MOUNT CLEMENS — Tucked between the homes and shops of bustling Gratiot Avenue is a lot at what would be 17 Gratiot, just off the road’s northbound stretch. Grass and statues and little else stand there now, but it will not be long until the land becomes the Macomb Cultural and Economic Partnership’s pollinator park.

MOUNT CLEMENS — The wait is over. Around four months after its prior director left, the Anton Art Center announced on April 5 that Matt Matthews was selected to serve as the new executive director.

MOUNT CLEMENS — Mount Clemens city commissioners approved the sale of a city-owned parcel on April 15 to help with the construction of a new apartment complex.

CLINTON TOWNSHIP — At the Clinton Township Board of Trustees meeting on April 15, some residents made it known that they wanted to keep the wood chipping service the township provided.

HARRISON TOWNSHIP — At one time they were the knights of the skies, and soon they will be teachers from the ground.The Selfridge Military Air Museum, at Selfridge Air National Guard base, is restoring two historic planes: a Vought F4U Corsair, and a Curtiss JN-4 Jenny.

HARRISON TOWNSHIP — It was a quiet and quick meeting of the Harrison Township Board of Trustees on April 8, with last-minute agenda changes and a few procedural votes.

CLINTON TOWNSHIP — Need something fresh for Mother’s Day? The Knights of Columbus farmers market might have you covered. The new farmers market will operate on the second Saturday of each month from May until September, running from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. 

MOUNT CLEMENS — Savvy seniors and other riders can rest easy about the Mount Clemens dial-a-ride program. The city commission approved a bus leasing agreement with SMART at the commission’s meeting on April Fool’s Day.

CLINTON TOWNSHIP — Nixle, the emergency alert system the township uses to alert residents who sign up, was not engaged following the explosive fire at the Goo Smoke Shop on March 4.

CLINTON TOWNSHIP — Don’t throw out those eclipse glasses just yet. They might still have a purpose.

CLINTON TOWNSHIP — Things got heated at a Clinton Township Board of Trustees special meeting at noon on April 8, the day of the eclipse, culminating in supervisor Bob Cannon breaking his gavel.

MOUNT CLEMENS — Savvy seniors and other riders can rest easy about the Mount Clemens dial-a-ride program. The city commission approved a bus leasing agreement with SMART at the commission’s meeting on April Fool’s Day.

CLINTON TOWNSHIP — Students will have their voices heard on the Clintondale Community Schools Board of Education for the first time since 2020. Sophomore Kurt Violet and junior Abriana Guzman were appointed to the board at its March 18 meeting.

CLINTON TOWNSHIP — Wilbur Jones is taking years of experience in the military, education and sports back to the community where he grew up. He’s hoping to bring people together.

HARRISON TOWNSHIP — The Harrison Township Fire Department walked away from the March 25 Board of Trustees meeting with new gear and three promotions.

HARRISON TOWNSHIP — A proposed condominium development remains in limbo after the Harrison Township Planning Commission voted on March 21 to table its decision to a later meeting.

MOUNT CLEMENS — If at first you don’t succeed, try again. And again. And again. On March 18, the Mount Clemens City Commission gave the city approval for the 16th time to apply for a state grant to replace the Crocker Boulevard bridge.

MOUNT CLEMENS — On March 13, Fraser resident Hunter Locke-Hughes was ordered to serve 90 months to 30 years in prison on first-degree child abuse and involuntary manslaughter charges in the drowning death of Terry Adams, a 6-year-old special needs child.

MACOMB COUNTY — Two Macomb County leaders have been recognized by the federal government for their community policing efforts.

MOUNT CLEMENS — Much can change in the span of a year. About half a year into the Cairns Community Center’s reopening and acquisition by the city of Mount Clemens, city officials agreed to extend the operating partnership with TCB Youth Mentoring and Advancing Macomb’s “Breaking Barriers to Play” program.