Sterling Heights Sentry

Published September 22, 2021

Take small steps now to be prepared when disaster strikes

METRO DETROIT — Fire, flood and storm damage could strike at any time. The difference between disaster and making it through could hinge on how much one is prepared for the worst.

Published September 22, 2021

Motion denied to reopen case involving ex-prosecutor

MACOMB COUNTY — A Macomb County judge has denied a case to be reopened.

Published September 22, 2021

Coping with the pandemic in the classroom

METRO DETROIT — In April 2020 — one month after Gov. Gretchen Whitmer closed schools statewide because of COVID-19 — Warren Consolidated Schools staff members established a social and emotional learning committee.

Published September 22, 2021

New Oktoberfest offers concerts, food and beer

STERLING HEIGHTS — The Sterlingfest Art and Music Fair hasn’t happened two years in a row due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but Sterling Heights officials are excited about an upcoming fall event that promises to recapture some of the concert experiences and more.

Published September 21, 2021

Turning Point to host annual Tara’s Walk to help women escape violence

MACOMB COUNTY — October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month, and local shelters and aid organizations are spreading the word to those in need that help is available.

Published September 21, 2021

Police investigating allegations against local lawmaker

HARRISON TOWNSHIP — A local lawmaker has been stripped of his committee assignments and has been served with a personal protection order by a colleague in the state House of Representatives.

Published September 21, 2021

Back-to-school collection benefits Turning Point

MACOMB COUNTY — An area beer distributor and a local YMCA have come together to benefit a Mount Clemens agency.

Published September 21, 2021

Sterling Police Department grants boy’s wish to be officer for a day

STERLING HEIGHTS — Growing up, Asher Vanderhovel has admired police vehicles’ lights and sirens, as well as pop culture law enforcement role models such as Chase from “PAW Patrol” and Woody from “Toy Story.”

Published September 17, 2021

Students return to in-person learning in Utica Community Schools

SHELBY TOWNSHIP/UTICA/STERLING HEIGHTS — Students at Utica Community Schools have returned to school for the 2021-22 school year, and things are looking a little different.

Published September 17, 2021

Fire officials offer portable generator safety tips

STERLING HEIGHTS — Sterling Heights residents have the power to keep their portable generator use from posing a danger to themselves, their property and others, according to officials from the Sterling Heights Fire Department.

Published September 17, 2021

State A.G. requests local court to investigate vaccine scammer

MACOMB COUNTY — A petition signed by Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel emphasizes that, during the pandemic, the state has seen a growing trend where fraudsters take a grassroots approach by infiltrating neighborhood chat groups.

Published September 14, 2021

Possible illegal cannabis growth suspected at building hit by trash truck

STERLING HEIGHTS — A garbage truck inadvertently picked up something that caught the attention of Sterling Heights police Sept. 8: a marijuana grow operation.

Published September 9, 2021

Unresolved issues to be further addressed in Macomb County case

MACOMB COUNTY — A case involving two Macomb County officials and a former county employee carries on in court.

Published September 9, 2021

Silver medalist, Berkley native recounts journey that led to Olympic dreams

BERKLEY — More than a month ago, weightlifter Kate Nye was in an arena in Tokyo waiting to go before judges in an attempt to pursue her dreams of becoming an Olympic medalist.

Published September 8, 2021

Experts discuss dorm room glow-ups

METRO DETROIT — As colleges and universities welcome students back, those who opt to reside on campus are faced with the challenge of how to decorate often small and blank-walled dormitories.

Published September 8, 2021

It’s time for a screen time reset

METRO DETROIT — Screen time has been in the spotlight for years, and there are even apps that monitor and enforce limits on the amount of time users spend on a phone, tablet or other electronic device.

Drummer and “huge” Rolling Stones fan Brian Pastoria, of Warren, got an autograph from Rolling Stones drummer Charlie Watts after they both appeared in the book “Sticks ‘N’ Skins.” Watts died Aug. 24.

Published September 8, 2021

Local fans, musicians remember drummer Charlie Watts

METRO DETROIT — Rock ‘n’ roll fans around the world were saddened when Charlie Watts — one of music’s best-known drummers who, for decades, provided the backbeat for the Rolling Stones — died Aug. 24.

Published September 8, 2021

New school year begins in-person for local districts

CENTER LINE/WARREN/STERLING HEIGHTS — The 2021-2022 school year began locally with students returning face-to-face full time with COVID-19 safety protocols in place, including stringent cleaning procedures and social distancing wherever possible.

Michigan Chapter Walkers — like those pictured here — will return to the Detroit Zoo for the annual Alzheimer’s Association Detroit Walk to End Alzheimer’s this fall.

Published September 8, 2021

Walkers hope to make strides in battle against Alzheimer’s disease

ROYAL OAK — Alzheimer’s disease stole Colton Dale’s chance to get to know his grandfather, who developed it when Dale was very young. What sticks in Dale’s mind is the way his otherwise stoic father reacted to his own father’s deteriorating mental state.

Published September 8, 2021

Sterling, county deal to fill more sidewalk gaps on Mound

STERLING HEIGHTS — There were no shortcuts along the road to passing a cost-sharing agreement for Sterling Heights’ share of the Innovate Mound project to reconstruct Mound Road.