STERLING HEIGHTS — For Mayor Michael Taylor, presenting the Sterling Heights State of the City address was a labor of love.

MADISON HEIGHTS — Continuing a biannual tradition that started eight years ago under a different administration, Mayor Roslyn Grafstein is recruiting volunteers to help her rake leaves at homes around the city where the occupants may be in need of assistance.

HAZEL PARK — Patrons of the Hazel Park District Library can now access office pods, private soundproof rooms that provide the perfect space for things like meetings, projects, podcasting and playing a musical instrument.

MADISON HEIGHTS — A dance party, the skeleton family of “Dee Ceased” and more await those who venture down this year’s Skelebration Trail.

MADISON HEIGHTS — When voters in the Madison District Public Schools open their ballots for the Nov. 5 election, they will see a proposal for a building and site sinking fund that would raise their taxes by 3 mills for a period of 10 years.

CLINTON TOWNSHIP — Classic, yet modern. Traditional, yet new. Such are the terms used by cast and crew to describe “Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella,” the latest musical set to take the Chippewa Valley High School stage.

MOUNT CLEMENS — For the most part, the Oct. 7 Mount Clemens City Commission meeting went on as normal, though there were a few absences. Commissioner Barb Dempsey was excused from the meeting, while City Manager Gregg Shipman was away from City Hall due to injuries.

HARRISON TOWNSHIP — With Harrison Township installing new water meter readers throughout the township, the township Board of Trustees approved new policies on Oct. 7 to anticipate residents hesitant to have the new readers in their home.

CLINTON TOWNSHIP — Clinton Township Police Chief Dina Carnigi said she has accomplished what she set out to do, but that it is time to move on and pass the torch.

BLOOMFIELD TOWNSHIP — Bloomfield Township Trustee Stephanie Fakih allegedly posted on social media that Israeli and American Zionists are “scum” on Friday, Oct. 4.

It’s one of the first things you learn courtesy of “The Tortoise and the Hare”; slow and steady wins the race. The saying is interpreted differently in soccer terms, but Royal Oak Shrine Catholic High School boys soccer head coach Mark Soma feels like he’s finally getting through to his No. 2 ranked squad in Division 4.

In the Novi Note’s coverage area, voters will select candidates for federal, state, county, judicial and local offices in the Nov. 5 election.

In the Southfield Sun’s coverage area, voters will decide various state, county and local races Nov. 5, as well as a county parks tax proposal.

In the Chronicle’s coverage area, voters will select candidates for a list of federal, state, county, local, judicial and school offices on Nov. 5.

In the Troy Times’ coverage area, voters will decide various state, county and local races Nov. 5, as well as a county parks tax proposal.

ROYAL OAK — For its 27th year running, the Soaring Eagle Arts, Beats & Eats festival has raised a significant amount of funds for local charities and cultural organizations.

In the Royal Oak Review’s coverage area, voters will select candidates for federal, state, county, judicial and local offices in the Nov. 5 election.

In the Chronicle’s coverage area, voters will select candidates for a list of federal, state, county, local, judicial and school offices on Nov. 5.

EASTPOINTE/ROSEVILLE — In the Eastsider’s coverage area, voters will select candidates for federal, state, county, judicial and local offices in the Nov. 5 election.

In the Sentinel’s coverage area, voters will select candidates for a list of federal, state, county, local, judicial and school offices on Nov. 5.