Macomb Township Chronicle

About 90 percent of members in the Macomb County Chamber of Commerce are small businesses. One such member is Ray Wiegand’s Nursery on Romeo Plank Road in Macomb Township. Event Coordinator Wendy Wiegand said the store is based on family core values.

Published November 16, 2018

Small businesses in Macomb Township are large part of community

MACOMB TOWNSHIP — According to the Macomb County Department of Planning and Economic Development, 95 percent of the businesses in the county are defined as a “small business” — one that employs fewer than 50 people.

Published November 16, 2018

Lutheran Heritage Foundation celebrates 25 years

MACOMB TOWNSHIP — What goes on inside the Lutheran Heritage Foundation world headquarters, located on Romeo Plank Road north of 23 Mile Road in Macomb Township, has influenced hundreds of thousands of lives all around the world.

The 14th annual Holiday Tree Lighting & After Glow, hosted by the Macomb Township Parks and Recreation Department, is Nov. 27 on the steps of Town Hall, located at 54111 Broughton Road.

Published November 16, 2018

Macomb Township tree lighting kicks off holiday season Nov. 27

MACOMB TOWNSHIP — Less than a month before Santa Claus travels the world delivering presents, Macomb Township residents can catch an early glimpse of Saint Nick.

Published November 15, 2018

Macomb County commissioners pass 2019 budget

MOUNT CLEMENS — On Nov. 8, the Macomb County Board of Commissioners approved the balanced fiscal year 2019 budget of $769 million, $246.4 million of which is general fund dollars.

Published November 15, 2018

Meals on Wheels volunteers urgently needed

MACOMB COUNTY — Officials with Macomb Community Action’s Office of Senior Services say they are in urgent need of support for the upcoming Meals on Wheels initiative.

Published November 15, 2018

Board determines that communication from Bucci is a resignation letter

MACOMB TOWNSHIP — Dino Bucci is no longer on the Macomb Township Board of Trustees.

Published November 14, 2018

Behind the Wheel: Summer of Cruising contest winner has crafted his dream car

All summer long, C & G Newspapers asked classic car owners to submit photos of their vehicles for our Summer of Cruising online car show contest, and this year, the top vote-getter was Clinton Township resident Jerry Aiello and his 1957 Chevrolet hot rod.

Published November 14, 2018

The Friday 5 — Nov. 16-18

Your guide to this weekend's events

Published November 13, 2018

Stop carbon monoxide poisoning with alarms, checkups

METRO DETROIT — Colorless, odorless and tasteless, carbon monoxide is a toxic gas known as the “silent killer.”

Published November 13, 2018

How law enforcement is changing its tune to address addiction

METRO DETROIT — It was Sept. 23, 2013. He can tell you the exact day when he felt there was “no way out,” and he knew he needed to get serious about recovery from his addiction to heroin and alcohol. “I was in treatment five different times,” said David Clayton, of Macomb Township. “I had been using for 11 years before I got sober, from the time I was 17 to 28, starting with prescription pills and marijuana and drinking, then heroin at 23.”

A record number of voters participated in the Nov. 6 midterms. Pictured is a sign for the voting precincts outside Cheyenne Elementary School.

Published November 12, 2018

Record number of voters participate in midterm election

MACOMB TOWNSHIP — Clerk Kristi Pozzi said Macomb Township experienced record voter turnout for a midterm election Nov. 6.

Clinton Township residents vote Nov. 6 at Clintondale High School. All three statewide proposals passed, as did one for Chippewa Valley Schools.

Published November 12, 2018

Chippewa Valley Schools bond proposal passes

CLINTON TOWNSHIP/MACOMB TOWNSHIP — Simply put, Chippewa Valley Schools Superintendent Ron Roberts said, the approval of the bond proposal is great for the district and its students.

Published November 12, 2018

Aquino, Sobah re-elected to Chippewa Valley Schools Board of Education

CLINTON TOWNSHIP/MACOMB TOWNSHIP — After all the votes were tallied, incumbents Denise Aquino and George Sobah were re-elected to the Chippewa Valley Schools Board of Education.

Published November 9, 2018

Redistricting proposal passes

LANSING — More than 60 percent of voters across the state were in favor of creating a new commission of registered voters to draw district boundary lines across Michigan.

Published November 9, 2018

Whitmer elected as Michigan’s next governor

LANSING — After months of campaigning and meeting with constituents, Democrat Gretchen Whitmer was voted in as Michigan’s next governor during the Nov. 6 election, beating out five other candidates, including Republican Bill Schuette.

Published November 9, 2018

I-696 lane and ramp closures to reopen by end of year

MACOMB COUNTY — The Michigan Department of Transportation said that despite cold and wet weather, the ongoing Interstate 696 project will have all lanes and ramps open by the end of December.

Published November 9, 2018

Local incumbents retain county, state seats

MACOMB COUNTY — Incumbents in many local races won reelection Nov. 6. Unofficial results show state Rep. Steve Marino, R-Harrison Township, taking 55 percent of the vote, defeating Democrat opponent Laura Winn, who received 44 percent of the vote, to win the state House of Representatives seat for District 24.

Published November 9, 2018

Macomb County welcomes newest citizens

MOUNT CLEMENS — On Nov. 2, 24 people representing 16 countries officially made Michigan, and Macomb County, their home. During an informal ceremony at the Macomb County Administration building in downtown Mount Clemens, the newest citizens finalized the naturalization process to become U.S. citizens by declaring their Oath of Allegiance to the country.

Published November 8, 2018

Michigan voters legalize recreational marijuana

The voters have spoken, and with all 83 Michigan counties reporting, unofficial election results indicated overwhelming support for Proposal 1, the legalization of recreational marijuana statewide.