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Published March 27, 2021

Lawrence Tech to offer new scholarship to STEM majors

SOUTHFIELD — In the founding documents written for Lawrence Technological University, the words “every student deserves an education, and finances should never get in the way” are written.

Published March 27, 2021

Shelby police still seeking tips on fatal hit-and-run on Schoenherr Road

SHELBY TOWNSHIP — The Shelby Township Police Department is still asking for the public’s help in finding the suspect and vehicle that fatally struck a young woman at the intersection of 23 Mile and Schoenherr roads at approximately 10:20 p.m. Oct. 1.

Published March 26, 2021

Police warn residents not to leave valuables in vehicles

UTICA — The Utica Police Department is warning residents not to leave valuables in their vehicles for any amount of time unattended, especially after a resident’s handgun was taken from his vehicle March 7.

Published March 25, 2021

UCS student chosen to showcase art piece in Wayne State exhibition

UTICA/STERLING HEIGHTS/SHELBY TOWNSHIP — The James Pearson Duffy Department of Art and Art History is in the midst of its annual 2021 Tri-County High School Exhibition, and one student from Utica High School had her work accepted into this year’s show.

Published March 24, 2021

UCS board wants Monroe to be permanent superintendent

UTICA/STERLING HEIGHTS/SHELBY TOWNSHIP — The Utica Community Schools Board of Education unanimously voted March 8 to begin a permanent superintendent contract process with current interim Superintendent Robert Monroe, who has been serving as the interim superintendent for the district since August 2020.

Published March 24, 2021

Church food pantry to community: ‘We’re here to serve’

CLINTON TOWNSHIP — St. Paul of Tarsus wants the public to know its food pantry is open and well stocked.

Published March 24, 2021

Summer camp is back

METRO DETROIT — New friends, crafts, activities and a way to while away the summer are all traditional tenets of summer camp, but after a year that’s been anything but normal, will those traditions survive?

Published March 24, 2021

Spring forward in the garden

METRO DETROIT — For new and experienced gardeners, springtime is the perfect time to assess, observe, prepare and plan what the garden will look like and what it will need for the, hopefully, long and fruitful growing season ahead.

Published March 24, 2021

Utica City Council approves updated noise ordinance

UTICA — The Utica City Council approved an updated noise ordinance at its March 9 Zoom meeting. The noise ordinance is meant to preserve the peace and tranquility of neighborhoods, public places and streets within the community.

Published March 24, 2021

OU, Beaumont approve 20-year extension of medical school

ROCHESTER — Looking to the future, Oakland University and William Beaumont Hospital have agreed to extend their medical school affiliation agreement by 20 years.

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.

Published March 23, 2021

Macomb County board passes budget amendments

MACOMB COUNTY — Following a February funding presentation and Macomb County Prosecutor’s Office review, the first of several requests are now approved.

Published March 23, 2021

SEMCOG awards funding for walking and biking projects in Shelby Township

SHELBY TOWNSHIP — SEMCOG, the Southeast Michigan Council of Governments, has announced an award of $3.6 million in Transportation Alternatives Program, or TAP, funding for eight walking and biking projects throughout the region this year, including in Shelby Township.

Published March 22, 2021

Utica baseball among 50 games mentioned in authors’ new book

UTICA — Not many people can say they have seen 50 baseball games within 100 miles of their home in one summer. However, that is the case for authors Dale and Heidi Jacobs, of Windsor, Ontario, who did just that in the summer of 2018, when they even went to a game at Jimmy John’s Field in Utica.

Published March 22, 2021

Three men sentenced, fined $20,000 for illegally hunting, baiting waterfowl

MACOMB COUNTY — Three Harrison Township men were recently arraigned and sentenced after allegedly illegally hunting and baiting waterfowl.

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

Macomb County churches giving out more than 200 bicycles, 400 Easter baskets

EASTPOINTE — An Eastpointe church is taking the lead on providing more than 200 bicycles and 400 Easter baskets to Macomb County children in time for the holiday.