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June 10, 2011
Dear Carolyn:

Who says you can't go home again? Not that Trey Burke or Tim Hardaway Jr. have been gone for very long, but a lot has happened since they left Michigan. Mainly that they both were selected in the first round of the 2013 NBA Draft. The two were on hand at the M-Den in Ann Arbor on Saturday, along with former Michigan captain Josh Bartelstein, signing autographs.

A group performs during Parkridge Summer Festival in Ypsilanti Saturday Aug, 24.Courtney Sacco | AnnArbor.com

Crews from the Ann Arbor Fire Department were called to a garage fire early Saturday morning in the 900 block of Mary Street.Continue reading Fire destroys 3-car garage in Ann Arbor...

The Ann Arbor Film Festival has named Leslie Raymond as its new executive director.Continue reading Ann Arbor film festival names new executive director...

A build up of grease near a burner that was turned on is being blamed for a stove fire in Ypsilanti Township Friday evening.

The fire occurred at 1530 Ecorse Road just before 7 p.m. When the Ypsilanti Township Fire Department arrived at the home, a resident had used a fire extinguisher to put out the fire. The house was filled with smoke, and the stove was damaged as well as the wall behind it and the cabinets above it.

Walmart in Pittsfield Township is the place to be Sunday between noon-4 p.m. to "Stuff a Blue Goose."

That's the nickname for the Michigan State Police patrol cars, and one of them will be parked by the Walmart at 7000 W. Michigan Avenue (near State Road) during those hours for the purpose of receiving donated school supplies.

The Washtenaw County Sheriff’s Office is taking the public “Beyond the Badge” in a new web-based show premiering Sunday at 7:30 p.m. on its website.

The Marines will be descending on the UAW Union Hall in Ypsilanti Township Sunday. Their mission: a reunion.

Detroit is the home of the 1st Battalion, 24th Marines, which includes companies from Detroit, Lansing, Saginaw, Grand Rapids and Perrysburg, Ohio. Sunday's event will honor the marines, and will take place at UAW Local 898 Union Hall on Textile Road in Ypsilanti Township.

The Michigan Department of Insurance and Financial Services has suspended the licenses of three Michigan LA Insurance agencies, including two in Ypsilanti, effective immediately.