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Mary Beth Almond

C&G Staff Reporter – Rochester Post

Staff Writer Mary Beth Almond covers the city of Rochester, Rochester Community Schools and Avondale Schools for the Post. Almond has worked for C & G Newspapers since 2005 and attended Michigan State University.

Published July 7, 2020

Rochester Post

DIA’s Inside|Out returns to Rochester

ROCHESTER HILLS — The Detroit Institute of Arts’ 2020 Inside|Out program will once again bring art to Rochester this summer. Megan Hawthorne, the DIA’s community program manager, said the art museum launched the project in 2010.

Published July 7, 2020

Rochester Post

RCS enters final phase of $185 million in bond projects

ROCHESTER/ROCHESTER HILLS/OAKLAND TOWNSHIP — The Rochester Community Schools district is entering the final phase of the district’s five-year, $185 million bond issue.

Published July 7, 2020

Rochester Post

Construction begins on Heroes Point park and garden

ROCHESTER — Rochester will soon have its own memorial to pay tribute to first responders.

Published July 7, 2020

Rochester Post

RCS to provide all students laptops

ROCHESTER/ROCHESTER HILLS/OAKLAND TOWNSHIP — Rochester Community Schools is going to give a computer to every K-12 student through a new 1-to-1 technology program that will begin during the 2020-21 school year.

Published July 7, 2020

Rochester Post

OPC keeps focus on seniors throughout COVID-19

ROCHESTER/ROCHESTER HILLS/OAKLAND TOWNSHIP — When the doors of the Older Persons’ Commission facility closed to members March 14 due to the COVID-19 crisis, the organization’s essential services to homebound seniors kicked into high gear, officials said.

Published July 7, 2020

Rochester Post

OPC seeks tax renewal, increase on August ballot

ROCHESTER/ROCHESTER HILLS/OAKLAND TOWNSHIP — An operating millage renewal for the Older Persons’ Commission, which also includes an OPC millage increase, is planned for the August primary election.

Published July 7, 2020

Rochester Post

Library reopens with new safety restrictions, occupancy limits

ROCHESTER HILLS — After months of being closed, the Rochester Hills Public Library reopened to the public July 6 with an occupancy limit of 180 patrons and additional safety restrictions in place.

Published July 7, 2020

Rochester Post

Rochester DDA gets the OK to host summer events

ROCHESTER — Although this summer may look a little different than in years past, there is still plenty of fun to be had in downtown Rochester.

Published July 7, 2020

Rochester Post

Rochester Community Schools prepares to reopen this fall

ROCHESTER/ROCHESTER HILLS/OAKLAND TOWNSHIP — Rochester Community Schools begins the 2020-21 school year Aug. 31, but given the COVID-19 pandemic, no one knows exactly what the first day of school will look like.

Published June 25, 2020

Rochester Post

OU archival project documents the COVID-19 pandemic

ROCHESTER HILLS — As the COVID-19 crisis disrupts normal life across the nation, the Oakland University libraries are working to document and preserve southeast Michigan’s experiences with the pandemic.

Published June 23, 2020

Rochester Post

Ludlow tot lot playground could soon see improvements

ROCHESTER — The city of Rochester is hoping to get grant funding from the state to update the tot lot playground, near Ludlow Avenue, in Rochester Municipal Park.

Published June 23, 2020

Rochester Post

Historic grain elevator could be moved for new office development

ROCHESTER — A new development could soon take the place of Rochester’s oldest business, the Rochester Elevator Co., at the corner of University and Water streets in downtown Rochester.

Published June 23, 2020

Rochester Post

City, township buildings reopen with new safety features

ROCHESTER/ROCHESTER HILLS/OAKLAND TOWNSHIP — After being closed to the public for months due to COVID-19, municipalities across the state have begun reopening city and township buildings.

Published June 23, 2020

Rochester Post

COVID cancels, changes many summer events in Rochester

ROCHESTER/ROCHESTER HILLS — As the weather warms up, people usually look forward to attending outdoor concerts, open-air events or one of the many local fireworks shows, but this summer, many annual events have been put on hold due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Published June 23, 2020

Rochester Post

Dequindre work zone camera provides real-time view

ROCHESTER HILLS — Dequindre Road is under construction for a widening project, and anyone can watch the progress online, thanks to a new work zone camera.