BERKLEY — Dan Terbrack has decided to step down as the mayor of the city of Berkley.

TROY — A Boulan Middle School teacher was singled out for going the extra mile with her students and was rewarded with a five-day cruise.

TROY — Those recovering from surgeries may soon have an easier time thanks to a new treatment plan developed by doctors at Corewell Health East in Troy.

MACOMB TOWNSHIP — The Macomb Township Board of Trustees approved a slate of board appointments at its Dec. 7 meeting.

ROYAL OAK — Oakland County Football Club is turning to a familiar face in the Michigan soccer community to lead the squad in the 2023 season.

FRASER — The children’s choir of Saint John Lutheran Church and School continued a holiday season tradition this year with its annual performance at the Fraser Public Library.

BERKLEY — Berkley’s Tree Board is hoping the city can achieve a tree canopy target of 40% minimum across all its neighborhoods.

PLEASANT RIDGE — A new application for a recreational marijuana facility came before the Pleasant Ridge City Commission this month.

METRO DETROIT — Michigan is no dry state, and not just because of the rain and snow. Walk into any grocery store, restaurant, or party this season, and you will be sure to find some kind of Michigan-made craft drink.

UTICA — The 2022 Utica High School Warrior yearbook has earned a Spartan Award from the Michigan Interscholastic Press Association.

UTICA/SHELBY TOWNSHIP — The Kiwanis Club of Utica-Shelby Township is a community service organization in Utica whose mission is to help youth and the community through charitable works.

SHELBY TOWNSHIP — The Shelby Township Police Department is looking for a group of people who did not pay their food bill Nov. 30 at a local restaurant.

NOVI — The Novi Police Department donated $10,000 to the Michael and Rose Assarian Cancer Center at Ascension Providence Hospital in Novi Dec. 6 to help cover expenses for the families of patients undergoing cancer treatments.

SHELBY TOWNSHIP — Boutique salon Bell Amore’s owners have faced huge challenges in the past few years, but they continue to have a focus on the community.

NOVI — On the morning of Dec. 15, busloads of Novi students, staff and parents arrived at the Academy of the Americas Cub K-3 campus in southwest Detroit to provide underprivileged youths with some Christmas cheer.

NOVI — The Dec. 15 Novi Community School District Board of Education meeting was the last engagement for longtime Novi school board members Bobbie Murphy and Kathy Hood.

SHELBY TOWNSHIP — There’s boxing in the traditional sense, and then there’s Rumble Boxing.

ROCHESTER HILLS — Rochester girls golf made its return to the Michigan High School Athletic Association Division 1 State Finals and put the division and the state on notice with its play.

ROCHESTER HILLS — Last year was all part of a systematic plan for Rochester Adams boys soccer.

METRO DETROIT — Each winter, staff and volunteers from the Clinton River Watershed Council brave the cold and take to the watershed in search of bugs.