Sterling Heights Sentry

Published September 27, 2019

Heart attack on the golf course brings man Survival Coin

STERLING HEIGHTS — When Robert Raffin was at the Plum Brook golf course last year, he had no idea how treacherous the course ahead would be for him — not the ninth hole, but cardiac arrest.

Published September 27, 2019

School district, DIA partner for student tours

WARREN/STERLING HEIGHTS/TROY — In an effort to expose young children to the world of art, Warren Consolidated Schools and the Detroit Institute of Arts have entered into a new partnership.

Published September 27, 2019

Macomb County Delegation gathers to discuss initiatives

MOUNT CLEMENS — Elected officials were tasked with discussing a couple of initiatives they’re involved in at a recent town hall meeting.

Published September 27, 2019

Student charged for making bomb threats

MACOMB COUNTY — After a flurry of activity related to school threats, a suspect has been charged.

Published September 25, 2019

Man dies in Sterling condo fire

STERLING HEIGHTS — An early morning Sept. 25 condo fire claimed the life of a man in Sterling Heights, according to the Sterling Heights Fire Department.

Published September 25, 2019

The Friday 5 — Sept. 27-29

Your guide to this weekend's events

Published September 25, 2019

Libraries want businesses to hook up cardholders with discounts

TROY/MACOMB COUNTY — Libraries want to give their patrons discounts at local businesses — and they are asking local businesses to help.

Published September 25, 2019

Ready or not, here comes ‘Read by Grade Three’

METRO DETROIT — The stakes for Michigan’s third grade students are high this school year as the retention portion of the state’s “Read by Grade Three” law takes effect in May 2020 after this year’s statewide assessments.

Published September 25, 2019

From obesity and food obsession to real health

METRO DETROIT — It was nearly seven years and 175 pounds ago when Jill Clark, of Troy, decided she’d had just about enough.

Published September 25, 2019

Setting the scene this Halloween

METRO DETROIT — Glen Williams humbly denies being an expert on the art of the “home haunt,” but the resident of Grosse Pointe Farms clearly knows a thing or two after years of transforming his Mack Avenue home into a Halloween wonderland.

Published September 24, 2019

11 counties at ‘high risk’ for deadly mosquito-borne virus

METRO DETROIT — Health officials are reminding people to protect themselves from mosquito bites this fall after seeing an increase in Eastern equine encephalitis, a rare and deadly virus spread by mosquitoes.

Published September 20, 2019

Signs point to storytime in Sterling Heights

STERLING HEIGHTS — Residents and children who want to do a bit of outdoor reading have a new chance to do so at Beaver Creek Park, where a series of signs tell a story.

Published September 20, 2019

Consultants fuel UCS early literacy strategy

STERLING HEIGHTS — As a school literacy consultant at Plumbrook Elementary School, much of Dawn Nacker’s workday involves helping small groups of kindergarten through sixth grade students on their reading skills, or working with teachers to support and guide their literacy instruction.

Published September 20, 2019

Injury prompts Featured Artist to take up painting

STERLING HEIGHTS — For years, Cindy Giltz painted canvasses for a limited audience, namely some friends and her three daughters.

Published September 20, 2019

Fire Department open house to teach home escape heroics

STERLING HEIGHTS — Sterling Heights residents who want to learn about how heroes work — as well as how to prepare heroic escapes in their own homes — can attend an upcoming Sterling Heights Fire Department open house.

Published September 20, 2019

Behind the Wheel: Man restores 1970 ’Cuda that he bought as a teen

In the summer of 1970, just before his 15th birthday, Macomb Township resident Robert Sumpter spotted a brand-new, Army green 1970 Plymouth Barracuda in “Motor Trend” magazine, and it was love at first sight.

Published September 18, 2019

The Friday 5 — Sept. 20-22

Your guide to this weekend's events

Published September 18, 2019

All lanes of I-75 to close this weekend from I-696 to Square Lake Road

TROY — All lanes of north- and southbound Interstate 75 will close from 11 p.m. Sept. 20 to 5 a.m. Sept. 23 between Interstate 696 and the business loop of Square Lake Road.

Published September 18, 2019

Drivers stuck in traffic have options beyond radio

METRO DETROIT — When bumper-to-bumper traffic adds another 20 or 30 minutes to your daily commute, you might need something a little more potent than Billboard’s Top 40 hits.

Published September 18, 2019

Smart tech is taking over the real estate industry

METRO DETROIT — When homebuyers are looking for a new place to settle in, they’re looking beyond the stainless steel appliances that were the centerpiece of homeownership 10 years ago. Today, consumers want to walk into a home already curated with smart technology.