Grosse Pointe Times

Published October 27, 2020

GROSSE POINTES/HARPER WOODS — While many registered voters in Grosse Pointe Woods already have cast their votes through absentee ballots, others will head to the polls Nov. 3 to vote in person.

Published October 27, 2020

Ford House aiming at spring 2021 grand opening for new buildings

GROSSE POINTE SHORES — They may not have gotten completed as soon as originally expected, but officials with the Edsel and Eleanor Ford House in Grosse Pointe Shores said a new visitor center and administration building will be worth the wait.

Published October 27, 2020

Robert E. Novitke Municipal Center now open

GROSSE POINTE WOODS — Nearly two years ago, the Grosse Pointe Woods City Council voted to name the City Hall municipal complex the Robert E. Novitke Municipal Center.

Published October 27, 2020

Poloni to return to Grosse Pointe Shores as city manager

GROSSE POINTE SHORES — Who says you can’t go home again? Nine years after retiring as Grosse Pointe Shores’ public safety director, Stephen Poloni is returning to the Shores in a different role — as city manager.

Published October 22, 2020

Operation Blue Santa to make Christmas bright for local children

METRO DETROIT — Because police officers are often the first to see the impoverished situations some children live in, officers who worked with the late Collin Rose are trying to bring cheer, charity and kindness to less fortunate children this holiday season.

Published October 21, 2020

Family transforms Pontiac GTO into a winner

ROCHESTER HILLS — In 2003, Rochester Hills resident Mary Jane Pasko entered a contest at the local Farmer Jack grocery store.

Published October 20, 2020

State launches new weekly data on COVID-19 school outbreaks

METRO DETROIT — As students begin to transition to in-person learning, Michigan families can now see if there are COVID-19 outbreaks within their schools, colleges and universities.

Published October 20, 2020

Don’t let isolation lead to stagnation

METRO DETROIT — Many of us, fortunately, have been able to avoid contracting the dangerous COVID-19 virus.

Published October 20, 2020

Summer to fall transition is ideal time for closet makeover

METRO DETROIT — The leaves are turning colors and falling, pools are closed for the season, and we are still in a global pandemic.

Published October 20, 2020

Social media serves as saving grace for seniors in COVID era

METRO DETROIT — The list of essential items needed to get through the COVID-19 pandemic goes well beyond personal protection equipment.

Published October 20, 2020

Grosse Pointe City Council addresses unused vacation time during pandemic

GROSSE POINTE CITY — The COVID-19 pandemic has upended virtually every aspect of life — including vacation time.

Published October 20, 2020

Dogged doctors diagnose, successfully treat Farms man with rare condition

GROSSE POINTE FARMS — Gary Corbin, of Grosse Pointe Farms, is either one of the luckiest men in the world, or one of the unluckiest.

Published October 20, 2020

Grosse Pointe Shores officers rescue driver from Lake St. Clair

GROSSE POINTE FARMS — An apparently suicidal woman was rescued from Lake St. Clair thanks to the quick thinking and response of a pair of veteran Grosse Pointe Shores public safety officers.

Published October 20, 2020

Grosse Pointe Shores finance officer closes the books on long career

GROSSE POINTE SHORES — As Grosse Pointe Shores’ finance officer and treasurer, Rhonda Ricketts handled everything from budgets and audits to payroll. But while she was hired for her financial skill set, she was also liked and admired by many for doing more than what her job description entailed.

Published October 20, 2020

Presentation focuses on students’ return to school

GROSSE POINTES — After being out of their classrooms since last March, a number of Grosse Pointe Public School System students returned to school Oct. 12.

Published October 20, 2020

Grosse Pointe City to be featured in upcoming Steven Soderbergh film

GROSSE POINTE CITY — Hollywood came to Grosse Pointe City last week.

Published October 20, 2020

School board votes to censure trustee

GROSSE POINTES — Grosse Pointe Public School System Board Of Education President Margaret Weertz called it “a sad day in Grosse Pointe Public Schools.”

Wayne County voters will decide whether to renew a measure that will provide funding for county schools, such as Harper Woods High School.

Published October 16, 2020

Wayne County voters to decide renewal of regional enhancement millage

WAYNE COUNTY — The Wayne County Regional Educational Service Agency is getting the word out about the regional enhancement millage.

Published October 16, 2020

Men charged with using robocalls to intimidate voters

METRO DETROIT — Two men described as “political operatives” by Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel’s office have been charged with crimes related to voter intimidation.

Published October 16, 2020

Musicians band together for the Pope Francis Center

METRO DETROIT — Under a broken movie screen amid bright lights and piles of concrete off to the side, the Orbitsuns finish their 10th take of Bob Seger’s “Sunspot Baby.”