MADISON HEIGHTS/WARREN — The Warren Police Department’s Special Investigations Division has continued its momentum from a busy spring.

MADISON HEIGHTS — New playscapes are coming to Rosie’s Park and Civic Center Park, and a new pavilion is in the works for Rosie’s Park, as well. Along with the disc golf course that recently opened at Rosie’s Park, the changes represent efforts by the Madison Heights City Council to improve quality of life in the community’s green spaces.

SHELBY TOWNSHIP — St. Vincent de Paul Detroit opened a brand-new thrift store in Utica June 2 at Shelby Corners, 13455 Hall Road in Utica.

WEST BLOOMFIELD — West Bloomfield Supervisor Steven Kaplan recently stated that he is “elated” with recognition that the township received this past May.

SHELBY TOWNSHIP — Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel recently announced two charges against a Detroit man who allegedly threatened a Shelby Township judge.

SHELBY TOWNSHIP/STERLING HEIGHTS/UTICA — A sophomore Manufacturing, Automation and Design Engineering student at Stevenson High School finished in fourth place during this past weekend’s opening night of racing for the Must See Racing Series — Midwest Lights pavement winged sprint car race at Lorain Raceway Park in Elyria, Ohio.

ROCHESTER HILLS — During his first year in college in 1994, Jeff Grillo was paired with roommate Bob Johnson Jr. at Northern Illinois University in DeKalb.

FARMINGTON HILLS — Over the last year, Farmington Hills resident Taylor Gray has relished her experience driving across the country in a vehicle 27 feet in length and shaped like a hot dog.

FRASER — After a major setback in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Motor City Rockers have been rejuvenated and are ready to rock the Federal Prospects Hockey League.

ROSEVILLE — Masonic Boulevard remains closed at Gratiot Avenue as a result of ongoing construction.

ROSEVILLE — The preliminary exam for the suspect in a fatal shooting that took place in March at Dooley’s Tavern was rescheduled June 8 due to the autopsy report not being ready yet.

ROSEVILLE — A former Roseville man facing charges after an investigation into the Boy Scouts of America was found competent to stand trial.

EASTPOINTE — The search of a Lenox Township landfill for the body of a missing Eastpointe teenager has entered its second phase.

ROSEVILLE — Police said five people, including three juveniles, were involved in a shooting Sunday in Roseville that left four injured.

EASTPOINTE — Teachers in Eastpointe Community Schools will have another tool with which to instruct students, thanks to a recent donation from the Eastpointe Federation of Educators scholarship committee.

MACOMB COUNTY — Residents will pay a 911 phone surcharge of up to 42 cents monthly per device beginning in July after a measure to pay for emergency dispatch services was approved by the Macomb County Board of Commissioners.

ST. CLAIR SHORES — Cancer survivors and those who lost loved ones to cancer recently gathered for the annual Relay For Life of the Eastside event at Veterans Memorial Park.

ST. CLAIR SHORES — Walking into the atrium of Lake Shore Presbyterian Church on a Wednesday afternoon, visitors are greeted with soft sounds of ukuleles accompanied by voices lifted in the welcoming songs of the Lakeshore Ukulele Strummers.

ST. CLAIR SHORES — The Vorhees moved to Eagle Pointe on the Lake when Roy was around 2 years old. He, along with his parents and siblings, lived there for about 13 years before leaving in 1959.

ST. CLAIR SHORES — The St. Clair Shores City Council recently created what one councilmember called one of its “historic moments.”