Macomb Township Chronicle

Published September 8, 2020

Chevy Bel Air is a dream cruiser come true

METRO DETROIT — In the early 1960s, Gretchen Peterson enjoyed cruising Woodward Avenue with all the other hot-rodders and car buffs.

Researchers from Beaumont Hospital Royal Oak, shown here, are participating in the study.

Published September 8, 2020

Beaumont researchers join NCI to study relationship between cancer, COVID-19

METRO DETROIT — In the age of COVID-19, a global virus that is known to more adversely affect those who are immunocompromised or who have other comorbidities, researchers are looking at how the virus impacts those also living with and being treated for cancer.

A boom across the Gloede Drain in Macomb Township captured fuel plus milky substances that were washed into storm sewers with rain the morning of Sept. 8.

Published September 8, 2020

Fuel spill reported in Macomb Township

MACOMB TOWNSHIP — The Macomb County Public Works Office credits a call from a local resident and its quick response to prompt containment of a Macomb Township fuel spill.

Published September 8, 2020

Gyms, pools can open, sports resume

MACOMB COUNTY — Macomb County Executive Mark Hackel is hoping a new state order will allow community citizens, businesses and other departments and organizations to operate in a proactive manner moving forward.

Published September 4, 2020

Residents sign letter urging for ice arenas to reopen

MACOMB TOWNSHIP — Ice arenas remain closed in Michigan, as has been the case for nearly six months.

Published September 4, 2020

Land use approved for condominiums

MACOMB TOWNSHIP — A condominium site is yet to be developed, but a special land use recently had to be granted for the plan to progress.

Published September 4, 2020

Ethics board not yet created

MACOMB TOWNSHIP — Nearly three years after an idea was proposed to have an internal ethics policy that would govern elected officials, no ethics board has been established in Macomb Township.

Published September 4, 2020

Local man amazed with growth of sunflowers

MACOMB TOWNSHIP — They’re still growing. Almost four months after Norm Malinowski, of Macomb Township, planted sunflower seeds, a couple sunflowers have reached over 12 feet tall.

Published September 4, 2020

Moratorium placed on marijuana permits

MACOMB TOWNSHIP — Macomb Township has established a moratorium on future planning for facilities in regard to cultivating marijuana.

Published September 3, 2020

Macomb anti-drug overdose group distributes free naloxone

MACOMB COUTY — Outside a Sterling Heights church, a lifesaving treatment was recently offered for people at risk of experiencing an opioid overdose.

Published September 2, 2020

Macomb County Legislative Delegation holds town hall

MACOMB COUNTY — It’s held once a year and gives those in public office a chance to highlight what they’ve been working on. At the Aug. 24 Macomb County Board of Commissioners meeting, a virtual Macomb County Legislative Delegation town hall took place.

Published September 2, 2020

A look at where Macomb County stands in coronavirus efforts

MACOMB COUNTY — It was nearly six months ago when Macomb County announced its first presumptive positive case of COVID-19.

A staffer from contractor HESCO collects a sewage sample in Clinton Township.

Published August 28, 2020

Macomb County using sewage surveillance to trace COVID-19 spread

MACOMB COUNTY — The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, in collaboration with the federal government, are utilizing a new public health tool to better understand and grapple with COVID-19.

Published August 25, 2020

Parks see increase in visitors, wrestle to keep people safe during COVID-19

METRO DETROIT — Whether to seek refuge from quarantine, joblessness or the inability to travel, Michiganders have flocked to parks to keep themselves healthy, both physically and mentally.

Published August 25, 2020

Taking aim at teen driver safety

METRO DETROIT — The 100 days that fill the gap between Memorial Day and Labor Day may be known as some of the most fun for teens, who spend their summer breaks travelling from one destination to the next, but for public safety experts, those 100 days signify something much different.

Published August 25, 2020

Behind the Wheel: Ford models are a family affair

WARREN — "She’s got her elbow on my car,” Warren resident Bob Gaines teased when his daughter, Dawn Gaines, momentarily leaned on her dad’s 1968 Ford Galaxie 500.

Published August 25, 2020

Conservationist says restoring nature starts at home

METRO DETROIT — Addressing global damage to nature seems overwhelming, but author and researcher Doug Tallamy says that even small changes in your yard can make a difference.

The Chippewa Valley Schools Board of Education decided to begin the school year with remote learning, but plans to transition to face-to-face learning when possible.

Published August 24, 2020

Chippewa Valley opts for remote learning to begin school year

CLINTON TOWNSHIP/MACOMB TOWNSHIP — On Aug. 10, the Chippewa Valley Schools Board of Education met to decide on its return to school plan. It approved the COVID-19 Chippewa Valley Schools preparedness and response plan, and also elected to start the school year with remote learning, but plans to transition to face-to-face learning.