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Jonathan Shead

C&G Staff Reporter – Farmington Press

Published August 29, 2021

Automotive business relocates headquarters to Novi, invests $1.9M

NOVI — One of the nation’s leading providers of die-casting solutions for the automotive industry, Pace Industries now calls Novi its home after it moved its corporate headquarters from Arkansas.

Novi resident and library cardholder Marcia Davis stands in front of the Lakeshore Lending Library, Michigan’s first self-service library kiosk, at Lakeshore Park.

Published August 28, 2021

Novi Note

Self-service library kiosk opens at Lakeshore Park

NOVI — Library lovers, readers and cinephiles have a new space to check out popular materials on the city’s north end at Lakeshore Park.

Michigan Association of Chiefs of Police President Ronald Wiles, left, presents Novi Police Chief David Molloy with the MACP’s presidential medal at the 2021 Summer Professional Conference Awards Banquet.

Published August 27, 2021

Novi Note

Novi police chief awarded MACP’s presidential medal

NOVI — It’s an award that the Michigan Association of Chiefs of Police doesn’t give out every year — only when a nominee meets all the criteria — and this year, Novi Police Chief David Molloy met those marks.

School district to begin year with in-person, virtual options

Published August 27, 2021

Novi Note

School district to begin year with in-person, virtual options

NOVI — Novi Community School District Superintendent Steve Matthews announced at the Aug. 5 Board of Education meeting that families and staff within the district will have two options for enrollment at the start of the 2021-22 school year.

Published August 26, 2021

Novi Note

Novi unveils new inclusive playground at Ella Mae Power Park

NOVI — A new inclusive playground built by the city at Ella Mae Power Park has something for everyone, Parks and Recreation Director Jeff Muck believes, including seniors and those who have physical or cognitive disabilities.

Troy High School teacher Ryan Werenka was named Michigan’s 2021 History Teacher of the Year by the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History.

Published August 13, 2021

Troy Times

Troy High teacher named Michigan history educator of the year

TROY — It’s been a few weeks since he first heard the news, but Troy High School teacher Ryan Werenka is still surprised he earned the title of Michigan History Teacher of the Year for 2021 by the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History.

Master plan survey results show need to focus on parks, green spaces

Published August 10, 2021

Troy Times

Master plan survey results show need to focus on parks, green spaces

TROY — Troy Planning Commission members met with city Planning Director Brent Savidant and the city’s planning consultant, Ben Carlisle, of Carlisle, Wortman & Associates, July 13 to discuss the results and responses to the commission’s recent master plan survey, which was initiated May 27.

Published August 10, 2021

Southfield Sun

Southfield sells Northland mall property for $11.1M

SOUTHFIELD — After entertaining a number of interested parties, the city of Southfield has finally inked an $11.1 million deal with Bloomfield Hills-based Contour Cos. for a majority of the 114-acre former Northland Center property.

Published July 30, 2021

C&G Newspapers

Oakland County’s Adopt-a-Road program returns after COVID cancellation

OAKLAND COUNTY — The Road Commission for Oakland County’s Adopt-a-Road program has returned this year, after a COVID-19-relted hiatus, and is seeking additional volunteers to sign up for its fall cleanup dates, Sept. 25-Oct. 3.

Carter Koenigsknecht created Small Business City Boxes.

Published July 29, 2021

Troy Times

Teen’s venture places 2nd in national competition

TROY — Troy 13-year-old Carter Koenigsknecht has always had a special place in his heart for small businesses. He discovered a personal favorite of his, Chunk Nibbles, a few years ago at the Troy Farmers Market.

Flex-N-Gate Troy is located at 1400 Rochester Road.

Published July 28, 2021

Troy Times

Tier 1 auto supplier moves into old AxleTech building

TROY — A tier one global auto supplier, Flex-N-Gate Group, has inked a deal to establish a new manufacturing facility in Troy.

Published July 23, 2021

Metro

Remediation efforts underway in wake of I-75 tanker fire

TROY — A fuel tanker that caught fire and closed down a portion of Interstate 75 between Crooks and Rochester roads the afternoon of July 12 now has local, county and state agencies working to remediate the site, repair the damage and clean up any environmental impacts left behind.

Troy Fire Department firefighters work to extinguish a July 14 fire from the ground and the air at the Big Boy restaurant at 200 W. Maple Road. The restaurant has been temporarily closed.

Published July 20, 2021

Troy Times

Roof fire temporarily closes Big Boy restaurant

A fire on the roof of Big Boy restaurant, 200 W. Maple Road, has left the restaurant temporarily closed. Restaurant owner Gerry Vento said it could be up to 60 days before his business is able to reopen. Firefighters were dispatched to the restaurant after 6 p.m.

Troy business receives cease and desist from AG’s Office

Published July 17, 2021

Troy Times

Troy business receives cease and desist from AG’s Office

TROY — The Michigan office of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs, or LARA, in conjunction with Attorney General Dana Nessel’s Office, sent a cease-and-desist order June 16 to Comfort Cremation Services, 101 W. Big Beaver Road, Suite 1400, and its affiliates, O’Neil Swanson and George Drosis, after finding them allegedly operating their business without the proper mortuary science licenses.

Published July 16, 2021

Troy Times

Regions’ Boys and Girls Clubs supported by movie theater fundraiser

TROY — Cinephiles and moviegoers across southeast Michigan now have the chance to donate to support the Boys and Girls Clubs of Southeastern Michigan throughout July when they see a movie at an Emagine theater in the region.