Macomb Township Chronicle

A motion by Macomb County Prosecutor Eric Smith, seen here in April, was recently dismissed by the Michigan Court of Appeals.

Published October 1, 2019

Court dismisses prosecutor’s appeal in Macomb County

MACOMB TOWNSHIP — A Macomb Township attorney believes a tenuous appellate dispute is finally over.

A fatberg discovered in 2018 in a Macomb County sewer interceptor is being used as a teaching tool by Wayne State University researchers.

Published October 1, 2019

Researchers progressing in fatberg study

MACOMB COUNTY — A fatberg discovered in a Macomb County sewer had led to a more introspective look on the subject, courtesy of a pair of Wayne State University researchers.

Published September 27, 2019

Macomb County Delegation gathers to discuss initiatives

MOUNT CLEMENS — Elected officials were tasked with discussing a couple of initiatives they’re involved in at a recent town hall meeting.

Published September 27, 2019

Student charged for making bomb threats

MACOMB COUNTY — After a flurry of activity related to school threats, a suspect has been charged.

Published September 25, 2019

The Friday 5 — Sept. 27-29

Your guide to this weekend's events

Published September 25, 2019

Libraries want businesses to hook up cardholders with discounts

TROY/MACOMB COUNTY — Libraries want to give their patrons discounts at local businesses — and they are asking local businesses to help.

Published September 25, 2019

Ready or not, here comes ‘Read by Grade Three’

METRO DETROIT — The stakes for Michigan’s third grade students are high this school year as the retention portion of the state’s “Read by Grade Three” law takes effect in May 2020 after this year’s statewide assessments.

Published September 25, 2019

From obesity and food obsession to real health

METRO DETROIT — It was nearly seven years and 175 pounds ago when Jill Clark, of Troy, decided she’d had just about enough.

Published September 25, 2019

Setting the scene this Halloween

METRO DETROIT — Glen Williams humbly denies being an expert on the art of the “home haunt,” but the resident of Grosse Pointe Farms clearly knows a thing or two after years of transforming his Mack Avenue home into a Halloween wonderland.

The Macomb Township Fire Department open house Oct. 6 includes the chance to meet firefighters, live demonstrations, fire engine tours, station tours, children’s activities, and more.

Published September 24, 2019

Macomb Township Fire Department to hold open house

MACOMB TOWNSHIP — Fire Prevention Week is fast approaching, and with it comes open houses.

Published September 24, 2019

Chippewa Valley Schools coalition, district respond to vaping ban

MACOMB TOWNSHIP/CLINTON TOWNSHIP — A local coalition fully supports Michigan’s vaping ban.

Published September 24, 2019

Macomb Township Planning Commission recommends preliminary approval

MACOMB TOWNSHIP — With the steady growth of Macomb Township comes another plan for a condominium site.

Published September 24, 2019

Serial bank robber from Macomb Township jailed in Ohio, sentencing adjourned

MACOMB TOWNSHIP — Almost a year after sentencing was first scheduled, a serial bank robber from Macomb Township awaits to be sentenced in Macomb County.

Published September 24, 2019

11 counties at ‘high risk’ for deadly mosquito-borne virus

METRO DETROIT — Health officials are reminding people to protect themselves from mosquito bites this fall after seeing an increase in Eastern equine encephalitis, a rare and deadly virus spread by mosquitoes.

Published September 20, 2019

Behind the Wheel: Man restores 1970 ’Cuda that he bought as a teen

In the summer of 1970, just before his 15th birthday, Macomb Township resident Robert Sumpter spotted a brand-new, Army green 1970 Plymouth Barracuda in “Motor Trend” magazine, and it was love at first sight.

Published September 18, 2019

The Friday 5 — Sept. 20-22

Your guide to this weekend's events

Published September 18, 2019

All lanes of I-75 to close this weekend from I-696 to Square Lake Road

TROY — All lanes of north- and southbound Interstate 75 will close from 11 p.m. Sept. 20 to 5 a.m. Sept. 23 between Interstate 696 and the business loop of Square Lake Road.