SHELBY TOWNSHIP — Voters in the Utica Community Schools district voted overwhelmingly in favor of the district’s school improvement bond proposal and the replacement operating millage proposal in the May 2 election.

News & Notes from the 5/3/23 Shelby-Utica News

SHELBY TOWNSHIP — The Friends of the Shelby Township Library will have its annual perennial exchange at the new Shelby Township Library from 8:30 to 10:30 a.m. May 13.

SHELBY TOWNSHIP — A longtime member of the Shelby Township Fine Art Society turned 100 years old April 29 and continues to make her favorite art.

SHELBY TOWNSHIP — Katerina Bocci, a Shelby Township woman whose wedding gowns have brought her national recognition and who earlier this year appeared on a reality television show on TLC, recently released her 2023 bridal collection.

SHELBY TOWNSHIP — Shelby Junior High School is well represented among the 101 teams from 27 states that have qualified for the 2023 American Rocketry Challenge National Finals.

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.

ROCHESTER HILLS/SHELBY TOWNSHIP — Construction in the Avon Road corridor continues to cause road closures on the border of Rochester Hills and Shelby Township as crews work to complete a series of infrastructure improvements by August.

News & Notes from the 4/26/23 Shelby-Utica News

SHELBY TOWNSHIP — The Shelby Gardeners Club will be hosting a presentation on butterflies called “Attract Butterflies to Your Garden and Beneficial Insects” at the Burgess-Shadbush Nature Center, 4101 River Bends Drive, at 1 p.m. May 11.

SHELBY TOWNSHIP — A dance studio in downtown Utica had two dancers win two national dance categories April 6-9 at the Argentine Tango USA Official Championship & Festival in San Jose, California.

SHELBY TOWNSHIP — Utica Community Schools honored an educator at Collins Elementary School in Sterling Heights as its Teacher of the Year April 14.

MACOMB COUNTY — A new method of drain repair was recently employed by the Macomb County Public Works Office, preventing further damage to a key sewer with minimal interference to locals.

News & Notes from the 4/19/23 Shelby-Utica News

UTICA — Utica’s police chief has retired after almost three decades of working for the Utica Police Department.

SHELBY TOWNSHIP — Registration is open for the 2023 Shelby Township Police Department Youth Law Enforcement Academy.

SHELBY TOWNSHIP/UTICA/STERLING HEIGHTS — All four Utica Community Schools high school stores have received Gold Level Certification for the 2022-23 school year from DECA.

UTICA — A program based on family, faith and winning shined once more this season when the Michigan Lutheran Basketball Association State Tournament took place at Concordia University March 4-5.

SHELBY TOWNSHIP — The Eisenhower Science Olympiad team on March 18 placed first overall at the regional tournament for the fourth year in a row.

SHELBY TOWNSHIP — The Macomb County Prosecutor’s Office authorized a petition April 13 to charge a 16-year-old student for allegedly making a threat at Eisenhower High School last month.