ROSEVILLE — Renovations at both of the city’s fire stations continue to progress.

STERLING HEIGHTS — There is a new service organization in town, and others are invited to join in the cause. Last summer, a group of residents with the desire to help families in need became the Kiwanis Club of Sterling Heights Community, which was formally chartered on Sept. 23 in Dodge Park.

EASTPOINTE — A group of young children who gathered at the Eastpointe Fire Station Nov. 17 anxiously awaited the arrival of the city’s brand-new fire engine.

EASTPOINTE/ROSEVILLE — Whether you like to view twinkling lights that glow or sing Christmas carols with others, the following community holiday events are designed to bring a festive mood.

ROSEVILLE —  Darrell McKee always ran a good race.

WARREN — Fitzgerald Public Schools is getting a boost for two of its programs through grant money the district recently received.

STERLING HEIGHTS — Veterans Day “means everything” to David LeDuc. LeDuc was living in a Vietnamese orphanage in the mid-1970s when he was rescued by American soldiers during the Vietnam War.

CLINTON TOWNSHIP — The Macombers, Macomb Community College’s show choir known as the college’s “Goodwill Ambassadors,” will mark 55 years of song, dance and community at the Macombers Fall Extravaganza set for 7:30 p.m. Nov. 15 at the Macomb Center for the Performing Arts.

STERLING HEIGHTS — Sterling Heights Police Sgt. Jassin Hakim was serving in the U.S. Army during one of America’s darkest times: Sept. 11, 2001.

ROSEVILLE — Every military veteran has a story to tell.

DETROIT — Anyone who visits the Ford Piquette Avenue Plant Museum in Detroit will see an important piece of Eastpointe history.

ROSEVILLE — Every month, Roseville Fire Capt. Michelle Cattaneo and Fire Marshal Bill Ciner visit residents at their homes to install smoke detectors and carbon monoxide detectors.

ROSEVILLE — Something was cooking inside the Roseville High School cafe the morning of Oct. 29.

CENTER LINE — Chronic absenteeism in schools has been an issue since the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, according to the Michigan Department of Education.

CENTER LINE — The city of Center Line has withdrawn from a federally-funded public safety training program following pushback from residents.