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The Troy City Council narrowly approved a resolution in support of placing the Regional Transit Authority tax proposal on the Nov. 6 ballot.The Troy council voted 4-3 June 4 in favor of the resolution, introduced by Councilman David Hamilton.Joining Hamilton in the majority were Mayor Dane Slater and council members Ellen Hodorek and Edna Abrahim.

Attention Oakland County motorists, more construction is on the way. 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 third consecutive weekend from 9 p.

Vice President Mike Pence said Rochester, Michigan, is "rolling." Pence visited Oakland County on Friday touting tax cuts and how it has benefited businesses like Frank Rewold and Sons, a local construction company based in Rochester. Pence toured the 100-year-old, four-generation company's new, $12 million headquarters, which is currently under construction.

In honor of Independence Day, there will be numerous Fourth of July celebrations in Oakland County. The following is a list of events, by city:CLARKSTON/INDEPENDENCE TWP.. Independence FestivalJuly 4Clintonwood Park6000 Clarkston Road

Royal Oak City Commissioner Melanie Macey regrets that her call for more funding for park maintenance temporarily derailed approval of the city budget this week, but not for speaking out about the need.The City Commission is set to meet at a special meeting at 6 p.m. Tuesday to pass a budget before the July 1 deadline, which is expected to happen.

The Rattlesnake Family Fun Run and 5K, hosted by Race for Michigan Nature and the Michigan Nature Association, is set for June 21. The 5K will promote efforts to preserve habitat for the Eastern massasauga rattlesnake. The course will begin at Rochester Municipal Park and head northwest along the Paint Creek Trail.

Jury deliberations began Friday afternoon to decide if a Detroit man is responsible for the murder of Diana Pesserl of West Bloomfield, shot to death and left in a car set on fire at a former schoolyard on Dec. 9, 2016.DeSean Smith, 20, faces up to life in prison if convicted.For assistant prosecutor Kelly Collins, the answer is clear: Despite a "convenient and strategic" alibi, which changed as he learned what police knew, "all roads lead to DeSean Smith," she said Friday morning, in her closing statement in Oakland Circuit Court.

From Mackinac Bridge necklaces to Petoskey stone pendants, love for the mitten state is apparent in Ted and Julie Lepczynski's jewelry. "For both of us, it's all about Michigan," says T. Lepczynski. "We are inspired daily and can't turn it off. It's everywhere, from the wilderness of the U.

"Pretty much," chuckles Joslyn on her M.A.R.E. (mare.org) YouTube video, "I'm loud, happy, silly..I like to run, color, play hopscotch, do track- because I'm fast.""I like to dress up, a lot. I played in band in school: the flute, the trumpet, the piano, and the guitar, and I sang and danced," she said, smiling.

ADULT ACTIVITIES. D-Day-After the Invasion to Capture Paris is 10:30-11:30 a.m. June 25 at the Bloomfield Township Senior Center, 4315 Andover Road, Bloomfield Township. Open to Bloomfield Township residents and non-residents ages 50+. Register at 248-723-3500 or