GREATER WEST BLOOMFIELD — Aside from voting for candidates running for elected offices, on Nov. 8, Oakland County residents will also decide whether to approve a new millage and opt in to an agreement with the Suburban Mobility Authority for Regional Transportation.

WEST BLOOMFIELD — More than five years have passed since West Bloomfield resident Mike McKinstry quit a full-time job he’d had for nearly a decade in order to launch his own outdoor adventure show.

WEST BLOOMFIELD — Earlier this year, the West Bloomfield Parks and Recreation Commission was set to move its senior center, “Connect,” into a temporary new home.

WEST BLOOMFIELD — On the evening of July 30, West Bloomfield Township officials and department heads received a call from West Bloomfield Police Chief Michael Patton.

FARMINGTON/FARMINGTON HILLS — More than a decade has passed since three members of the Farmington Hills City Council decided that it was time to start having “community conversations” about suicide.

ORCHARD LAKE — Orchard Lake Director of City Services Gerry McCallum estimated that it was between five and seven years ago that the city’s Planning Commission put together a capital improvement plan that included adding space to the Orchard Lake Police Department and constructing a new Department of Public Works facility.

FARMINGTON HILLS — An attorney based in Southfield said she was contacted in May by the family of a Cub Scout who toured the Farmington Hills Police Department.

FARMINGTON — The Christian Science First Church, located at 33825 Grand River Ave., is adjacent to the Governor Warner Mansion and is a property that has piqued the interest of Farmington City Manager David Murphy for a “long time.”

WEST BLOOMFIELD — When the Friendship Circle introduced its inaugural Walk4Friendship event more than a decade ago, the nonprofit organization’s co-founder, Bassie Shemtov, said she “wasn’t necessarily optimistic” that it was going to be a success.

WEST BLOOMFIELD — After taking a two-year break due to COVID-19, the West Bloomfield Youth Assistance Food Truck Rally is set to make a comeback.

FARMINGTON — A Farmington Public Schools special education teacher was recognized this year by the Council for Exceptional Children for her work on behalf of children and youth with disabilities and/or gifts and talents, according to a district press release.

FARMINGTON — In February 2019, at the age of 38, Farmington resident Heather Landis was diagnosed with breast cancer.

WEST BLOOMFIELD — On July 18, a letter was submitted to the West Bloomfield Township Board of Trustees on behalf of the Westacres Community Association.

METRO DETROIT — According to Royal Oak resident Jessie Miletic, she and her boyfriend, Lucas Morris, were recently put in a position that made them think about whether it was best to continue renting a home or to become first-time homeowners.

METRO DETROIT — Clinton River Watershed Council Chief Watershed Ecologist Eric Diesing recently said that the presence of aquatic invasive species on Michigan waterways has been a problem for “quite a while.”