residents vote Nov. 6 at Clintondale High School. All three statewide proposals passed, as did one for Chippewa Valley Schools.

Published November 12, 2018

Chippewa Valley Schools bond proposal passes

CLINTON TOWNSHIP/MACOMB TOWNSHIP — Simply put, Chippewa Valley Schools Superintendent Ron Roberts said, the approval of the bond proposal is great for the district and its students.

Published November 12, 2018

Donation of lifesaving device continues to draw accolades

CLINTON TOWNSHIP — It’s been more than three months since Clinton Township resident Carol Barker stood in front of the Clinton Township Board of Trustees and surprised them all with an envelope containing a $16,000 check.

Dr. Steven Harrington, medical director of cardiothoracic surgery at Henry Ford Macomb Hospital in Clinton Township, talks about the new hybrid operating room Oct. 17.

Published November 12, 2018

Macomb County’s first hybrid operating room opens at local hospital

CLINTON TOWNSHIP — Dr. Steven Harrington, regional medical director of cardiothoracic surgery at Henry Ford Hospitals, said Oct. 17 that “everything about surgery is about being able to see what you’re doing.”

Published November 12, 2018

Aquino, Sobah re-elected to Chippewa Valley Schools Board of Education

CLINTON TOWNSHIP/MACOMB TOWNSHIP — After all the votes were tallied, incumbents Denise Aquino and George Sobah were re-elected to the Chippewa Valley Schools Board of Education.

Published November 9, 2018

Redistricting proposal passes

LANSING — More than 60 percent of voters across the state were in favor of creating a new commission of registered voters to draw district boundary lines across Michigan.

Published November 9, 2018

Whitmer elected as Michigan’s next governor

LANSING — After months of campaigning and meeting with constituents, Democrat Gretchen Whitmer was voted in as Michigan’s next governor during the Nov. 6 election, beating out five other candidates, including Republican Bill Schuette.

Published November 9, 2018

I-696 lane and ramp closures to reopen by end of year

MACOMB COUNTY — The Michigan Department of Transportation said that despite cold and wet weather, the ongoing Interstate 696 project will have all lanes and ramps open by the end of December.