ROSEVILLE — There’s a new park in town where residents can relax on a bench, enjoy a walking path and take in the beauty of native plants.

EASTPOINTE — Did Eastpointe Community Schools Superintendent Christina Gibson create a hostile work environment for Black employees?

MACOMB COUNTY — Issuing threats against places of learning is no laughing matter and serious consequences await those who try. Officials warn students and others from attempting such an act.

The Eastpointe High School varsity football program announced Oct. 24 that it will forfeit its final game of the season against Ortonville Brandon High School (6-3) citing safety concerns due to its depleted roster. The gridiron matchup was slated to take place Oct. 25 at Brandon High School.

MADISON HEIGHTS — An ex-boyfriend and girlfriend are recovering after injuring each other in an altercation where police believe the man held the woman at gunpoint, prompting her to stab him in self-defense before he shot her and fled the scene.

FERNDALE — The Ferndale Police Department is searching for a person of interest who the department said has had inappropriate interactions with women in the area.

As Troy and Troy Athens went head-to-head Oct. 18 at Troy High School, Athens was eager to snap Troy’s three-game win streak against the Red Hawks while the Colts were looking to find themselves back in the Michigan High School Athletic Association Division 1 playoff picture.

EASTPOINTE — A 26-year-old school security guard has been charged with two counts of criminal sexual conduct in the third degree after he was accused of having sex with a female student at Eastpointe High School. 

CLINTON TOWNSHIP — A 28-year-old Southfield man was arraigned in 41B District Court Oct. 17 for the murder of his former coworker at a Harrison Township business.

BLOOMFIELD TOWNSHIP — The Bloomfield Township Board of Trustees voted 6-1 to censure Trustee Stephanie Fakih after she posted on social media that Israeli and American Zionists are the “scum of the earth.”

ROCHESTER HILLS — Oakland County’s first “neuro-inclusive” neighborhood, Walton Oaks, is coming to Rochester Hills.

ROYAL OAK — An array of complaints brought forth by the Sdao family have been circling the Oakview Cemetery mausoleum.

CENTER LINE — Brendan Tyrell Wilson, 24, of Highland Park, appeared in the 37th District Court Oct. 15 where he was arraigned on nine charges in connection with an alleged home invasion that evolved into a shoot-out with public safety officers.

CLINTON TOWNSHIP — Clinton Township Trustee Tammy Patton, a current candidate for township treasurer, stated in a press release that her campaign signs were tampered with in early October, including one that was defaced with racist language.

WARREN — After nearly a year in office, Warren Mayor Lori Stone gave her first State of the City address to an audience of a few hundred people gathered in the Warren Community Center auditorium on the evening of Oct. 10.

WARREN — Detroit Lions legend and Pro Football League Hall of Famer Calvin Johnson Jr. made his way through the Warren community the past two days.

GROSSE POINTE FARMS — Grosse Pointe Farms officials got a look at what their original, voter-approved 2-mill road levy in 2020 has meant for the city, and what its renewal in November would mean for local road conditions, during a City Council meeting Oct. 14.

GROSSE POINTE FARMS — At a time when political divides are deep and sharp enough to cleave family and friends from one another, one local student has managed to do the impossible: unite both sides. And she isn’t even old enough to vote yet.

SOUTHFIELD — The City Council unanimously approved a plan to adapt and reuse the Holiday Inn building at 25100 Northwestern Highway for multiple-family residential use Sept. 30.