Grosse Pointe Times

Published July 28, 2020

Educator wins award for teaching students to run a business

GROSSE POINTE PARK — For the past three years, Susan Howey and her fourth-grade students at Trombly Elementary School have owned and operated the successful business Fan Faces.

Published July 28, 2020

Grosse Pointe Park council agrees to eliminate PEG fees

GROSSE POINTE PARK — Cable subscribers in Grosse Pointe Park will be seeing their bills reduced, albeit not by much.

Published July 28, 2020

Grosse Pointe Park bars and restaurants will be able to serve alcohol to go in social districts

GROSSE POINTE PARK — Patrons of many Grosse Pointe Park bars and restaurants will soon be able to get their alcohol to go.

Published July 28, 2020

Candidates file to run for school board

GROSSE POINTES — Several local residents filed by the July 21 deadline to run for a seat on the Grosse Pointe Public School System Board of Education. The general election is Nov. 3 and will include several races, including for U.S. president. School board elections are not on the Aug. 4 primary election ballot.

Published July 28, 2020

Animal adoptions face new hurdles during pandemic

HARPER WOODS/GROSSE POINTES — For the Grosse Pointe Animal Adoption Society, 2020 should have been a banner year.

Published July 28, 2020

Grosse Pointe Farms may be seeking road millage

GROSSE POINTE FARMS — After years of maintaining city streets using general fund revenue, Grosse Pointe Farms may ask voters for additional money to keep local roads from crumbling.

Published July 24, 2020

Experts warn seniors to be wary of scammers

METRO DETROIT — Senior citizens are a favorite target for many scammers, and they have plenty to watch out for both from criminals and from unscrupulous businesses who seek to take advantage of them.

Published July 23, 2020

The Helm resuming classes with extra health measures in place

GROSSE POINTE FARMS — The Helm at the Boll Life Center is welcoming back senior citizens from the Grosse Pointes and Harper Woods to take part in programs after suspending operations at its Grosse Pointe Farms center due to the COVID-19 quarantine.

Published July 23, 2020

Experts brace for problems as eviction and foreclosure moratorium ends

METRO DETROIT — On April 1, Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer issued a moratorium on evictions and foreclosures due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The order was to last until June when it was extended to last until July 15.

Published July 22, 2020

Lights, a door and a good connection are key to working from home

METRO DETROIT — Across the United States, about 5 million employees work from home at least half of the time, according to the U.S. Census American Community Survey. That number has likely been pushed higher now — at least temporarily, but in some cases permanently — by a shift in the way companies do business in the COVID-19 pandemic.

Buses drop off students for the first day of class at Southfield High School for the Arts and Technology during a past school year.

Published July 21, 2020

Pediatrician group, district, governor talk about school plans

METRO DETROIT — One group of professionals is hoping students will head back to school in the fall, despite the COVID-19 outbreak.

Published July 21, 2020

Grosse Pointe City extends recycling contract with GFL

GROSSE POINTE CITY — Officials in the Grosse Pointes had been hoping to present city leaders with bids from multiple recycling contractors this year, but with COVID-19 derailing those plans, they’re instead extending their recycling contract with current recycling provider GFL (Green For Life) Environmental.

Published July 21, 2020

GPCRDA budget reflects higher waste disposal costs

GROSSE POINTES/HARPER WOODS — A small surplus from the 2019-20 fiscal year is being applied toward the Grosse Pointes-Clinton Refuse Disposal Authority pension contribution for the 2020-21 fiscal year.

Published July 21, 2020

Grosse Pointe Woods council approves several vehicle, equipment purchases

GROSSE POINTE WOODS — The Department of Public Safety and the Department of Public Works will both receive several new equipment pieces and vehicles to replace outdated apparatus.

Published July 21, 2020

Grosse Pointe City waives second quarter parking fees

GROSSE POINTE CITY — Grosse Pointe City officials are taking a number of steps to help businesses in the community during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Published July 21, 2020

Grosse Pointe Woods prepares for Aug. 4 primary election

GROSSE POINTE WOODS — The Grosse Pointe Woods City Clerk’s office is preparing for the upcoming Aug. 4 primary election.

Published July 21, 2020

War Memorial project slated for final site plan vote in August

GROSSE POINTE FARMS — Revised plans for renovations and an addition at The War Memorial in Grosse Pointe Farms have gotten an informal thumbs-up from a number of city officials and residents.

Published July 21, 2020

Trombly to have early childhood program, Head Start this fall

GROSSE POINTES — At the June 29 Grosse Pointe Public School System Board of Education meeting, the school board voted 7-0 to open an early childhood center at the former Trombly Elementary School in Grosse Pointe Park.

Published July 21, 2020

Shores public safety cracking down on rowdy boaters

GROSSE POINTE SHORES — Boaters who moor their watercraft near lakefront homeowners and blast music, trespass on private property, or cause other disturbances could find themselves facing a judge in Grosse Pointe Shores Municipal Court.

Published July 21, 2020

Neff Park pool reopens after staffers test negative for COVID-19

GROSSE POINTE CITY — The Neff Park pool in Grosse Pointe City reopened July 17 after being closed for about a week because a lifeguard self-reported a positive COVID-19 test on July 9.