Published August 10, 2022
NOVI — Local youth were able to learn leadership skills from various police officers and firefighters during the weeklong Police and Fire Youth Leadership Academy held at the Novi Police Department Training Center July 25-29.
Read MorePublished August 10, 2022
NOVI — Chuck E. Cheese Novi recognized the variety of challenges that children who have autism encounter, including social interaction, so the newly renovated restaurant known for its Fun Centers gave children with autism and other developmental disabilities the opportunity to be “first to play” ahead of the establishment’s grand reopening celebration July 28.
Read MorePublished August 10, 2022
NOVI — After nearly two years without a playground, children at Village Oaks Elementary School, 23333 Willowbrook Drive in Novi, will have a playground to use sometime this fall, according to an announcement from Novi Community School District Superintendent Ben Mainka.
Read MorePublished August 9, 2022
OAKLAND COUNTY — Voters across Oakland County hit the polls on to decide races in the Aug. 2 primary election.
Read MorePublished August 5, 2022
OAKLAND COUNTY — Ronald Dwyer bested Al Gui in the Republican primary Aug. 2 for the 3rd District of the Oakland County Board of Commissioners.
Read MorePublished August 5, 2022
OAKLAND COUNTY/WAYNE COUNTY — In the primary election Aug. 2, Mike McFall, the mayor pro tem of Hazel Park, secured the Democratic nomination for the newly redrawn 8th District of the State House of Representatives. He defeated Madison Heights City Councilman David Soltis, Durrel Douglas, Ernest Little and Ryan Nelson.
Read MorePublished July 27, 2022
NOVI — The Novi Community School District Board of Education approved a contract with Ben Mainka to serve as district superintendent during the board’s regular meeting July 14.
Read MorePublished July 27, 2022
NOVI — An 11-year-old entrepreneur is working to rebuild his business after his mobile gaming bus was broken into at a Wixom storage facility in early June.
Read MorePublished July 27, 2022
OAKLAND COUNTY — A new Oakland County Land Bank was approved by the county’s Board of Commissioners at its June 23 meeting.
Read MorePublished July 26, 2022
NOVI — Thousands of people attended the Festival of Chariots, an Indian spiritual and cultural festival also known as the Rathyatra, held in Novi July 17, according to event spokesman Madhu Mahadevan.
Read MorePublished July 14, 2022
NOVI — Strange things are on the horizon at the Suburban Collection Showplace, as it will host the 2022 Oddities & Curiosities Expo on Saturday.
Read MorePublished July 14, 2022
NOVI — The 37th annual Festival of Chariots, a 1,000 year-old spiritual festival from India, which is celebrated around the world, will take place in Novi July 17.
Read MorePublished July 14, 2022
NOVI — After a lengthy interview process, the Novi Community School District Board of Education voted unanimously to select Benjamin Mainka as its next superintendent during a meeting June 30.
Read MorePublished July 13, 2022
NOVI — A crash on Novi Road on Wednesday morning resulted in the death of a 54-year-old Waterford woman.
Read MorePublished July 13, 2022
NOVI — A Rochester Hills man was sentenced in Oakland County Circuit Court June 14 for attempting to have sex with a minor, following the actions of the Indianapolis-based nonprofit, Predator Catchers.
Read MorePublished July 13, 2022
NOVI — Dominating on both the mound and at the plate, Novi varsity softball junior Reganne Bennett was a consistent contributor for the District 14 champions and was named first team all-state by the Michigan High School Softball Coaches Association.
Read MorePublished July 13, 2022
In the Novi Note’s coverage area, voters will select party candidates vying to earn spots in the governor’s race, the U.S. House of Representatives, the Michigan Senate and House of Representatives, and the Oakland County Board of Commissioners in the primary election Aug. 2.
Read MorePublished July 12, 2022
OAKLAND COUNTY — Oakland County is home to more inland lakes and registered boats than anywhere else in the state. To ensure residents’ safety this summer, the Oakland County Board of Commissioners is piloting a program to increase marine safety patrols on Oakland County lakes.
Read MorePublished June 30, 2022
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.
Read MorePublished June 30, 2022
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.
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