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A portion of I-696 will close this weekend as part of a $12 million resurfacing project in Oakland County. Westbound lanes between Dequindre and Telegraph will be closed to traffic from 9 p.m. Friday until 5 a.m. Monday, June 4. The project is being completed in four segments and requires the closure of various portions of the highway for 10 weekends.

Unsatisfactory air quality results have been reported in three of the five businesses at Franklin Village Plaza in Franklin. The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services has advised the Oakland County Health Division to recommend a voluntary evacuation for Tailoring and More, the property formerly occupied by Fritz and Friends and to continue for The Village Boutique.

Two Oakland County pharmacists and one from Macomb County were among six people named Thursday in a federal indictment accusing them of taking part in a three-year opioid distribution scheme that netted the group $9.6 million.According to the 35-count indictment, the scheme involved the pharmacists dispensing prescriptions for prescription drugs written by a doctor for supposed patients in exchange for cash payments.

ADULT ACTIVITIES. Drinking Water Townhall is 6:30-8 p.m. June 5 at Rochester Public Library, sponsored by the Rochester Junior Women's Club and the Michigan Environmental Council, 248-841-1076, MIdrinkingwater.org.

The Road Commission for Oakland County has installed a work zone camera that provides a real-time view of the reconstruction of Baldwin Road between Morgan and Gregory Roads in Orion Township. The camera takes a photo every 15 minutes between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m. Viewers can watch the progress of the construction on the

Holocaust survivor Irene Butter, who was a neighbor to Anne Frank in Amsterdam, will be speaking at the Holocaust Memorial Center in Farmington Hills at 3:15 p.m. Sunday, June 3. As background, as Irene Butter's father fights to save his family during the Holocaust, Her childhood is lost. Play is restricted.

A 22-year-old Northville woman landed in jail on May 29 following an alleged domestic assault in Bloomfield Hills.Bloomfield Hills police received multiple 911 calls that morning about a domestic dispute at an office building in the 100 block of Bloomfield Hills Parkway. When officers arrived shortly afterward, they identified the two people involved in the dispute and subsequently determined that a domestic assault had occurred, according to the Bloomfield Hills Police Department.

Starting Friday, June 1, patrons to businesses in downtown Auburn Hills can enter to win $5,000 toward a "dream vacation." The Auburn Hills Tax Increment Finance Authority is sponsoring the vacation sweepstakes, in hopes of drawing more foot traffic to downtown Auburn Hills during the reconstruction of Auburn Road.

Secretary of State Ruth Johnson said new election equipment and millions of dollars worth of federal election security grants will help to further protect the state's elections systems this fall. With the statewide primary election being held in August, residents should be aware that for the first time in 12 years, every voter will be using

Sixteen-year-old Danielle's adoption workers smile and openly acclaim Danielle's special qualities and personality when they describe her."Danielle is a driven and determined youth, compassionate to others, typically honest and is giving. Danielle is independent, optimistic, outgoing, helpful and humble," said one of her workers.