STERLING HEIGHTS — The importance and role of social work in the Sterling Heights Police Department and beyond was a topic of discussion and debate during the April 11 Sterling Heights City Council meeting on a proposed 2023-2024 budget.

News & Notes for the 4/26/23 Sterling Sentry

STERLING HEIGHTS — Sterling Heights has rolled out the barrel on a new initiative to conserve water and make it easier for residents to improve their energy efficiency.

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.

STERLING HEIGHTS — Sterling Heights officials are quietly being busy bees, crafting new proposed rules that could regulate beekeeping in the community to make it more harmonious to neighbors.

News & Notes from the 4/19/23 Sterling Heights Sentry

STERLING HEIGHTS — A new online program called WaterSmart can give residents more knowledge and control over their “liquid” assets.

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.

STERLING HEIGHTS — The wheels are turning on a plan to potentially increase the size of Rotary Park.

STERLING HEIGHTS — A Sterling Heights man was recently arrested and arraigned for allegedly trying to meet with a 13-year-old girl in order to pursue sexual relations, according to the Macomb County Prosecutor’s Office.

MACOMB COUNTY — The dynamic of community college sports is unlike any other.

STERLING HEIGHTS — Sterling Heights police said a search for a culprit who shot two people in a parking lot March 17 ended with the nearby discovery of the suspect’s body.

STERLING HEIGHTS — The city of Sterling Heights picked a singer with “Heart” to headline its annual summer Sterlingfest Art and Music Fair.

STERLING HEIGHTS — After years of expectation, the rollout of an indoor area for bocce games has finally happened.

STERLING HEIGHTS — A Sterling Heights couple recently took their pizza-making prowess to Las Vegas in an attempt to win some culinary contests.

WARREN/CENTER LINE/STERLING HEIGHTS — For Holden Elementary School second grade educator Michelle Clarke, her favorite aspect of teaching is watching the growth in her students over time.

STERLING HEIGHTS — Sterling Heights police are celebrating their role in the arrest of a Pontiac man who they say is responsible for having a large stash of dangerous narcotics disguised as prescription pain pills, and also allegedly selling some of those pills.

STERLING HEIGHTS — Nursing homes and other care facilities that seek the Fire Department’s assistance in nonemergency cases could soon get a bill if the Sterling Heights City Council follows through with voting to approve a new ordinance.

STERLING HEIGHTS — A recent action by the Sterling Heights City Council took another step toward making it easier for police to track suspects’ license plates.

MACOMB COUNTY — Macomb Community College students considering a career in the health care field will now have the opportunity to participate in an apprenticeship.