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Local entrepreneur Wally Lazar opened a Marco's Pizza in Royal Oak and is hosting a grand opening celebration, Sunday, June 24. The party is 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. June 24 and features free pizza, entertainment, face painting and games. The pizzeria is located at 4070 Crooks Road. The event includes a raffle where 10 people will win free pizza for a year.

If you plan on participating in the August primary election you must register to vote by July 9. For those unsure if they're one of the 7.3 million registered voters in the state, you can visit: https://webapps.sos.state.mi.us/MVIC/ to verify your registration status.

Berkley City Council members have approved ballot language that will ask voters for two millages to fund a new community center and infrastructure upgrades to roads and water-sewer lines.Residents will vote on the millage proposals in the general election Nov. 6.The city is seeking approval for an annual 1.

Todd Kmentt, a former U.S. diplomat, was named director of Safety and Security at George P. Johnson, (GPJ) experience marketing agency, based at the agency's headquarters in Auburn Hills. GPJ launched a formal security program 10 years ago led by event team leads who work with Secret Service, local and state police, FBI and other government agencies to ensure the safety of attendees and employees at events.

A 33-year-old Waterford man is in the Oakland County Jail, suspected of stabbing a Pontiac woman repeatedly with a box cutter and beating her in the head Wednesday night.According to the Oakland County Sheriff's Office, the 36-year-old victim was in critical but stable condition as of 1 p.m.

The annual Lake Orion Lions Club Jubilee Carnival is underway and continues through Sunday, June 24.The event, which raises money for the Lake Orion Lions Club, features midway rides, games, live entertainment, fireworks on Saturday night, a beer tent and more in downtown Lake Orion,CARNIVAL HOURS.

A portion of westbound I-696 in Oakland County will be closed this weekend, again. As part of a $12 million, four-segment, resurfacing project along I-696, which is scheduled for completion in November, westbound lanes between Dequindre and Telegraph will closed for a fourth consecutive weekend from 9 p.

A traffic stop in Royal Oak led to the arrest of three suspects for burglarizing a house.The suspects are all scheduled to appear before Royal Oak 44th District Judge Jamie Wittenberg at 8:30 a.m. Tuesday on charges of second-degree home invasion.Royal Oak Police Sgt. Donald Swiatkowsk said officers uncovered the burglary after stopping a Jeep on Woodward near Lincoln Avenue about 4:30 a.

Irina Sullivan, an attorney for Brooks Kushman P.C., of Southfield, received an award from the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers of Southeastern Michigan (IEEE SEM). Sullivan was recognized for "key contributions to IEEE SEM Women in Engineering and outstanding leadership in the 2018 spring conference organization".

Laura DePonio has joined Neuman Anderson Grieco McKenney, P.C., of Birmingham, as an associate. DePonio has a bachelor's degree from the University of Michigan and a master's degree in public health from Tufts University Medical School. She is a 2017 graduate of Northeastern University College of Law.