Macomb Township Chronicle

Macomb Township Fire Chief Robert Phillips and Macomb County Sheriff’s Office Capt. Steve Briney. The Joseph E. Koss Public Safety Building in Macomb Township opened in September.

Published September 8, 2021

Public safety building nears completion in Macomb Township

MACOMB TOWNSHIP — As of late-August, finishing touches were being applied to the 37,896-square-foot Joseph E. Koss Public Safety Building in Macomb Township.

Published September 8, 2021

Experts discuss dorm room glow-ups

METRO DETROIT — As colleges and universities welcome students back, those who opt to reside on campus are faced with the challenge of how to decorate often small and blank-walled dormitories.

Published September 8, 2021

It’s time for a screen time reset

METRO DETROIT — Screen time has been in the spotlight for years, and there are even apps that monitor and enforce limits on the amount of time users spend on a phone, tablet or other electronic device.

Drummer and “huge” Rolling Stones fan Brian Pastoria, of Warren, got an autograph from Rolling Stones drummer Charlie Watts after they both appeared in the book “Sticks ‘N’ Skins.” Watts died Aug. 24.

Published September 8, 2021

Local fans, musicians remember drummer Charlie Watts

METRO DETROIT — Rock ‘n’ roll fans around the world were saddened when Charlie Watts — one of music’s best-known drummers who, for decades, provided the backbeat for the Rolling Stones — died Aug. 24.

Michigan Chapter Walkers — like those pictured here — will return to the Detroit Zoo for the annual Alzheimer’s Association Detroit Walk to End Alzheimer’s this fall.

Published September 8, 2021

Walkers hope to make strides in battle against Alzheimer’s disease

ROYAL OAK — Alzheimer’s disease stole Colton Dale’s chance to get to know his grandfather, who developed it when Dale was very young. What sticks in Dale’s mind is the way his otherwise stoic father reacted to his own father’s deteriorating mental state.

Published September 4, 2021

Local community reflects on 20th anniversary of 9/11

MACOMB COUNTY — Nearly two decades have passed since the deadliest terrorist attack on American soil took place.

Man accused of murder leads police on chase through county

Published September 3, 2021

Man accused of murder leads police on chase through Macomb County

MACOMB COUNTY — A North Dakota man was taken into custody after a chase sped through Macomb County.

Published August 30, 2021

Michigan State Fair to return to in-person programming

NOVI — After a year of fully virtual programming, the Michigan State Fair, hosted at the Suburban Collection Showplace, will return to in-person festivities for the 2021 season.

Springfield Township Supervisor Laura Moreau shakes the hand of Sheldon Yellen, CEO of BELFOR.

Published August 27, 2021

Local first responders honored during Heroes Night at Jimmy John’s Field

MACOMB COUNTY — Belfor, a disaster restoration company, honored first responders during Heroes Night at the United Shore Professional Baseball game Aug. 5 at Jimmy John’s Field in Utica.

Published August 27, 2021

Chippewa Valley administrator set to retire

CLINTON TOWNSHIP/MACOMB TOWNSHIP — Walt Kozlowski’s plan is to wait and see what the future holds.

Published August 27, 2021

Pretrial verdict agreed to in contractor’s case

MACOMB TOWNSHIP — After over two years of being adjourned, sentencing for Christopher Sorrentino has been further delayed.

The Macomb Township Board of Trustees unanimously approved a project to widen Romeo Plank Road and work on an intersection a half-mile north of 21 Mile Road to 23 Mile Road.

Published August 27, 2021

Cost sharing approved for Romeo Plank widening

MACOMB TOWNSHIP — The project for a main stretch of road in Macomb Township has received further approval.

Chippewa Valley Schools Superintendent Ron Roberts believes, this year, the district needs to spend time reacclimating students to consistently being in school.

Published August 26, 2021

Superintendents offer views on upcoming school year

CLINTON TOWNSHIP/MACOMB TOWNSHIP — As the new school year approaches, C & G Newspapers caught up with a couple local superintendents to capture their vision for the year.

Plans for Macomb Township to receive over $1 million in federal funds to rebuild a bridge on 21 Mile Road, east of Tilch Road, are in limbo.

Published August 26, 2021

Federal funds in jeopardy for bridge project in Macomb Township

MACOMB TOWNSHIP — In his June State of the Township, Macomb Township Supervisor Frank Viviano announced that, through U.S. Rep. Lisa McClain’s office, the township would receive $1.2 million in federal funds.

From left, Olivia Iwasko, Cooper Carlin and Cecilia Carlin were among 20 Macomb Lutheran North students participating in the Aug. 7 Run Drugs Out of Town event, hosted by FAN.

Published August 26, 2021

Lutheran North student group participates in FAN event

FRASER/MACOMB TOWNSHIP — On Aug. 7, about 20 students from Macomb Lutheran North participated in FAN’s annual Run Drugs Out of Town event at Fraser High School.

Published August 25, 2021

Local brothers with alopecia host lemonade stand

MACOMB TOWNSHIP — The Clark family was back at it again, hosting a lemonade stand.

Published August 25, 2021

Get an inside look at the homes of interior designers

METRO DETROIT — If you’ve ever toured a designers’ show house or hired an interior designer, you’ve seen how interior designers can reimagine a space in a host of astonishingly inventive ways. But how do these designers decorate their own homes?

Published August 25, 2021

CMPL branch permanently closes

MACOMB TOWNSHIP — The time has come for materials at a local library to head to their new home and for the former branch to close.

Published August 25, 2021

Nursing and paramedic shortages reported in Michigan

METRO DETROIT — The labor shortages that have been occurring across the state have also affected two industries that have a direct impact on the health of residents.

Published August 24, 2021

Custom-made pickup truck is built to last

METRO DETROIT — What started out as “a big, old, ugly truck” was transformed into a shiny, custom-built vehicle when Michael Loudermilk flexed his mechanical skills.