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Maria Allard

C&G Staff Reporter – Warren Weekly, Grosse Pointe Times, Sterling Heights Sentry

Staff Writer Maria Allard covers the school districts of Center Line, Fitzgerald, Van Dyke, Warren Consolidated and Warren Woods, and Macomb Community College for the Warren Weekly and Sterling Heights Sentry newspapers. She also covers the City of Grosse Pointe Woods and the Grosse Pointe Public Schools System for the Grosse Pointe Times newspaper. Allard has a bachelor’s degree in journalism from Wayne State University, and she is in love with the Rolling Stones.

Published October 4, 2019

Warren Weekly

Distracted driving exercise comes to Regina

WARREN — The Students Against Destructive Decisions, or SADD, club at Regina High School is always finding ways to encourage good choices among its classmates.

Published October 4, 2019

Warren Weekly

Warren court is in session

WARREN — If you break the law, there are consequences: jail time, fines, court dates and mandatory educational classes.

Published October 1, 2019

Grosse Pointe Times

Library board awards contract for building improvements

GROSSE POINTE WOODS/PARK/FARMS — The Grosse Pointe Public Library staff has plans to break ground on several building renovations this spring.

Published October 1, 2019

Grosse Pointe Times

Full Circle Foundation celebrates 10-year anniversary

GROSSE POINTE PARK — Anyone perusing Full Circle Foundation’s Upscale Resale Shop on Monday, Wednesday and Friday afternoons is sure to receive a warm welcome from Dwayne Wilcox.

Published September 27, 2019

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School district, DIA partner for student tours

WARREN/STERLING HEIGHTS/TROY — In an effort to expose young children to the world of art, Warren Consolidated Schools and the Detroit Institute of Arts have entered into a new partnership.

Published September 27, 2019

Warren Weekly

Abes to march into Red Wings season opener

WARREN/DETROIT — Hockey fans attending the Detroit Red Wings’ home season opener Oct. 6 against the Dallas Stars will have the chance to hear the musical talents of the Lincoln High School marching band.

Published September 27, 2019

Warren Weekly

New clinic opens at Lincoln High School

WARREN — In an effort to better help students with their physical and mental health needs, school officials in Van Dyke Public Schools have added a new health clinic at Lincoln High School this year.

Published September 24, 2019

Grosse Pointe Times

Community invited to view film, discuss anxiety

GROSSE POINTE WOODS — In an effort to help students with anxiety and open up discussion about its impact on kids, the film “Angst: Raising Awareness Around Anxiety” is coming to Parcells Middle School, 20600 Mack Ave. in Grosse Pointe Woods.

A Lincoln Middle School student participates in the school’s Constitution Day celebration Sept. 17.

Published September 20, 2019

Warren Weekly

Lincoln Middle School students recognize Constitution Day

WARREN — Red, white and blue filled the Van Dyke Public Schools auditorium Sept. 17 as the Lincoln Middle School student body recognized Constitution Day.

Published September 20, 2019

Warren Weekly

Concert to benefit motorcycle crash victims

WARREN/CHESTERFIELD TOWNSHIP — The local music community is banding together to help two friends with their finances as they recover from a motorcycle crash.

Published September 17, 2019

Grosse Pointe Times

Civil case pending against Grosse Pointe Woods Public Safety Department, director

GROSSE POINTE WOODS — A Harper Woods man who said he was accused of a crime in Grosse Pointe Woods that he did not commit is continuing to seek compensation through the legal system in a civil case that is still pending.

Published September 17, 2019

Grosse Pointe Times

Liggett student named Distinguished Young Woman of Michigan

GROSSE POINTE WOODS — During the Distinguished Young Woman of Michigan 2020 competition in July, Maria Fields used the talent portion to address bullying.

Published September 16, 2019

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Patriot Day ceremony remembers Sept. 11 attacks

STERLING HEIGHTS/WARREN — It’s a painful day every year for Americans who remember exactly where they were when the country was attacked by terrorists on Sept. 11, 2001.

Published September 16, 2019

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MCC observes National Suicide Prevention Month

MACOMB COUNTY —The dozens of pairs of shoes on display at Macomb Community College’s South Campus in Warren the week of Sept. 8 came with a somber story.

Published September 10, 2019

Grosse Pointe Times

School officials assess M-STEP scores

GROSSE POINTES — Grosse Pointe Public School System officials are reviewing the 2019 Michigan Student Test of Educational Progress, SAT and PSAT scores that the Michigan Department of Education released Aug. 29.