Troy Times

Published June 19, 2020

Clinton River named state-designated water trail

METRO DETROIT — The Clinton River is the ninth Michigan waterway to become a state-designated water trail.

Published June 18, 2020

Officials: Waves, sunshine exacerbate alcohol’s effects on boaters

METRO DETROIT — Take a peek inside many pleasure boats heading out on the lake and you’ll begin to notice a similarity. Yes, they’ll all have life vests and happy boaters, but a majority will also include a cooler and snacks.

Superintendent of Oakland Schools Wanda Cook-Robinson tells residents that school will be open for in-person learning this fall at the L. Brooks Patterson Executive Office Building in Waterford June 11.

Published June 18, 2020

Oakland County nurses help to reopen schools after COVID-19 shutdown

OAKLAND COUNTY — Along with new backpacks, blue jeans and crayons, don’t forget to add face masks and hand sanitizer to your shopping list.

Published June 16, 2020

Bridge work will close Coolidge Highway under I-75

TROY —Bridge work will close Coolidge Highway in both directions under Interstate 75 from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. June 16.

An estimated 1,500 march in support of Black Lives Matter on Big Beaver Road June 5.

Published June 9, 2020

Peaceful crowd marches down Big Beaver to support Black Lives Matter

TROY — A crowd estimated at 1,500 marched from Athens High School south on John R Road to Big Beaver Road to Troy City Hall, then back to Athens peacefully June 5 — 9 miles roundtrip, with temperatures hovering near 90 degrees.

Published June 9, 2020

Small businesses make their comeback in Troy

TROY — “It’s quite a devastating time for our industry,” said Paul Andoni, the owner of Shield’s Restaurant, Bar and Pizzeria at 1476 W. Maple Road in Troy, when he spoke to C & G Newspapers in mid-March.

Published June 9, 2020

Outdoor pools, playgrounds reopen post-shutdown in Troy

TROY — It was a late and wonky start, but the COVID-19 pandemic has finally eased enough to allow for summer to begin.

Plans were approved for 48 townhomes on this 3-acre parcel.

Published June 9, 2020

Troy Planning Commission OKs 48-unit townhome project

TROY — Although the April 28 Planning Commission meeting was virtual, plans for a 48-unit townhome development will proceed in real time on 3 acres just south of Square Lake Road, west of Dequindre Road.

Published June 9, 2020

Troy School District donates facilities to manufacture face shields for hospital

TROY — Richard Najarian, the president of Precision Global Systems — a Troy-based manufacturer of engines, powertrain components and other services for the automotive and defense industries — received an urgent request from Henry Ford Health Systems for face shields and other personal protection equipment at the end of March.

Published June 9, 2020

Alternate drop-off recycling offered

TROY — While the Southeast Oakland County Resource and Recovery Authority Drop Off Center at 995 Coolidge Highway in Troy remained closed at press time, all curbside recycling was on schedule.

Published June 9, 2020

Troy police respond to residents’ concerns and questions

TROY — Crime reports were not available at press time from the Troy Police Department. However, in response to residents’ questions, police offered these tips and information.

Crews ventilate smoke from this home on Hopedale Drive in the early morning hours of June 7.

Published June 9, 2020

Fire in furnace fills Troy home with smoke

TROY — A woman on Hopedale Drive, near John R and Long Lake roads, called 911 at 3:45 a.m. June 7 to report that her smoke alarms had activated.

Published June 9, 2020

Churches to join together as ‘families,’ archdiocese says

METRO DETROIT — Over the next two years, all 218 parishes in the Archdiocese of Detroit will unite into Families of Parishes, according to Detroit Archbishop Allen Vigneron.

Published June 8, 2020

Local activists, officials speak out against racism

OAKLAND COUNTY — As we’ve seen across the country in massive protests, people are ready to turn up the volume against systemic racial injustice.

Published June 4, 2020

Outdoor pools, playgrounds reopen post-shutdown

OAKLAND COUNTY — It was a late and wonky start, but the COVID-19 pandemic has finally eased enough to allow for summer to begin.

Published June 4, 2020

Road projects unscathed during virus shutdown

METRO DETROIT — In a world turned upside-down by isolation and political unrest, there is one thing Michiganders can always count on: road construction.

Published June 4, 2020

Oakland County builds ‘reopen kits’ for small businesses

OAKLAND COUNTY — On the west side of South Telegraph Road in Bloomfield Township, two unmarked buildings — one dark brown, the other white — sat seemingly vacant even prior to the COVID-19 crisis.

Published June 3, 2020

American Heart Association to host virtual Heart Walk

DETROIT — The COVID-19 pandemic isn’t stopping the American Heart Association’s Metro Detroit Heart Walk from promoting healthy living and getting helpful information to the public.

Published June 2, 2020

Peaceful protest draws 500 near Somerset Collection

TROY — Hundreds listened to speeches, carried signs and lined Big Beaver Road and Coolidge Highway in Troy to peacefully protest the death of George Floyd the evening of June 2.