BLOOMFIELD TOWNSHIP — Through March 26, Bloomfield Township residents can put their creative eye to the test for the library’s annual photo contest.

BIRMINGHAM — The City Commission declared a climate emergency and established an Ad Hoc Environmental Sustainability Committee Jan. 23.

BLOOMFIELD HILLS — Detroit Country Day hockey speaks for itself with its culture, its championships and the success it delivers each season.

FRANKLIN — Since Franklin Village retail shops are 100% women-owned, the downtown community has a strong culture of women supporting women. This winter, they are once again giving back to the community through supporting the organization, I Support the Girls.

BEVERLY HILLS — On Dec. 13, 2022, Beverly Park turned 100. The village of Beverly Hills is celebrating the park’s anniversary throughout 2023 by sharing memories and stories of Beverly Park.

MACOMB COUNTY — Several local school districts are receiving grants from the state to assist in the hiring of more school resource officers.

BIRMINGHAM — Scott Grewe has recently begun his new role as the Birmingham Police Department’s chief of police.

BIRMINGHAM — Improving the trails in Birmingham has been a plan circulating since 2006. However, when the original Trail Improvement Concept Plan was made, there was no funding available at the time.

CENTER LINE — The Center Line Department of Public Safety has a new sleuth on the force helping to keep its residents safe.

METRO DETROIT — Students from the Warren Consolidated School of Performing Arts were center stage when they attended the Michigan Thespian Festival Dec. 8-9 at the Lansing Center & Radisson Hotel.

METRO DETROIT — During her State of the State address Jan. 25, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer addressed several issues, including education.

ROSEVILLE — Kment Elementary School special education teacher Kimberly Harvey and speech and language pathologist Kaela Calcaterra wanted to find a way to further help students with autism and sensory issues.

WARREN — At their Jan. 10 meeting, Warren City Council members voted unanimously to approve a $112,984 cost-sharing agreement with Macomb County for engineering designs linked to a construction project along Mound Road from Eight Mile Road to Interstate 696.

WARREN — Every time Rolan Covert drives by the Mobil gas station at 12 Mile and Ryan roads, it takes him back to when he first set eyes on Annie Gudgalis.

FARMINGTON HILLS — Carrying a 18-19 record their past two seasons, North Farmington girls basketball was ready to come out of their shell.

FARMINGTON — As school shootings and bomb threats have become an ever-present reality in America, the Farmington Public Schools Board of Education held an open meeting Jan. 26 with members of the community to discuss school safety at the Maxfield Education Center.

EASTPOINTE — As Jon Gruenberg begins his 20th year on the Eastpointe Community Schools Board of Education, his partner in life — wife Cassie Gruenberg — literally will be right by his side.

FARMINGTON HILLS — Since opening in 2021, The Hawk – Farmington Hills Community Center has become a primary attraction for residents.

ST. CLAIR SHORES — St Clair Shores has used about $5 million from the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 according to City Manager Dustin Lent.

STERLING HEIGHTS — A man accused of raping a teenage coworker at a Sterling Heights restaurant in 2020 was recently found guilty of the act, according to the Macomb County Prosecutor’s Office.