C&G Newspapers

Tiffany Esshaki

C&G Staff Reporter – Birmingham Bloomfield Eagle

Staff Writer Tiffany Esshaki covers Birmingham, Bloomfield Hills and Bloomfield Township as well as Oakland County Parks and Recreation and Oakland County Animal Control and Pet Adoption Center. Esshaki has worked for C & G Newspapers since 2011 and attended the University of Michigan-Dearborn and Oakland Community College. She’s the recipient of several awards from the Michigan Press Association and the Detroit chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists.

Published September 22, 2021

C&G Newspapers

Oakland County promotes substance use recovery, even during COVID

OAKLAND COUNTY — As the world slowly returns to some form of normalcy, celebrations that were once postponed because of the pandemic can finally be observed, and the anticipation makes them that much sweeter.

Published September 22, 2021

Rochester Post

Rochester Community Schools struggles to find bus drivers

ROCHESTER/ROCHESTER HILLS/OAKLAND TOWNSHIP — It took some finagling, but public health experts and school administrators were able to figure out how to get kids back into classrooms this fall.

Published September 21, 2021

Birmingham - Bloomfield Eagle

Dogs euthanized after attacking, killing 91-year-old woman

BLOOMFIELD TOWNSHIP — An elderly woman was reportedly fatally attacked by two dogs inside her home in Bloomfield Township.

Published September 20, 2021

Birmingham - Bloomfield Eagle

Woman fatally struck crossing Woodward

BIRMINGHAM — A pedestrian crossing southbound Woodward Avenue at Brown Street was fatally hit by a driver last Friday.

Published September 20, 2021

Birmingham - Bloomfield Eagle

BLOOMFIELD TOWNSHIP — Fire officials are asking residents to brush up on fire safety after three people died from fire-related incidents this month.

Published September 17, 2021

C&G Newspapers

Hospitals, labs stretched thin as Delta variant surges

OAKLAND COUNTY — There’s no doubt about it: COVID-19, and specifically the virus’s Delta variant, has tightened its grip on metro Detroit, and medical professionals at multiple levels are feeling the squeeze.

A West Bloomfield Schools bus heads out to begin its afternoon route.

Published September 16, 2021

C&G Newspapers

Birmingham, Bloomfield districts struggle to find bus drivers

BIRMINGHAM/BLOOMFIELD/WEST BLOOMFIELD — It took some finagling, but public health experts and school administrators were able to figure out how to get kids back into classrooms this fall.

Published September 8, 2021

Birmingham - Bloomfield Eagle

Birmingham Police Department earn seal of approval from chiefs association

BIRMINGHAM — It’s been years of paperwork, exams, training and careful scrutiny from the state’s top cops, but the result was well worth the wait: The Birmingham Police Department has earned its accreditation through the Michigan Law Enforcement Accreditation Prog

Published September 8, 2021

Birmingham - Bloomfield Eagle

Bloomfield Township mom wins $2M prize in MI vaccination lottery

BLOOMFIELD TOWNSHIP — There were millions in cash and scholarships up for grabs in the MI Shot to Win sweepstakes, which aimed to get more Michigan residents vaccinated against COVID-19 by offering an entry into the lottery-style raffle with their second dose.

Published September 7, 2021

Birmingham - Bloomfield Eagle

Bloomfield Township places stricter limits on fireworks

BLOOMFIELD TOWNSHIP — Residents of Bloomfield Township now have fewer days to light off fireworks.

Published September 3, 2021

Birmingham - Bloomfield Eagle

Street Art Fair returns to downtown after COVID-19 hiatus

BIRMINGHAM — Downtown Birmingham hasn’t hosted an art fair — usually a common summer occurrence in the city — since 2019.

20 years later, officers remember their role in the Sept. 11 terror attacks

Published September 3, 2021

Birmingham - Bloomfield Eagle

20 years later, officers remember their role in the Sept. 11 terror attacks

BLOOMFIELD HILLS/FRANKLIN — Hung on a concrete wall in the Bloomfield Hills Public Safety station is a large, framed gallery of photos from Sept. 11, 2001.

Published September 1, 2021

West Bloomfield Beacon

West Bloomfield, Walled Lake schools return to class with mandatory masks

WEST BLOOMFIELD/WALLED LAKE — Folders, pencils and new sneakers all took a backseat last week to the most important back-to-school item for West Bloomfield School District and Walled Lake Consolidated Schools students: masks, of course.

Published August 25, 2021

Birmingham - Bloomfield Eagle

Local literacy students don’t let pandemic problems slow their progress

BLOOMFIELD HILLS — It was tough for students during the 2020 school year. The COVID-19 pandemic forced lessons to move from classrooms to online, and students who stuck it out and made it work should be commended for such a unique and tremendous achievement.

Published August 25, 2021

Birmingham - Bloomfield Eagle

Local students balance podcast stardom with a proclivity to give back

BIRMINGHAM — Twice a week, four high school students and longtime friends from Birmingham get together to host a sports podcast called “The Student Section.”