NOVI — While having a new coach and a new mindset heading into this season, Novi softball has the same goal as it looks to claim back-to-back district titles.

NOVI — A nurse who was kidnapped as she left her job at the Detroit Medical Center May 13 was found dead inside the trunk of her car in Novi at approximately 9 p.m. May 14.

WIXOM — According to police, a motorist having a medical issue was the cause of a seven-vehicle crash at the intersection of Grand River Avenue and Wixom Road on the border of Novi and Wixom May 21.

NOVI — Ben Mainka, who has been at the helm of the Novi Community School District as superintendent for just under a year, is striving to bring a new tradition to the Novi community with what he hopes will become an annual State of the District address.

OAKLAND COUNTY — Clawson and Pleasant Ridge are two of the cities involved in this year’s Detroit Institute of Arts’ Inside|Out program.

NOVI — People from all over the country converged upon the Suburban Collection Showplace on Friday, many in costume, for the opportunity to be themselves and enjoy the company of like-minded folks at the annual Motor City Comic Con. 

News & Notes from the 5/11/23 Novi Note

NOVI — Novi boys swim and dive not only improved from its 10th place finish at the 2022 Michigan High School Athletic Association Division 1 State Finals, it also took a giant step forward for the program’s future.

NOVI — Novi police officers, firefighters and some civilians were honored for their bravery and commitment to the Novi community during the annual Novi Police and Fire Awards Ceremony, held May 4 at the Novi Civic Center.

ROYAL OAK — Just a few weeks away from Oakland County Football Club’s opener against Midwest United on May 13, the club has made multiple roster moves as OCFC fans continue to anticipate whether or not certain fan favorites will be back for the 2023 season.

Novi boys swim and dive not only improved from its 10th place finish at the 2022 Michigan High School Athletic Association Division 1 State Finals, it also took a giant step forward for the program’s future.

NOVI — The Novi Community School District was represented by four teams at the robotics world  competition this month. The teams included two middle school teams and two high school teams — Frog Force and the new and less-well-known Automated Amphibians.

NOVI — Over 250 people attended the Novi Educational Foundation’s annual Green Gala Fundraiser April 15 at Suburban Collection Showplace. The event, which was presented by Feldman Automotive, netted just over $56,000 for the foundation.

NOVI — Local children’s author and illustrator Caroline Kerfoot, of West Bloomfield, spoke to students at Orchard Hills Elementary School in Novi March 25 about her book, “Hi, I’m Fox!”

News & Notes for the 4/27/23 Novi Note

DETROIT — A leader of a national drug ring and money laundering scheme will serve a long term in prison after the Universal Product Code on a Sony PlayStation box led federal agents to make a bust in Novi.

NOVI — The Oakland Schools STEMi Truck made an appearance at Novi Meadows Elementary School April 3-6 to introduce fifth grade students to the many things they can do with science, technology, engineering and math skills.

NOVI — With 16 state titles, countless individual state champions, and 28 straight Catholic High School League titles to its historic collection, Detroit Catholic Central High School’s wrestling program is in a league of its own when it comes to legacy.

OAKLAND COUNTY — For as valued as higher education is in the United States, the rising cost to attend college has been widely criticized.

NOVI — Spring has officially sprung as Michigan’s unofficial orange state “flowers” — construction barrels — are in full bloom.