SOUTHFIELD — The Southfield Human Services Department has joined forces with the Legal Aid and Defender Association to provide free legal services for veterans 9 a.m.-noon every second Monday of the month until September, as well as on Dec. 9, at the Southfield Human Services Department, 26000 Evergreen Road.

ROYAL OAK — A public hearing was held at the April 9 Royal Oak Planning Commission meeting regarding a proposal from Corewell Health for an outpatient medical clinic and medical office.

CLAWSON — Winning the league is a point of emphasis for each baseball coach, as is the usual saying of “getting 1% better each day.”

ROYAL OAK — Royal Oak residents were unhappy with the Planning Commission April 9 when it approved a plan to build an apartment complex on the site of an old bank at the northeast corner of Rochester Road and Genesee Avenue, which is south of 14 Mile Road.

OAKLAND COUNTY — At his State of the County address at The Hawk Community Center in Farmington Hills April 4, Oakland County Executive Dave Coulter painted an optimistic picture of where things stand in the county.

CLAWSON — The Clawson fiscal year 2024-2025 goals and objectives were approved in a 3-2 vote at the City Council meeting April 2.

ROYAL OAK — Instructional coaches from the Royal Oak Schools district presented how they have helped improve education in K-5 classrooms at the March 11 Board of Education meeting.

CLAWSON — The Clawson City Council continued the discussion regarding its 2024-2025 goals and objectives with plenty of critiques and comments at the March 19 council meeting.

OAKLAND COUNTY — Oakland County first responders can now be anywhere in the state and contact their home base or communicate with other agencies through radio with the implementation of the county’s $61 million radio system from Motorola.

ROYAL OAK — Steering wheels are often stolen for the airbags inside of them, and this phenomenon happened four times during the week of March 14-21.

CLAWSON — The Clawson Planning Commission on March 26 passed a motion 5-3 for a proposed planned unit development that, if approved by the City Council, would develop a former bank site into an apartment building on Main Street.

ROYAL OAK — Royal Oak police have a 46-year-old man in custody following a domestic assault report and three-hour standoff that began at 4:55 p.m. March 25 in the 1600 block of Whitcomb Avenue, in the area of North Campbell and East 14 Mile roads.

ROYAL OAK — Stagecrafters at the Baldwin Theatre will be featuring a Stephen Schwartz (“Wicked,” “Godspell,” “Pippin”) and John Caird musical March 29-April 21.

ROYAL OAK — “Masks for Meals” was the primary topic of Connor Kalkanis’ speech that won him first place at the Royal Oak Optimist Club Oratorical Contest on March 13 at the Metro Detroit Youth Club.

CLAWSON — Clawson middle and high school students jumped into their second year of the Polar Plunge fundraising event for Special Olympics Feb. 29.

ROYAL OAK — Vinsetta Boulevard, a street with a dense history, is lined with historic homes and a few significant bridges.

ROYAL OAK — The Royal Oak War Memorial will be getting an addition to honor those who lost their lives due to toxic exposure to chemicals or hazardous substances during their military service.

CLAWSON — The Clawson Planning Commission heard the second part of a presentation on the city’s master plan survey that was conducted in the fall of 2023.

ROYAL OAK — Improvements to a pocket park located at the intersection of 13 Mile Road and Main Street were unanimously approved at the Feb. 12 City Commission meeting.

ROYAL OAK — Conceptual designs for a pedestrian plaza on West Fifth Street between South Center Street and South Lafayette Street are still up for discussion as City Commission members had a few suggestions last month on how to make it better for the downtown community.