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ADULT ACTIVITIES. Newbie's Orientation for ages 50+ is noon-1 p.m. July 16 at Troy Community Center, 3179 Livernois, Troy, for residents and non-residents, register in advance at 248-524-3484 or rec.troymi.gov.. "Great Lakes Pirates of the Past" seminar is 10:30 a.

Alcohol use and excessive speed are believed to be contributing factors after a Lamborghini crashed into a tree in Bloomfield Hills on July 7, injuring the driver and passenger.According to the Bloomfield Hills Public Safety Department, witnesses saw the 2015 Huracan, valued at more than $200,000 travelling at a high rate of speed when the driver lost control and hit a tree in the center median of Woodward Ave.

The Oakland County Sheriff's Office is investigating after someone spray painted racist and sexual images on cars, street signs and utility boxes in Independence Township.The vandalism occurred in the 5500 block of Chestnut Hills Drive and is believed to have happened sometime during the night on July 9.

The federal government has given preliminary approval to a plan helping Oakland County officials identify, and reduce the risk of, natural or manmade disasters. Since these disasters have the potential to threaten life, the environment, and the public's health and property, the county has developed a

Five years in prison or Adult Treatment Court?That's the choice Steven Lang had to make after his third drunk driving conviction following his arrest in Gingellville with a blood alcohol content of .23 percent, nearly three times the legal limit."I got off work early and drank too much.

Michigan has approved its first operator licenses for medical marijuana facilities.At its Thursday morning board of directors' meeting in Lansing, the Bureau of Medical Marihuana Regulation voted to authorize licensure for:. VB Chesaning of Chesaning, four Class C grower licenses.

Beaumont Hospital in Royal Oak is ready to open its new Pediatric Emergency Center on Monday.The center covers 9,500 square feet and has 16 private rooms that are twice the size of rooms in the former area. Three rooms have special features for the safety of behavioral health patients."We know children can get stressed or scared when they come to the hospital," said Kelly Levasseur, D.

Berkley's Downtown Development Authority is unveiling shopping bags with a cause behind them during its Art & About event on Friday.The DDA partnered with Better Life Bags in Hamtramck and got sponsorship from Citizens Bank.Better Life Bags hires women who face barriers to employment to hand cut and sew handbags.

The Michigan Department of Transportation will close M-15 in Ortonville to replace a culvert. The closure will take place beginning 8 p.m. on Friday, July 13 and will end at 5 a.m. on Wednesday, July 18.MDOT is investing $476,000 to remove and replace an aging culvert at Duck Creek. Both northbound and southbound M-15 will be closing just north of South Street in Ortonville.

For more than 20 years, Kensington Metropark in Milford has been the home to Paddle to the Symphony. The event returns to the park and to Kent Lake on Saturday, July 14. Symphony-goers will meet on the other side of the lake at the shoreline of North Martindale Beach and paddle to the symphony beginning at 6 p.