Warren Weekly

Published September 9, 2021

WARREN — As the 2021-2022 school year began, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer met with Van Dyke Public Schools educators to hear about their experiences teaching during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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

Technology deployed in battle against crime at Warren Manor

WARREN — Earlier this year, after the latest episode in a string of violent incidents, Warren Police Commissioner William Dwyer said that the Warren Manor apartment complex has been “a huge problem for decades.”

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

CLPS becomes a Ford Next Generation Learning Community

CENTER LINE — As the new school year gets underway, Center Line Public Schools officials announced the district received the distinction of becoming a Ford Next Generation Learning Community.

Published September 6, 2021

Warren settles medical marijuana dispensary lawsuit

WARREN — With a web of litigation swirling over Warren’s botched process for licensing medical marijuana dispensaries, officials have approved an agreement and an ordinance change that would let up to 18 medical marijuana dispensaries set up shop in the city.

Published September 4, 2021

Local community reflects on 20th anniversary of 9/11

MACOMB COUNTY — Nearly two decades have passed since the deadliest terrorist attack on American soil took place.

Man accused of murder leads police on chase through county

Published September 3, 2021

Man accused of murder leads police on chase through Macomb County

MACOMB COUNTY — A North Dakota man was taken into custody after a chase sped through Macomb County.

Published September 2, 2021

Warren aims to connect with citizens, improve neighborhoods through community policing

WARREN — Warren’s 34 square miles is broken down into patrol sectors, and while interacting with the community he or she serves is an integral part of every Warren police officer’s job, each of those defined areas has its own designated point person.

Published September 2, 2021

‘Journey’ back to the 1980s with RockStar

WARREN/STERLING HEIGHTS — “Catching Up With Alumni” highlights the accomplishments of local high school alumni. In this issue, the spotlight falls on 1997 Cousino High School graduate Ken Lewandowski, who also attended St. John Lutheran School in Fraser from kindergarten through eighth grade.

Published September 1, 2021

Embattled Warren councilman arrested again

UTICA/WARREN — Warren City Councilman Eddie Kabacinski was arrested at the corner of Hall and Schoenherr roads in Utica Aug. 28 for an unspecified violation of a city ordinance.

Published August 30, 2021

Michigan State Fair to return to in-person programming

NOVI — After a year of fully virtual programming, the Michigan State Fair, hosted at the Suburban Collection Showplace, will return to in-person festivities for the 2021 season.

Springfield Township Supervisor Laura Moreau shakes the hand of Sheldon Yellen, CEO of BELFOR.

Published August 27, 2021

Local first responders honored during Heroes Night at Jimmy John’s Field

MACOMB COUNTY — Belfor, a disaster restoration company, honored first responders during Heroes Night at the United Shore Professional Baseball game Aug. 5 at Jimmy John’s Field in Utica.

Camp Fitz student Jovannie DeJesus made a sand lizard while at Thelma Spencer Park in Rochester Hills.

Published August 25, 2021

Students keep the summer spirit in Camp Fitz

WARREN — From spending days at the beach to immersing themselves in various activities while at their home base at Mound Park Upper Elementary School, the 65 students in this year’s Camp Fitz made the most out of their summer.

Published August 25, 2021

Pockrandt selected, sworn in as Center Line councilman

CENTER LINE — Patrick Pockrandt is the newest member of the Center Line City Council.

Published August 25, 2021

Warren twins, 8, complete ‘50 Yard’ lawn mowing challenge

WARREN — Kimberly Greer said she was scrolling through her Facebook newsfeed when she came across the “50 Yard Challenge.”

Published August 25, 2021

Get an inside look at the homes of interior designers

METRO DETROIT — If you’ve ever toured a designers’ show house or hired an interior designer, you’ve seen how interior designers can reimagine a space in a host of astonishingly inventive ways. But how do these designers decorate their own homes?