ROCHESTER — After over 10 years of advocacy from members of the community, the city of Rochester finally has plans for an outdoor skate park.

OAKLAND COUNTY — On July 16, the city of Southfield sponsored a public demonstration of the latest road safety technology being piloted in Southfield and Oakland County, conducted by P3Mobility and the Road Commission for Oakland County at Lawrence Technological University.

OAKLAND COUNTY — The next election will take place on Tuesday, Aug. 6, and voters should take note of a couple of deadlines before hitting the polls.

ROCHESTER HILLS/FARMINGTON HILLS — Oakland University right-handed pitcher Brandon Decker’s Instagram post, “Official,” said it all.

ROCHESTER – The Rochester Lions Club is hosting its 24th annual “Rockin Rods n’ Rochester” car show Sunday, Aug. 11 on Walnut Boulevard in downtown Rochester starting at 9 a.m.

ROCHESTER — You don’t have to travel to Detroit to enjoy the masterpieces of the Detroit Institute of Arts this summer.

ROCHESTER HILLS — Rochester Hills Stoney Creek softball’s battery and leader of the infield have put themselves on the map statewide.

ROCHESTER/ROCHESTER HILLS — The Rochester schools are always known to be at each other’s throats in athletics, but in a friendly, competitive way.

ROCHESTER HILLS — Nearly three weeks after a gunman opened fire, injuring nine people, the Brooklands Splash Pad has reopened.

ROCHESTER HILLS — The public is invited to share thoughts on five potential design alternatives for Adams Road, between Hamlin Road and Walton Boulevard.

ROCHESTER/ROCHESTER HILLS/OAKLAND TOWNSHIP — In the Post’s coverage area, voters will decide various state, county and local primary races Aug. 6, including township offices.

ROCHESTER — Back in its 69th year, downtown Rochester’s Sidewalk Sales will kick off on Thursday, July 18.

ROCHESTER — You don’t have to travel to Detroit to enjoy the masterpieces of the Detroit Institute of Arts this summer.

OAKLAND TOWNSHIP — The beat is on in Oakland Township parks this summer.

ROCHESTER HILLS — Of the nine people injured in a June 15 shooting at the Brooklands Plaza Splash Pad in Rochester Hills, six have been released from the hospital, according to the Oakland County Sheriff’s Office.

ROCHESTER/ROCHESTER HILLS/OAKLAND TOWNSHIP — The Rochester Hills Public Library is asking Rochester Hills voters to consider a millage hike in the August primary election.

ROCHESTER HILLS — The Avondale Schools district will ask voters to consider a $150 million bond issue when they head to the polls Aug. 6.

SOUTHFIELD/ROCHESTER HILLS — Father Chris Yaw, the rector at St. David’s Episcopal Church in Southfield, said he wants to make art, not guns.

MADISON HEIGHTS — While searching for a vehicle stolen at the Red Oaks Water Park in Madison Heights, an undercover officer with the Oakland County Sheriff’s Office was confronted and gunned down in Detroit by the suspects he was tracking.

ROCHESTER HILLS — Of the nine people injured in a June 15 shooting at the Brooklands Plaza Splash Pad in Rochester Hills, six have been released from the hospital, according to the Oakland County Sheriff's Office.