News & Notes from the 9/6/23 Woodward Talk

OAKLAND COUNTY — The filing deadline for the November election has passed and there will be several contested races in local cities.

FERNDALE — On Aug. 17, the Council on American Islamic Relations Michigan Chapter, or CAIR-MI, released a report detailing what it calls “predatory policing” from the Ferndale Police Department.

FERNDALE — The city of Ferndale recently honored outgoing Assistant City Manager Kyle Pollet, who will serve his last day on Sept 7.

OAKLAND COUNTY — The body of a 36-year-old swimmer who was reported to have been missing since Thursday, Aug. 24, was recovered by divers in Walled Lake Aug. 25, according to a press release from the Oakland County Sheriff’s Office.

News & Notes from the 8/23/23 Woodward Talk

BERKLEY/ROYAL OAK — A man was found dead by police after he was involved in a car crash at 10:17 a.m. Aug. 10 near Coolidge Highway and Webster Road in Berkley, near the border with Royal Oak.

BERKLEY/CLAWSON — Voters in the Berkley and Clawson school districts both voted to approve bond proposals during the Aug. 8 election.

FERNDALE — Hundreds of cars packed into downtown Ferndale this past weekend for the city’s annual Dream Cruise festivities.

OAKLAND COUNTY — Oakland County Clerk/Register of Deeds Lisa Brown is alerting people about misleading mailings received by residents under the guise of representing Oakland County and tax collection offices, according to a press release.

News & Notes from the 8/9/23 Woodward Talk

BERKLEY — After a historic season on the field, Berkley High School baseball ended its 2023 campaign with a prominent award in the classroom.

FERNDALE — The Woodward Dream Cruise is ready to return home again to Ferndale to celebrate its 28th year.

BERKLEY — Hundreds of vehicles will be hitting the road in Berkley in honor of the return of the city’s car parade.

News & Notes from the 7/26/23 Woodward Talk

BERKLEY — The Berkley City Council has approved the first reading of an ordinance that would prohibit the sales of dogs, cats and rabbits at retail stores.

BERKLEY — A plaza outside Berkley High School was unveiled earlier this month after years in development.

OAKLAND COUNTY — Bloomfield Hills resident Pecky D. Lewis Jr., who died at his home July 10 at the age of 94, left his mark on Oakland County through his long service on the county’s Parks and Recreation Commission, as a longtime business owner and as the mayor of Royal Oak in the late 1970s and early 1980s.

News & Notes from the 7/12/23 Woodward Talk

BERKLEY — The Berkley Street Art Fest will be returning for its sixth year this month.