Madison - Park News

Published June 23, 2020

Local business owners discuss challenges in reopening during COVID-19 pandemic

OAKLAND COUNTY — For more than two months, many businesses around Michigan have remained closed because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Published June 23, 2020

Local chiefs discuss what they’re doing amid nationwide calls for police reform

OAKLAND COUNTY — For the last month, the United States and other countries have seen protests for Black Lives Matter, George Floyd and anti-racism, and against racial injustice and police brutality.

Published June 19, 2020

Realtors respond to pandemic, establish extra precautions

METRO DETROIT — Buying or selling a home continues to change, adapt and look different in the middle of a worldwide pandemic.

Published June 19, 2020

Safety and socializing key to battle COVID-19 in nursing homes

METRO DETROIT — Quarantine has been tough on the youngest people in our families, as play dates and schoolwork have been dramatically changed to decelerate the spread of COVID-19.

Published June 19, 2020

Clinton River named state-designated water trail

METRO DETROIT — The Clinton River is the ninth Michigan waterway to become a state-designated water trail.

Published June 19, 2020

Council members reflect on Black Lives Matter movement

MADISON HEIGHTS/HAZEL PARK — The Black Lives Matter movement has taken the world by storm in the wake of George Floyd’s death, raising awareness for the hardships minorities suffer at the hands of police.

Published June 19, 2020

Fire chiefs review trends during pandemic

MADISON HEIGHTS/HAZEL PARK — Paramedics dedicate themselves to saving lives, but in times of pandemic, they must also take extra care to protect their own.

Published June 19, 2020

Hazel Park budgets cautiously amid pandemic

HAZEL PARK — While the budget unanimously adopted by the Hazel Park City Council late last month is essentially a mirror image of the previous year’s budget, it was approved with the caveat that aspects of it may need to be revisited in the future, as the full impact of the pandemic on the city’s finances becomes clear.

Published June 19, 2020

Madison Heights mayor resigns, takes oath for Hazel Park judgeship

MADISON HEIGHTS/HAZEL PARK — Brian Hartwell is no longer the mayor of Madison Heights, following his resignation in order to become the new judge of Hazel Park 43rd District Court.

Published June 19, 2020

Volunteers plant trees to restore canopy in Madison Heights

MADISON HEIGHTS — Over the years, the canopy of Madison Heights has been steadily whittled away as infrastructure projects took down trees. Recently, a group of volunteers assisted by the nonprofit ReLeaf Michigan planted new trees to bring back the greenery.

Published June 19, 2020

Five Hazel Park High graduates to enlist in military

HAZEL PARK — Officials in the Hazel Park Public Schools are celebrating the decision of five Hazel Park High School graduates with the class of 2020 to enlist in the military.

Published June 19, 2020

Police chiefs review law enforcement in BLM era

MADISON HEIGHTS/HAZEL PARK — In recent weeks, communities around the world have seen protests against police brutality and racial profiling. The horror of George Floyd’s death by Minneapolis Police brought renewed attention to the Black Lives Matter movement that seeks to correct injustices in a law enforcement system that disproportionately hurt people of color.

Published June 19, 2020

Officials discuss COVID’s impact on their lives

MADISON HEIGHTS/HAZEL PARK — While they’re more visible in the public eye, the men and women elected to the City Council are still people at the end of the day, and like everyone else, they too have been tested by the ongoing pandemic.

Published June 18, 2020

Officials: Waves, sunshine exacerbate alcohol’s effects on boaters

METRO DETROIT — Take a peek inside many pleasure boats heading out on the lake and you’ll begin to notice a similarity. Yes, they’ll all have life vests and happy boaters, but a majority will also include a cooler and snacks.

Superintendent of Oakland Schools Wanda Cook-Robinson tells residents that school will be open for in-person learning this fall at the L. Brooks Patterson Executive Office Building in Waterford June 11.

Published June 18, 2020

Oakland County nurses help to reopen schools after COVID-19 shutdown

OAKLAND COUNTY — Along with new backpacks, blue jeans and crayons, don’t forget to add face masks and hand sanitizer to your shopping list.

Published June 9, 2020

Churches to join together as ‘families,’ archdiocese says

METRO DETROIT — Over the next two years, all 218 parishes in the Archdiocese of Detroit will unite into Families of Parishes, according to Detroit Archbishop Allen Vigneron.

Published June 8, 2020

Local activists, officials speak out against racism

OAKLAND COUNTY — As we’ve seen across the country in massive protests, people are ready to turn up the volume against systemic racial injustice.

Published June 4, 2020

Outdoor pools, playgrounds reopen post-shutdown

OAKLAND COUNTY — It was a late and wonky start, but the COVID-19 pandemic has finally eased enough to allow for summer to begin.

Published June 4, 2020

Road projects unscathed during virus shutdown

METRO DETROIT — In a world turned upside-down by isolation and political unrest, there is one thing Michiganders can always count on: road construction.

Published June 4, 2020

Oakland County builds ‘reopen kits’ for small businesses

OAKLAND COUNTY — On the west side of South Telegraph Road in Bloomfield Township, two unmarked buildings — one dark brown, the other white — sat seemingly vacant even prior to the COVID-19 crisis.