UTICA — In preparation for the upcoming holiday season, the Utica City Council during the Oct. 14 meeting unanimously approved the hiring of Landscape Services Inc. to install the Christmas lights throughout the downtown and the Van Dyke corridor.

TROY — Troy Historic Village will hold a program on the Edmund Fitzgerald, one of largest and most famous freighters to sail the Great Lakes. It sank during a storm on Lake Superior on Nov. 10, 1975. None of its 29 crew members survived. 

TROY — During the election Nov. 4, Troy City Council members Rebecca Chamberlain and David Hamilton were reelected, while Annalisa Bluhm won the third seat. Each available seat was for a four-year term. Meanwhile, a bond proposal by the city was rejected.

TROY — Halloween came early to Troy Historic Village.

TROY — Two suspects connected to a break-in at the Bootleg Liquor Store, located at 4973 Livernois in Troy, were arrested by Troy police Oct. 12.

TROY — Troy police recently arrested a suspect in connection with a bank robbery at the Fifth Third Bank in Troy.

TROY — Ryan Wang, a student at Troy High, is one of two Michigan high school seniors honored as a 2025 U.S. Presidential Scholar.

UTICA — Students at Stevenson and Henry Ford II high schools had the opportunity to explore entrepreneurship opportunities through SparkLab, an eight-week program designed to teach about creativity and business.

TROY — Six students from Troy High have launched a nonprofit called Project Synara with the goal of educating the public about epilepsy. 

UTICA — During the Utica City Council meeting Oct. 14, council members unanimously rejected a letter of intention from Zuniga Cement Construction Inc. to purchase 22 city-owned acres on Chapoton Street that were part of the former packing plant’s property.

TROY — The city of Troy is purchasing a Tiny Mobile Robot — a device for line-painting athletic fields and restriping parking lots. 

TROY — A suspect has been arrested in a stabbing incident that occurred in late August. 

TROY — The Troy City Council has approved a new redevelopment plan for a mixed-use project at the site of the former Kmart headquarters in Troy.

STERLING HEIGHTS/UTICA/SHELBY TOWNSHIP — With the help of a grant from the Life Time Foundation, Havel Elementary School has received the Learn-to-Ride Program from All Kids Bike, which will provide students with the tools to learn how to ride a bike.

UTICA — Utica Community Schools has expanded its sports medicine program, part of the district’s career and technical education offerings, from one semester to a full year.