WEST BLOOMFIELD — A controversial development proposal was resolved at a West Bloomfield Township Board of Trustees meeting Nov. 21.

OAKLAND COUNTY — Motorists across the state should be extra cautious behind the wheel and be on the lookout for deer for the next few months.

WEST BLOOMFIELD — With all of the shopping options that have become available in recent years — in particular, online shopping — things have become more challenging for many local business owners.

OAKLAND COUNTY — City officials are celebrating a commitment by Oakland County to invest heavily in municipal parks and recreation, with about $20 million split across destinations such as Ambassador Park in Madison Heights and portions of Beech Woods Park in Southfield.

OAKLAND COUNTY/WAYNE COUNTY — During the general election Nov. 8, Mike McFall, the mayor pro tem of Hazel Park, prevailed in his bid for the newly redrawn 8th District of the Michigan House of Representatives.

GREATER WEST BLOOMFIELD — Residents in the West Bloomfield Beacon’s coverage area recently cast their votes for local candidates running for elected offices.

WEST BLOOMFIELD/WASHINGTON, D.C. — This past September, West Bloomfield resident Jay Kalisky was one of approximately 550 people from across the United States to travel to Washington, D.C., as part of the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network’s Leadership Summit and Lobby Day Sept. 11-14.

WEST BLOOMFIELD — A local champion is making her mark in the Premier Hockey League, but also reclaiming the love for a sport her life has revolved around since she was young.

KEEGO HARBOR — After 12 years on Keego Harbor’s City Council, Mayor John Fletcher made a decision not to run for another term.

WEST BLOOMFIELD — Although the word “home” can take on a significant meaning for many people, for local couple Gina and Rob Gregory, the place that they call home is so special that they believed it was worthy of filling the pages of a book.

OAKLAND COUNTY — On Oct. 7, local politicians learned what it’s like to be firefighters for the day.

KEEGO HARBOR/WALLED LAKE — Aside from proposals at the state and county levels, Keego Harbor and Walled Lake Consolidated Schools residents have matters that are even closer to home to consider when mulling over the Nov. 8 general election ballot.

WEST BLOOMFIELD — Residents filled a boardroom and spilled out into the hallway during a West Bloomfield Township Planning Commission meeting Oct. 11.

ORCHARD LAKE — The Polish Institute of Culture and Research at Orchard Lake Schools recently held an official dedication of the General Józef Haller Monument in front of the galleria on the campus of Orchard Lake Schools, according to a press release from Orchard Lake Schools.

In the West Bloomfield Beacon’s coverage area, voters will choose candidates for local school boards and city councils, as well as governor and more Nov. 8.

OAKLAND COUNTY — Local cities in Oakland County are preparing to put on their Halloween events and give residents and children a chance to show off their costumes, get candy and have fun.

OAKLAND COUNTY — Nothing stops Joey Gallagher from doing what he is determined to do.

OAKLAND COUNTY — Gleaners Community Food Bank will begin a new biweekly food giveaway in collaboration with the Oakland County Farmers Market beginning Wednesday, Oct. 19.

WEST BLOOMFIELD — New West Bloomfield School District Superintendent Dania Bazzi said she was “very happy” in her previous role as the superintendent for Ferndale Public Schools.

WEST BLOOMFIELD — As the director of preventive cardiology and cardiac rehabilitation at Beaumont Health in Royal Oak, along with a job as a professor of internal medicine at Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine, West Bloomfield resident Barry Franklin’s life can be pretty busy.