Madison - Park News

Published March 23, 2021

Local woman receives kidney transplant 9 months later

TROY — A story shared on social media and a calling from a higher power are what led to a successful kidney transplant for Troy Athens High School graduate and Rochester Hills resident Leigh Leader, 31, who had been searching for a kidney donor.

Workers pull sewage samples recently in Clinton Township. Samples pulled from sites across Clinton Township show the COVID-19 infection rate is higher than numbers currently reported by state health officials.

Published March 23, 2021

Sewage testing indicates COVID numbers continue to climb

MACOMB COUNTY – The Macomb County Public Works Office reports that March’s increase in COVID-19 infections in Macomb County are higher than clinical numbers show and will likely increase further.

A vehicle fleeing from Royal Oak police crashed into a light pole at Woodward and South Washington avenues in the early morning hours of March 17. Police said the driver, 18-year-old Souhib Zokari, died at Beaumont Hospital as a result of his injuries.

Published March 22, 2021

High-speed police chase ends in fatal single-vehicle crash

ROYAL OAK/MADISON HEIGHTS — An 18-year-old is dead following a high-speed police chase that began in Madison Heights and ended with the fleeing driver striking a light pole at southbound Woodward and South Washington avenues in Royal Oak.

Published March 22, 2021

Clawson domestic shooting results in 2 dead, 1 injured

CLAWSON — According to police, a 15-year-old Clawson Public Schools student is dead after a domestic shooting at the hands of her stepfather, who is also dead by suicide, and a neighbor is recovering after suffering a gunshot wound to her leg.

Published March 22, 2021

Hazel Park City Council introduces human rights ordinance

HAZEL PARK — When April DeBoer and Jayne Rowse — Hazel Park residents at the time — challenged Michigan’s same-sex marriage ban in 2012, their goal was to marry so they could ensure their adopted children have the same rights under both parents.

Published March 20, 2021

West Bloomfield man with autism has artwork featured on shirts

WEST BLOOMFIELD — Feople around the world turn to art as a way to express their emotions. West Bloomfield resident Sam Morris is a local example of someone who has used his creativity as a cathartic outlet.

Ford Field in Detroit will be used as a mass vaccination center to administer vaccines for COVID-19.

Published March 19, 2021

Mass COVID-19 vaccination site installed at Ford Field

DETROIT — On March 12, Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer announced that an eight-week mass vaccination site with the capacity to administer 6,000 doses each day will open on Wednesday, March 24, at Ford Field in Detroit to serve Michigan residents.

Published March 19, 2021

Reports detail harassment, hate aimed at Asian Americans

METRO DETROIT — As COVID-19 spread across the country over the last year, so did an ugly wave of hate.

Published March 19, 2021

Suspects arrested in armed robbery of cellphone store

MADISON HEIGHTS — Two men are in custody and face criminal charges following an armed robbery at a cellphone store.

Published March 17, 2021

Local Realtors discuss current market conditions

METRO DETROIT — Local Realtor John Cotter recently described the current real estate market as a little crazy.

Published March 17, 2021

The Arc of Oakland County announces new leadership

OAKLAND COUNTY — The Arc of Oakland County, a Troy-based nonprofit that serves people with developmental disabilities and intellectual impairments, will soon see a change of leadership.

Published March 17, 2021

Madison Heights resumes funding contribution for HAVEN

MADISON HEIGHTS — The Madison Heights City Council has authorized the restoration of city funding for HAVEN, a local agency that works to help victims of domestic violence and abuse.

Published March 17, 2021

Senior leaguers get ready to play ball in Warren

METRO DETROIT — If you ask Bob O’Brien how long he’s played ball, he’s quick to tell you.

Published March 17, 2021

Fitness goes hybrid too

METRO DETROIT — As the COVID-19 pandemic rages on, gyms and fitness studios have had to get creative to sculpt their clients’ work-from-home physiques from a distance.

Nicolina Buccilli picked up Macomb Intermediate School District STEM consultant Mark Muzzin in a TG-7A motor glider, flying from Detroit City Airport to Romeo State Airport in October 2020.

Published March 15, 2021

IAM junior one of fewer than 700 teen female pilots in United States

CLINTON TOWNSHIP — Nicolina Buccilli, a 16-year-old International Academy of Macomb junior from New Baltimore, is part of a select group of people: she is one of 691 female pilots in the 16-19 age range in the country.

Published March 15, 2021

Mayor calls for formation of Crime Prevention Board

MADISON HEIGHTS — Last year, the city of Madison Heights combined two separate boards — the Multicultural Relations Committee and the Crime Commission — into one: The Human Rights and Equity Commission.

Published March 14, 2021

Plans announced for playscape at Madison Heights Public Library

MADISON HEIGHTS — Big changes are planned for the property around the Madison Heights Public Library, thanks to a new grant that the city has received from a national nonprofit.

A chart illustrates responses to a survey by the Michigan Women’s Commission from 642 participants about whom they would prefer to take care of their children during and post pandemic.

Published March 12, 2021

Michigan Women’s Commission releases pandemic child care survey results

METRO DETROIT — On Feb. 12, the Michigan Women’s Commission released results from a survey that sought to answer how parents were handling child care during the COVID-19 pandemic, who they prefer to provide care during and after the pandemic, and what would make them feel comfortable sending their kids outside the home.

Published March 11, 2021

New grads face altered landscape during COVID-19

OAKLAND COUNTY — As the COVID-19 pandemic rages on, the job market continues to suffer.

Published March 10, 2021

Troy, Oakland County commemorate one year since pandemic arrived

TROY/OAKLAND COUNTY — This time last year, many Michiganders across the state were hearing for the first time that the novel coronavirus had arrived in Michigan.