Warren Weekly

Published September 6, 2019

CENTER LINE/WARREN/STERLING HEIGHTS — The 2019-20 school year officially began Sept. 3 in local districts.

Published September 6, 2019

CENTER LINE/WARREN/STERLING HEIGHTS — Local school officials are reviewing the 2019 Michigan Student Test of Educational Progress, or M-STEP, and SAT scores the Michigan Department of Education, or MDE, released Aug. 29.

Final work along the I-696 service drives in Macomb County will be completed this fall, but a date has not been determined.

Published September 6, 2019

MDOT: Final ‘Restore the Reuther’ work nearing completion

METRO DETROIT — There’s good news to report for anyone driving near Interstate 696.

Published September 5, 2019

Residents can put green infrastructure into place at home

METRO DETROIT — With new developments sprouting up all over metro Detroit, homeowners and communities are looking at implementing green infrastructure at a residential level.

Published September 5, 2019

As seasons shift gears, bicyclists get unique view of fall color

Take one road, add two wheels and hundreds of colors. The result is an outdoor fall experience that you can only enjoy in Michigan.

Published September 5, 2019

Behind the Wheel: 1970 AMX goes from ‘bucket of bolts’ to showstopper

When Pleasant Ridge-based attorney Joe Papelian was 12, the 1963 Chevrolet Corvette came out, and he told his mom that he was going to buy one when he got to college.

Published September 4, 2019

The Friday 5 — Sept. 6-8

Your guide to this weekend's events

More than 500 people attended the Out of the Darkness Community Walk to promote suicide prevention and awareness in 2018. Organizers are hoping for even bigger attendance at 2019’s walk on Sept. 14.

Published September 4, 2019

Community walk to raise money for suicide prevention

SHELBY TOWNSHIP — Suicide is a topic that affects millions of families and can be one that people do not want to talk about. The American Foundation for Suicide Prevention is working to change that.

Published August 30, 2019

Oakland County lawsuit against MIDD dismissed

MACOMB COUNTY/OAKLAND COUNTY — On Aug. 23, an Oakland County judge dismissed a lawsuit against the Macomb Interceptor Drain District, or MIDD, in relation to funds expended from a sinkhole collapse in late 2016.

Published August 30, 2019

‘The Price Is Right’ contestant search coming to Detroit

METRO DETROIT — “The Price Is Right,” the long-running television game show, will be holding contestant auditions from noon to 4 p.m. Sept. 11 at Greektown Casino Hotel in Detroit.

Published August 29, 2019

Root to stem: How cooks can avoid food waste this harvest season

We’ve all done it: thrown out that cucumber or head of lettuce that sat, forgotten, at the back of the refrigerator until it was past its prime.

Published August 29, 2019

Rutila: ‘I think the status quo needs to get a little jolt’

CENTER LINE — Lee Ann Rutila hails from Traverse City, where she spent five years working as a police officer, detective and narcotics enforcement task force member in Leelanau County’s Peshawbetown tribal area.

Published August 29, 2019

Reid: ‘You’re going to do what you think is right’

CENTER LINE — James Reid followed Center Line politics for 10 years as a member of the audience at City Council meetings. He often attended city events, with an interest in seeing the city thrive.

Published August 29, 2019

Lapham: ‘I try to solve problems for residents and businesses’

CENTER LINE — Ron Lapham grew up in the Kramer Homes housing cooperative. He served in the United States Air Force during the 1960s, but has otherwise lived his whole life in Center Line.

Published August 29, 2019

Delikta: ‘I’ve always wanted to help the people around me’

CENTER LINE — Aaron Delikta learned a lot running for a seat in the Michigan House of Representatives in 2018.

Published August 29, 2019

MCC Foundation scholarship program keeps students on learning path

MACOMB COUNTY — Macomb Community College student Cody Wall wanted to attend school full time this semester in an effort to graduate with an associate degree this December.

Published August 29, 2019

Grissom orientation welcomes sixth graders to their new school

STERLING HEIGHTS/WARREN — Middle school can be a tough transition for many students. That’s why the staff at Grissom Middle School held an orientation Aug. 27 for the school’s incoming sixth-grade students. Grissom is part of Warren Consolidated Schools.

Published August 29, 2019

Regina officials reflect on nun’s legacy at school

WARREN — Whenever students at Regina High School saw Sister Mary Hyacinth Czerapowicz in the hallways, they immediately made sure their socks were properly pulled up and their uniforms were in good order.

Published August 29, 2019

Experts to discuss link between diet and wellness

WARREN — The relationship between what you eat and how you feel will be the subject of a new series of events at Ascension Macomb-Oakland Hospital in Warren beginning Sept. 21.

Published August 29, 2019

Behind the Wheel: A car fit for the ‘King’

As a child, Markku Jaakkola, who grew up in Finland, would cut out his favorite photos from classic car magazines and paste them into a scrapbook — and that love of cars continued to grow as he reached his teen years.