EASTPOINTE — One local couple is playing Santa Claus this Christmas and several volunteers have already stepped up to be elves.

ROSEVILLE — When Theresa Genest was first elected to the Roseville Community Schools Board of Education in the late 1980s, she and the other board members had the task of appointing the new superintendent.

METRO DETROIT — The Thanksgiving turkey is fresh out of the oven, the mashed potatoes are ready and the Christmas tree lights are twinkling.

WARREN/STERLING HEIGHTS — Earlier this month, the Warren Consolidated Schools Board of Education approved a settlement offer for government entity claims against Altria Group, the maker of JUUL e-cigarettes.

WARREN — Students at Regina High School will have the opportunity to become more physically active now that they have a new weight room.

WARREN — It’s Christmastime in the city. On the evening of Nov. 9, Gardner White Furniture, 6500 E. 14 Mile Road, officially ushered in the holidays by unveiling its annual “Twinkle Town with Gardner White” display.

WARREN — Every military veteran has a story to tell. Whether it’s painful memories of the sounds of war or battle scars that never healed, veterans share a common bond.

EASTPOINTE — Community Choice Credit Union customers who stopped by the member center in Eastpointe the morning of Nov. 3 had the opportunity to meet the city’s fire marshal, Alton Polk. 

WARREN — The Warren Woods Public Schools Board of Education is losing a longtime member.

ROSEVILLE — Library upgrades, a new splash pad and renovations at both fire stations are in Roseville’s future.

ROSEVILLE — When Roseville Community Schools Assistant Superintendent of Personnel Peter Hedemark visited his wife Susan Hedemark’s preschool classroom Oct. 27 at Green Elementary, several students were eager to show him the lesson they were working on.

ROSEVILLE — Members of the Roseville Community Schools family are mourning the loss of retired Superintendent John Kment.

ROSEVILLE — This was one way for the Roseville High School marching band to drum up school spirit.

STERLING HEIGHTS — When Warren Consolidated Schools Career Prep Center metal technology paraprofessional Joey Shumar played taps on the trumpet, it was a solemn reminder of the sacrifices of our U.S. military veterans.

CLINTON TOWNSHIP — Several Day of the Dead events are scheduled at the Lorenzo Cultural Center on the Center Campus of Macomb Community College, located at 44575 Garfield Road.