Shelby - Utica News

Published January 11, 2021

Teachers get clever to create home classrooms

METRO DETROIT — Karen Forsyth, a teacher at Bemis Junior High School in Sterling Heights, has her fingers crossed that there won’t be any more toilet paper shortages for the duration of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Published January 11, 2021

Police arrest man who allegedly recorded people in bathrooms

SHELBY TOWNSHIP — The Shelby Township Police Department was able to arrest a suspect in July who allegedly had been videotaping shoppers inside women’s restrooms in multiple local jurisdictions.

Published January 11, 2021

Car crash causes sinkhole in Shelby Township

SHELBY TOWNSHIP — Both directions of Schoenherr Road were closed Dec. 16 and Dec. 17 between 21 Mile and 22 Mile roads in Shelby Township for emergency road repairs after a vehicle crashed into a fire hydrant and caused a sinkhole.

Published January 11, 2021

Shelby Township police searching for bank robbery suspect

SHELBY TOWNSHIP — The Shelby Township Police Department is searching for a suspect who was recorded on surveillance video robbing a bank in Shelby Township Dec. 28.

Published January 10, 2021

Local resources available for those suffering from mental health strain

METRO DETROIT — While the physical effects of the COVID-19 pandemic are readily visible, there are other issues that can fly below the radar and affect people in many unseen ways.

Published January 8, 2021

Healing through music during dark times

METRO DETROIT — The COVID-19 pandemic has been painful for everyone.

Published January 8, 2021

Family Video moves to close last stores

METRO DETROIT — Family Video’s roots go back to the 1970s, when founder Charlie Hoogland found himself “stuck” with a bunch of videos his family’s business, Midstates Appliance & Supply Company, had accumulated as a distributor of Hollywood movies.

Published January 7, 2021

Community gathers to give families, children’s hospital a happy Christmas

METRO DETROIT — Nearly 20 years after their newborn daughter, Erin, died due to severe heart defects, Tammy and Cliff Patton have given back to their community.

Peter J. Lucido was sworn in as Macomb County Prosecuting Attorney Jan. 4 by Judge Sebastian Lucido. Peter Lucido’s wife Ann Marie is standing next to him.

Published January 4, 2021

Lucido sworn in as Macomb County prosecutor

MACOMB COUNTY – Seconds prior to reciting the oath of office, Peter Lucido commented it’s something he’s been ready to do since the day he was born.

Published December 21, 2020

Save money without sacrificing sentimental value

METRO DETROIT — Many people feel the financial impact of COVID-19, but financial experts at Greenpath Financial Wellness believe that shouldn’t stop them from celebrating, sharing joy and making this season special.

Published December 20, 2020

Utica Community Schools student musicians receive All-State honors

SHELBY TOWNSHIP/UTICA/STERLING HEIGHTS — Six Utica Community Schools student musicians have received All-State honors from the Michigan School Band and Orchestra Association for the 2020-21 school year.

Published December 20, 2020

UCS theater students earn more than $1 million in scholarships

SHELBY TOWNSHIP/UTICA/STERLING HEIGHTS — Twenty Utica Community Schools district theater students joined more than 500 other theater students across Michigan at this year’s Michigan Thespian Festival, which was held virtually Dec. 4-6, and eight of the Utica Community students received scholarships from colleges.

Published December 19, 2020

Always home? Reduce energy usage to save money

METRO DETROIT — In the early months of 2020, most children spent their weekdays at school and most adults spent their weekdays at a job, both of which likely meant that the energy needed to heat or cool the air around them, and to power computers, tablets and phones, might have been paid for by someone else.

Published December 19, 2020

Cadet graduates police academy to become Shelby officer

SHELBY TOWNSHIP — A Shelby Township police cadet earned his badge as an officer with the Shelby Township Police Department Dec. 4 after graduating from the police academy.

The Alzheimer’s Association Michigan Chapter planned to host a virtual luminaire lighting ceremony Dec. 21, which is the winter solstice. The event honors those with Alzheimer’s and dementia.

Published December 18, 2020

Alzheimer’s Association Michigan Chapter hosts winter solstice event

METRO DETROIT — With the COVID-19 pandemic still sweeping across the nation, the Alzheimer’s Association Michigan Chapter plans to host a virtual event to honor those affected by Alzheimer’s and dementia.

Published December 18, 2020

New year, new booze

METRO DETROIT — Is it just us, or has it been cocktail hour for the past… oh, nine months or so?

Published December 18, 2020

COVID pushes ‘The Nutcracker’ and Shakespeare to the web

METRO DETROIT — On a blustery cold afternoon in December, 17-year-old Jenna Altman braved the freezing elements in a tiara and pointe shoes to perform the Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy.

Published December 17, 2020

Shelby Township resident recognized for hospital philanthropy

SHELBY TOWNSHIP — A Shelby Township resident was among four community members who were recognized Nov. 15 as Distinguished Volunteers on National Philanthropy Day by the Association of Fundraising Professionals Greater Detroit Chapter for their dedication to Ascension hospitals in southeast Michigan.

Published December 17, 2020

Argument leads to shooting at Shelby Township apartment complex

SHELBY TOWNSHIP — An argument between two women in the parking lot of an apartment complex in Shelby Township resulted in shots being fired Dec. 12.

Published December 17, 2020

Business donates PPE items worth $150,000 to local organizations

SHELBY TOWNSHIP — A Shelby Township business recently made a donation of more than $150,000 in personal protective equipment to local organizations in need and is looking to help even more that may be in need during the pandemic.