UTICA — What started as a $15 million idea has not only helped revitalize the city of Utica, but the dreams of baseball players everywhere who hope to have a chance of competing at the major league level.

CLINTON TOWNSHIP — On April 27, Macomb Community College Foundation officials held the 2022 Donor Scholarship Luncheon with approximately 140 donors, students and college representatives in attendance.

MACOMB COUNTY — Advancing Macomb will host its sixth annual Summer Soirée at 5 p.m. June 14.

MACOMB TOWNSHIP — Macomb Lutheran North knew what it felt like to win a Catholic High School League championship, but it also knew what it felt like to fall short.

HARRISON TOWNSHIP — Traffic along Interstate 94 in Macomb will be delayed this summer as parts of the eastern end of M-59 and the freeway interchange will close for road work.

NOVI — Carol Timmer, 91, a resident of the Waltonwood Twelve Oaks retirement community in Novi, was reunited with her sister and nieces June 21, thanks to the “Adventures by Waltonwood” program.

NOVI — Tuesday afternoon, a group of people dressed like they were about to work out stood in a block on the football field at Novi High School, dancing and cheering in unison to music playing through a boombox.

NOVI — A Novi couple placed within the top 10 in multiple events at the National Senior Games in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, last month.

ROYAL OAK — Royal Oak Shrine Catholic High School’s varsity girls soccer seniors have seen almost every possible outcome since their freshman year in 2019.

CLAWSON — The Clawson Fourth of July Committee recently expanded its Independence Day celebrations to include a third day and a full carnival.

ROYAL OAK — A furry new face is on patrol at Royal Oak Beaumont Hospital.

ROYAL OAK/FERNDALE — As the Baldwin Theatre celebrates its centennial anniversary in 2022, the Main Stage productions in Stagecrafters’ 2022-23 season will follow a “from screen to stage” theme.

OAKLAND COUNTY — On June 22, Oakland County and school officials announced the Oakland County Schools Mental Health Grant Program, which will automatically distribute $175,000 to each school district in the county to address students’ mental health needs.

WARREN — For murdering two adults and a child, a man was sentenced to life in prison in front of a courtroom filled with his victims’ friends and family members, many of them wearing T-shirts proclaiming that justice had been served.

FRASER — Discussions are ongoing between the Fraser City Council and its Department of Public Safety after council members attempted to add new rules directing detectives and administrative personnel to wear the standard department uniforms.

CLINTON TOWNSHIP — The Clinton Township Board of Trustees met on June 20 for its second regular meeting of the month.

CLINTON TOWNSHIP — Clinton Township Chippewa Valley High School baseball took a different approach to success this season.

ROSEVILLE — A Roseville woman is facing charges after an infant who was left in her care June 13 suffered severe head injuries, and police reported June 22 that the child had died.

ROSEVILLE — “Seeing this just takes you back in time,” Kathy DiCenzo said as the 23rd annual Cruisin’ Gratiot switched into gear June 18.

EASTPOINTE — Eastpointe City Council members circled around as Deputy City Manager Mariah Walton was sworn-in as the city’s new manager during the council’s June 21 meeting.