EASTPOINTE/ROYAL OAK — Kevin Lepine is living his dream while others are sleeping right through it.

ROSEVILLE/EASTPOINTE — New curriculum and new classes helped kick off the 2024-2025 school year when students and staff returned to school in Eastpointe Community Schools and Roseville Community Schools.

METRO DETROIT — If there is a car cruise in town, chances are Gary White is there.

CENTER LINE/WARREN/STERLING HEIGHTS — The Warren Weekly emailed local school officials for comments to find out how the new school year started off, tips for getting back into a learning routine and information on new programs slated for 2024-2025.

STERLING HEIGHTS — The Philip S. Killoran Chapter of the National Honor Society at Sterling Heights High School is holding two events this fall to raise money and awareness for the Friends of Foster Kids in Macomb County.

WARREN — As the new school year started, a press conference was held Aug. 28 at Regina High School where attendees discussed a federal bill that supporters say would give parents more choices for their children’s education.

WARREN — When voters in the Van Dyke Public Schools district head to the polls Nov. 5 for the general election, they will have the opportunity to support their school district.

ROSEVILLE — The Roseville Fire Department is among more than 180 fire departments in the state that last month received a grant from the Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity.

EASTPOINTE — The new educators hired in Eastpointe Community Schools for the 2024-2025 school year received a warm welcome when they participated in a New Teacher Academy Aug. 13-15.

WARREN — More than 4,000 school children will have the classroom supplies they need this school year, courtesy of the Back-to-School campaign through United Way for Southeastern Michigan.

WARREN — Katerina “Katherine” Spiewak is known as a hardworking woman who makes friends easily and makes it a point not to argue with others.

METRO DETROIT — In this week’s Behind the Wheel, Staff Writer Maria Allard shares memories of the camping trips across the country she took with her family as a kid. The photos were taken in slide form in 1979 when the family traveled out West.

EASTPOINTE — Eastpointe Police Chief Corey Haines and Fire Chief Brian Marquardt are working together to bring the city’s Neighborhood Watch back, but they can’t do it without help from the community.

METRO DETROIT — In the mid-1990s, the Woodward Dream Cruise in Oakland County was officially established, giving classic car owners the chance to relive the heyday of cruising the avenue in their souped-up vehicles, muscle cars and vintage models.

WARREN — Five Warren Woods Public Schools students got a taste of what it’s like to go to work every day. This summer, they participated in the Make It Work program at the district’s Enterprise High School from Aug. 5-15. The students were from Enterprise and Warren Woods Tower High School.