St. Clair Shores Sentinel

Published March 5, 2021

Man sentenced 8-15 years for bar fatality in St. Clair Shores

ST. CLAIR SHORES — Hatum Jarguis Akrawi, 34, has been sentenced to serve at least eight years behind bars for his role in the death of 47-year-old Shawn Kubic, of St. Clair Shores.

Published March 4, 2021

Grant provides $4.1 million to 800 county businesses affected by state safety orders

MACOMB COUNTY — A recent grant has positively impacted 800 small businesses in Macomb County.

Parents and students march outside the Wheat Administration Building of Lakeview Public Schools asking for a return to school full-time face-to-face.

Published February 26, 2021

Lakeview parents protest, want students back in classrooms full time

ST. CLAIR SHORES — While some local districts are getting students back into the classroom four and five days per week, parents in Lakeview Public Schools protested the fact that no such change has been made in their district — and that there was no immediate plan to do so.

The vaccine will be available for residents in the 1B category as defined by the Macomb County Health Department. Eligible residents include those age 65 years and older — seniors are required to provide their Medicare Part B card or insurance card and a driver’s license; frontline essential workers who live or work in Macomb County, including police officers, first responders, frontline state and federal workers, jail and prison staff; pre-K-12 school personnel and government employees living or working in Macomb County and childcare providers.

Published February 24, 2021

St. Clair Shores to host COVID-19 vaccine clinics

The city of St. Clair Shores, in partnership with McLaren Health Care and Walgreens, will host a COVID-19 vaccination clinic from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Feb. 26-28 at the St. Clair Shores Senior Center, 20000 Stephens St.

Published February 24, 2021

Lake Shore students head back to the classroom 4 days per week

ST. CLAIR SHORES — Beginning the week of March 8, after press time, students in Lake Shore Public Schools will have the opportunity to attend in-person classes for four days per week.

Published February 24, 2021

Third segment of I-75 modernization project begins

OAKLAND COUNTY — On Feb. 11, the Michigan Department of Transportation and Oakland Corridor Partners presented the plan for the third and final segment of the Interstate 75 modernization project in Oakland County, scheduled to start Feb. 26.

Published February 24, 2021

MCC tuition rates to increase slightly next year

MACOMB COUNTY — Macomb Community College students will see an increase in their tuition next year.

Disability Network Oakland and Macomb’s Center for Independent Living is located at 709 John R Road in Troy.

Published February 23, 2021

Disability Network pens letter requesting vaccine priority for disabled Michiganders

METRO DETROIT — A letter of appeal requesting that disabled Michiganders, and their caregivers, be prioritized for the COVID-19 vaccine has been sent to Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s and the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services’ offices.

Published February 23, 2021

Home aquariums get popular amid pandemic

METRO DETROIT — As the COVID-19 pandemic rages on and people are confined to the comfort of their own homes, many are looking for new hobbies and things to do.

Published February 23, 2021

Restaurants get creative to find, afford basic supplies

METRO DETROIT — Deni Smiljanovski, the owner of Lazybones barbecue restaurant in Roseville, remembers what it was like this time last year to keep his cooler stocked and his customers fed.

Published February 23, 2021

Grosse Pointe Park residents, officials speak out after KKK flag placed in home window

GROSSE POINTE PARK — A Ku Klux Klan flag displayed in the window of a Grosse Pointe Park home has sparked outrage in the community.

Published February 23, 2021

Rally attracts hundreds to Grosse Pointe Park to declare, ‘Hate has no home in Grosse Pointe’

GROSSE POINTE PARK — Hundreds of local residents took to the streets in Grosse Pointe Park the afternoon of Feb. 21 to show support for a Black Grosse Pointe Park family after a neighbor put a Ku Klux Klan flag in a side window facing the family’s home.

Published February 23, 2021

Local organizations host virtual conference on marijuana

MACOMB COUNTY — Over 600 education and business professionals from around the state virtually gathered to “clear the smoke” about legalized marijuana.

Members of the St. Clair Shores Fire Department and U.S. Coast Guard train on the use of a hypothermia bag during training Feb. 9.

Published February 23, 2021

St. Clair Shores Fire Department teams up with U.S. Coast Guard for ice training

ST. CLAIR SHORES — The surface of Lake St. Clair is frozen, and the St. Clair Shores Fire Department is ready.

City extends contracts for trash, landscape services, more

Published February 23, 2021

St. Clair Shores extends contracts for trash, landscape services and more

ST. CLAIR SHORES — City Council voted to extend contracts with several large companies, stating that the terms being offered were likely better than any they would receive through the bidding process.

Published February 23, 2021

Prosecutor’s office lays out staffing needs

MOUNT CLEMENS — Skip Maccarone paints a less than favorable picture of the Macomb County Prosecutor’s Office.

Anana — a female polar bear brought to the Detroit Zoo from the Cincinnati Zoo in January 2020 to breed with male polar bear Nuka, 16 — died Feb. 8. Nuka killed her in a breeding attempt.

Published February 22, 2021

Detroit Zoo mourns polar bear death during breeding attempt

ROYAL OAK — Hot on the heels of the ecstatic Jan. 28 announcement that female polar bear Suka, 8, had successfully birthed twin cubs via male polar bear Nuka, 16, the Detroit Zoo about-faced into tragedy.

Published February 22, 2021

Be on the lookout for vaccine scams

METRO DETROIT — Scammers have no shame. Law enforcement agencies continue to report solicitation schemes and identity theft rackets from ill-intentioned folks taking advantage of the COVID-19 pandemic.