Shelby - Utica News

Published September 3, 2021

Family makes up for a missed memorable birthday

SHELBY TOWNSHIP — Birthdays were a little different last year for everyone, whether they were held virtually or socially distanced. Now that regulations have loosened, birthdays are being held more like they were before the pandemic.

Published September 3, 2021

Mural begins to take shape on Utica Fire Department

UTICA — Another interesting work of art has made Utica its home this past month, adding more beauty to the town.

Published August 30, 2021

Michigan State Fair to return to in-person programming

NOVI — After a year of fully virtual programming, the Michigan State Fair, hosted at the Suburban Collection Showplace, will return to in-person festivities for the 2021 season.

Springfield Township Supervisor Laura Moreau shakes the hand of Sheldon Yellen, CEO of BELFOR.

Published August 27, 2021

Local first responders honored during Heroes Night at Jimmy John’s Field

MACOMB COUNTY — Belfor, a disaster restoration company, honored first responders during Heroes Night at the United Shore Professional Baseball game Aug. 5 at Jimmy John’s Field in Utica.

Published August 26, 2021

UCS counselor named Counselor of the Year

SHELBY TOWNSHIP/UTICA/STERLING HEIGHTS — A Utica Community Schools counselor has been named Counselor of the Year by the Michigan School Counselor Association for her leadership in giving resources and support to counselors so that they can meet their students’ mental health needs.

Published August 26, 2021

Shelby Community Foundation merges with larger foundation

SHELBY TOWNSHIP — In the mid-1990s, Shelby Township residents came together to create the Shelby Community Foundation to support people and organizations in the township and county.

Published August 25, 2021

Shelby Township teen creates magazine for Eagle Scout project

SHELBY TOWNSHIP — Grant Harrison, of Shelby Township, set a goal to achieve the rank of Eagle Scout while also raising awareness for autism.

Published August 25, 2021

Boy Scout builds shed for American Legion Post 351 for Eagle project

SHELBY TOWNSHIP — Becoming an Eagle Scout is a huge accomplishment for a Boy Scout. Rochester Hills resident Colin Kucera, 17, who is a member of Troop 90 in Utica, decided to take on this challenge by building a brand new shed at the American Legion Post 351 in Utica to earn the title.

Published August 25, 2021

Get an inside look at the homes of interior designers

METRO DETROIT — If you’ve ever toured a designers’ show house or hired an interior designer, you’ve seen how interior designers can reimagine a space in a host of astonishingly inventive ways. But how do these designers decorate their own homes?

Published August 25, 2021

Utica approves 14-foot-wide Cass Avenue connection between M-59 and Auburn Road

UTICA — The Utica City Council approved a road project during its Aug. 10 meeting that includes resurfacing of Cass Avenue at a width of 14 feet between M-59 and Auburn Road.

Published August 25, 2021

Nursing and paramedic shortages reported in Michigan

METRO DETROIT — The labor shortages that have been occurring across the state have also affected two industries that have a direct impact on the health of residents.

Published August 24, 2021

Behind the Wheel: Custom-made pickup truck is built to last

METRO DETROIT — What started out as “a big, old, ugly truck” was transformed into a shiny, custom-built vehicle when Michael Loudermilk flexed his mechanical skills.

Published August 24, 2021

Macomb Township man to be sentenced next month in hidden camera case

SHELBY TOWNSHIP — The Macomb Township man charged in 2020 with installing hidden video cameras and livestreaming customers inside rooms at Chili Pepper’s Tanning Salon in Shelby Township, Brian Maciborski, 40, has pleaded no contest to three charges of eavesdropping and will be sentenced on Sept. 15.

Published August 24, 2021

Elected officials, nonprofits call on utilities to do more to avoid outages

METRO DETROIT — Just as local utilities restored electricity to the last of the customers who lost power during the storms Aug. 11, a number of government and nonprofit groups publicly demanded the companies take responsibility — in some cases, monetarily — for multi-day outages.

Laura Wallace managed to make the dean’s list for the summer 2021 semester at Lawrence Technological University, all while working in a hospital ICU during a pandemic.

Published August 23, 2021

Student juggles school, hospital work during pandemic

METRO DETROIT — Laura Wallace’s message to fellow nursing students is that, when the going gets tough, like in a pandemic, keep going.

Published August 22, 2021

Michigan Supreme Court rules against revenue sharing suit

METRO DETROIT — On July 28, the Michigan Supreme Court ruled largely in favor of the state in a case that addressed Michigan’s Headlee Amendment, which, in part, requires that roughly half of the state’s spending from state revenue sources each year be paid as aid to local governments.

Published August 20, 2021

Detroit Jazz Festival cites safety in decision to go virtual again this year

DETROIT — Despite initial plans to return to an in-person format this year, Detroit Jazz Festival organizers announced Aug. 17 that they would be reverting to a virtual event, instead, over concerns about the delta variant of COVID-19.

Published August 15, 2021

Three local residents receive Utica Lions Club scholarships

UTICA — Three Utica and Shelby Township residents received scholarships to use toward their educations at the Utica Lions annual scholarship presentation.

Published August 14, 2021

Sparkle Network to host homecoming dress sale

SHELBY TOWNSHIP — The nonprofit Sparkle Network will be hosting a fall Dress Into A Dream Homecoming Dress Sale next month in hopes of raising money to support its mission of getting free prom dresses to those who can’t afford them.