MACOMB TOWNSHIP — The expansion on Garfield Road is far from over, and not even the existing roadway is safe from the call of the construction barrels.

CLINTON TOWNSHIP — A new restaurant is the meow of the mall.

MOUNT CLEMENS — A Clinton Township man was arraigned on May 3 in connection with a shooting following a fight with a neighbor.

FRASER — Fraser residents flowed through the Fraser Lions Club hall to get more information about a potential Sheetz location at the former State Bank of Fraser.

METRO DETROIT — A new bill introduced in the Michigan House of Representatives aims to curb excessive noise from vehicles.

UTICA — The Detroit Institute of Arts recently announced the Macomb County communities that will be participating in the 2024 Inside|Out program, and Utica is one of the cities.

GROSSE POINTE FARMS — With benefits like providing shade and improving property values, it’s no wonder many homeowners add trees to their property. But there’s a lot more to choosing and maintaining a tree than picking one out based on appearance alone.

SHELBY TOWNSHIP — A Kettering University student from Shelby Township is among the 26 students in Kettering University’s inaugural class of The Michigander Scholars.

SHELBY TOWNSHIP/STERLING HEIGHTS/UTICA — Utica Community Schools provided solar eclipse viewing glasses to all its students to view the total solar eclipse that recently took place.

SHELBY TOWNSHIP — The Shelby Gardeners Club will be having a free art exhibit this weekend featuring all things small in the garden world.

EASTPOINTE — Last month, Eastpointe was awarded one of eight grants by the Southeast Michigan Council of Governments, or SEMCOG, to conduct formal safety performance examinations of existing or planned roads and intersections.

ROSEVILLE — Following a presentation by Roseville Controller John Walters, the City Council approved the 2024-25 budget at its April 23 meeting.

EASTPOINTE — During the Cold War, which lasted from 1947 through 1989, many U.S. families prepared for a Russian nuclear attack by establishing fallout shelters.

EASTPOINTE — After being inactive for a couple of years, the Eastpointe Neighborhood Watch might be coming back.

ST. CLAIR SHORES — St. Clair Shores city officials and staff celebrated Arbor Day on April 26 by planting trees in the Brys Park Arboretum.

DETROIT — The honeymoon phase of the University of Michigan football team’s national championship continued as the Maize and Blue was well represented at the 2024 NFL Draft April 25-27 in Detroit.

WARREN — Nine-year-old Olive Papasian has always had a passion to help others. At 7 years old, she saw a donation jar and gave to provide feminine hygiene products for homeless women because the products were not available in the shelter.

WARREN — The Warren Police Department and the Macomb County Prosecutor Peter Lucido held a press conference at police headquarters April 24 to provide an update about an 8-year-old boy who accidentally shot himself.

WARREN — Over the past decade, Warren Cousino girls soccer took its fair share of bumps and bruises in the Macomb Area Conference Blue Division.