Sterling Heights Sentry

Published January 14, 2020

Sterling Heights officials ponder 2020 ahead of city’s 2030 vision

STERLING HEIGHTS — Sterling Heights has 10 more years to attain the goals it made for itself in 2014 with its 2030 Visioning Plan — safe neighborhoods, plentiful nonmotorized paths, numerous leisure opportunities, destination spots, vibrant commercial centers and more.

Published January 14, 2020

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METRO DETROIT — Now that it’s mid-January, a lot of folks have already fallen off the New Year’s resolution bandwagon. If your constitution is stronger than that, and you’re still motivated to get fit and eat healthier in 2020, that’s impressive. Well done.

Published January 13, 2020

Commission rules that marijuana initiative will be on March 10 ballot

MACOMB COUNTY — The ruling of a Macomb County Circuit Court judge, along with a go-ahead from the Macomb County Election Commission, has resulted in a proposal to amend an ordinance about marijuana establishments being placed on Clinton Township’s March 10 election ballot.

Published January 10, 2020

Woman, 80, dies in hit-and-run crash

STERLING HEIGHTS — An elderly pedestrian died while crossing Ryan Road after a car struck her the evening of Jan. 9, police said.

Published January 10, 2020

Winter storm could cause flooding, freezing rain, power outages

METRO DETROIT — With severe winter weather and the potential for power outages making its way across the Lower Peninsula this weekend, Michigan State Police and other organizations are recommending residents ready up for what’s to come.

Published January 10, 2020

HOSA students help give the Gift of Life

WARREN/STERLING HEIGHTS — Knowing approximately 3,000 Michigan patients are waiting for lifesaving organ transplants, two local HOSA chapters participated in the recent Gift of Life Michigan HOSA Challenge.

Published January 10, 2020

Hackel clarifies letters sent regarding refugee settlement

MACOMB COUNTY — A federal request appears to have caused some confusion, and the county executive is calling it a social media scam.

Published January 10, 2020

Education, grants to promote better recycling in Michigan

METRO DETROIT — Do you toss greasy pizza boxes, Starbucks cups or unrinsed yogurt containers into the curbside recycling bin? According to the Recycling Raccoons, “This stuff could ruin the entire recycling load!”

Published January 9, 2020

The Friday 5 — Jan. 10-12

Your guide to this weekend's events

Published January 8, 2020

Ex-Ike basketball coach arraigned

SHELBY TOWNSHIP — An ex-coach who used to work at Eisenhower High School was arraigned Jan. 8 on allegations that he sent sexually explicit texts to a 14-year-old student.

Published January 7, 2020

Sterling police track down suspected shoe stealers

STERLING HEIGHTS — Police are advising residents to beware when selling possessions via online or mobile app contacts following two incidents in which thieves allegedly stole brand name footwear in local parking lots.

Published January 7, 2020

Get a head start on spring cleaning

METRO DETROIT — A new year comes as a natural restart. People make resolutions. Optimism runs high. It’s time to tackle goals and become a better person.

Published January 6, 2020

2020 Pantone Color of the Year is ‘Classic Blue’

METRO DETROIT — The Pantone Color Institute recently announced its 2020 Pantone Color of the Year: Classic Blue.

Published January 6, 2020

Missing Sterling Heights woman found dead in Shelby Township

SHELBY TOWNSHIP — The missing woman for whom the Shelby Township Police Department had been searching was found deceased Jan. 4.

Published January 6, 2020

Governor, Eastpointe mayor to headline MLK Day breakfast

MACOMB COUNTY — For more than 15 years, the United Together Martin Luther King Jr. Breakfast has brought the Macomb County community together to celebrate King’s message and find ways to realize his lessons in the community today.

Published January 6, 2020

Officials search for source of petroleum leak into relief drain, Clinton River

MACOMB COUNTY — The Macomb County Public Works Office said Jan. 4 that the search for the source of a petroleum spill into the Schoenherr Relief Drain in Warren, and subsequently into the Clinton River, is still ongoing.

Construction vehicles are parked outside the Sterling Heights Community Center across the street from Dodge Park in October. City officials recently announced a Feb. 29 grand opening day for the building.

Published January 3, 2020

Community center to open Feb. 29 in Sterling Heights

STERLING HEIGHTS — The plans to complete Sterling Heights’ upcoming two-story Community Center are finally coming together.

Published January 3, 2020

UCS students show off tech acumen to legislators

STERLING HEIGHTS — When Dresden Elementary fifth-grader Georgia DiFalco went to Lansing recently to show lawmakers how she used an app to program an image onto a Micro:bit computer, it was both a teaching and a learning experience.

Published January 3, 2020

Armed robbers tie up cellphone store staff in Sterling Heights

STERLING HEIGHTS — New Year’s Eve did not give employees at a Sterling Heights cellphone shop reason to celebrate when two robbers reportedly raided the store and tied up the staff.

Published January 3, 2020

Shelby Township police searching for missing Sterling Heights woman

SHELBY TOWNSHIP — The Shelby Township Police Department is looking for help from the public to find a woman who went missing in Shelby Township Dec. 27.