ST. CLAIR SHORES — Dan Chimelak, known locally as “Captain Dan,” worked at Lakeside Fishing Shop and as a charter captain for over 40 years. He enjoyed helping people fish.

METRO DETROIT — Cutting students from middle school sports teams is a topic that’s sure to spark debate, especially among parents.

STERLING HEIGHTS/DETROIT — Two female Sterling Heights High School teachers who six months ago filed a lawsuit against Warren Consolidated Schools are expected to be back in court for an interim status conference March 4.

ST. CLAIR SHORES — Late last year, Anderson, Eckstein & Westrick Inc. presented concepts for a streetscape plan in the Downtown Development Authority district, on Greater Mack between Nine Mile Road and Nine Mack/Cavalier Drive.

WARREN — Piles of dirt and bulldozers occupy the field right now, but in time, Regina High School will have a brand-new athletic complex.

HARRISON TOWNSHIP — Benvenuto Family Restaurant on Jefferson Avenue will be closed indefinitely after an early morning fire on Jan. 18.

ROSEVILLE/ST. CLAIR SHORES — According to a press release by the Macomb County Prosecutor’s Office, 31-year-old Shane Burns has been ordered to stand trial for stabbings in Roseville and St. Clair Shores last year.

ROSEVILLE — Dort Elementary School educators are mourning the loss of a Head Start employee who was found dead in the school’s parking lot Jan. 16.

WARREN — The goal was plain and simple for Warren Lincoln basketball last season — Breslin Center or bust.

CENTER LINE — There weren’t many words that could describe Center Line’s 70-30 loss in the first round of districts to Warren Michigan Collegiate.

WARREN — Elected officials, clergy, educators, students and the community filled Warren City Hall’s atrium on Jan. 15 to celebrate the birthday of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., whose life of love through service continues to empower and advance generations.

FRASER — An 86-year-old Clinton Township woman died Jan. 16 after she was reportedly struck by a snowplow truck as she walked out of a Fraser hair salon. The incident occurred at approximately 12:31 p.m. outside of the Salon Inspire & Day Spa on 15 Mile Road near Hayes Road.

GROSSE POINTE FARMS — The Grosse Pointe War Memorial Association is inviting the community in to celebrate its 75th anniversary with a concert series beginning on Sunday, Jan. 21.

ST. CLAIR SHORES — According to letters sent to parents, St. Germaine Catholic School in St. Clair Shores is scheduled to close at the end of this school year. The school has been in the community for 60 years.

METRO DETROIT — It has been more than seven years since Candice Miller left Lansing, but that does not mean she’s stopped following capitol politics. Macomb County’s Republican public works commissioner is undertaking an advocacy campaign against a package of bills that could place an extra cost on water customers throughout the state.

HARRISON TOWNSHIP — The Department of Defense has selected Selfridge Air National Guard Base to receive brand-new air-to-air refueling planes, pending an environmental review scheduled for 2025.

MADISON HEIGHTS — The coziest Madison Heights tradition returns this February with the weekly Coffee Concerts series, now at the new Active Adult Center at Civic Center Plaza.

MADISON HEIGHTS — With winter underway, officials at the Madison Heights Department of Public Services say they’re ready for the worst. January has already seen its share of snow and bitter cold, although the forecast is for a warmer season overall. 

WEST BLOOMFIELD — At around 6 p.m. Jan. 9, West Bloomfield Police Department officers were dispatched to the area of Orchard Lake and Green roads for a report of a hit-and-run crash, according to a press release from the Police Department.

MADISON HEIGHTS — An estimated six million Jews were murdered by Nazi Germany and its allies during the Holocaust and World War II, many of them in state-sponsored death camps. Today, those who witnessed the horrors firsthand are dwindling in number, while a recent report points to an increase in antisemitic hate crimes.