PLEASANT RIDGE — Pleasant Ridge officially has sworn in its new chief of police. At a March 12 City Commission meeting, Robert Ried took his oath of office to become the newest police chief of Pleasant Ridge. He succeeds Kevin Nowak, who retired last October.

FERNDALE — A new superintendent has been selected for Ferndale Public Schools. The Ferndale Public Schools Board of Education voted unanimously for Camille Hibbler to become the superintendent at its March 5 meeting. She succeeds Bobbie Hayes Goodrum, who resigned from the position at the end of last year.

FERNDALE — The next musical from the theater program at Ferndale High School and Ferndale Middle School will celebrate the world of spelling bees.

FERNDALE — Wilson Park’s improvements are slated to begin in early April. At a Feb. 26 meeting, the Ferndale City Council voted to approve a bid proposal for the construction and construction management of Wilson Park’s upcoming improvement project.

OAKLAND COUNTY — For the Feb. 27 presidential primary election, Oakland County had its first real test with its early voting sites.

FERNDALE — A new art fair will be debuting in Ferndale next month centered around the printmakers of Michigan.

BERKLEY — A fire in Berkley almost destroyed a garage, but nearby DTE Energy workers were able to assist in preventing the blaze from spreading.

FERNDALE — The Ferndale Farmers Market has begun accepting applications for this year’s market, which will start in the spring.

FERNDALE — The Parks and Recreation Commission in Ferndale has a lot of goals in mind for 2024.

PLEASANT RIDGE/DETROIT — The 71st edition of Meguiar’s Detroit Autorama will make its way back to the Motor City in early March.

FERNDALE — Ferndale Pride won’t be hitting the downtown for another several months, but event organizers are gearing up in the meantime with many charitable events in the leadup to the festival.

BERKLEY — After fights broke out at last year’s Berkley Days festival, organizers will be upping the security for this year’s event.

FERNDALE — Ferndale has been without a community center since 2020, but the city hopes to make significant progress on a new building this year.

FERNDALE — Ferndale’s road improvements will continue this spring with the city’s 2024 pavement improvement program.

FERNDALE — A new library director has begun his tenure at the Ferndale Area District Library. Jordan Wright, a longtime employee of the library, was hired as the Ferndale Area District Library’s new director and began work Jan. 22.