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Bloomfield Township police calls

Through their investigation, they discovered the driver to be under the influence of an unknown narcotic.

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Wed Jul 01, 2009

State of Michigan

Governor Granholm Announces Appointments, Reappointments

Governor Jennifer M. Granholm today announced the following recent appointments and reappointments: Michigan Board of Acupuncture - Jay Abel-Horowitz, M.D. of Franklin , physician in private practice, is reappointed to represent licensed physicians for a term expiring June 30, 2013.

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Wed Jun 24, 2009

Spinal Column Online

Board shoots down Inkster Road path

After the West Bloomfield Township Board of Trustees initially approved Segment 7 of the township's ongoing safety path construction initiative - a segment located along Inkster Road - Trustee Steve Kaplan reconsidered his support and voted against proceeding with that segment during the township board's Monday, June 22 special meeting, when ...

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Sun Jun 21, 2009

Hometown Life

Nominations sought for arts award

Birmingham Public Schools music teacher and mentor Jack Horner won it last year.

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Fri Jun 19, 2009

Sunday Times

Chat with Sam Raimi

SAM Raimi, whose new film, Drag Me to Hell, opens on Friday, is probably best known to movie goers as the director of the three Spider-Man movies.

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Thu May 28, 2009

Hometown Life

Board will look at path extension

The West Bloomfield Township Board of Trustee members want to see for themselves.

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Sun May 24, 2009

Hometown Life

Franklin remembers its heroes

The village of Franklin is often called "The Town that Time Forgot," an accolade which refers to the small town, old-fashioned traditions the residents like to perpetuate.

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Wed May 20, 2009

Spinal Column Newsweekly

Opposition to Inkster Road path delays project

The West Bloomfield Board of Trustees has tabled action on Segment 7 of the township's ongoing safety path construction project, located along Inkster Road, and has instead opted to survey the site in order to best address the concerns of residents living in the area.

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Thu May 14, 2009

Detroit Free Press

As Bike to Work Week and the local Commuter Challenge kick off, some folks are way ahead of the curve

It's almost time for Sally Palaian to head to work. She grabs her bags -- one with her Franklin planner, journal and other paperwork needed for her job as a clinical psychologist, and the other containing her lunch, makeup and clothes.

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Tue May 12, 2009

Detroit Free Press

Detroit's new first lady is an activist

As the wife of a former professional athlete, Yvette Bing is no stranger to rubbing elbows at high-society outings or hosting fund-raising galas.

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Sun May 10, 2009

Crain's Detroit Business

Outsider? Sure: Bing turns attacks into selling points to become mayor

On the eve of Election Day, then-Mayor Ken Cockrel Jr. joined union members for a rally at a Teamsters hall in Southwest Detroit.

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Sat May 09, 2009

Detroit Free Press

Detroit mayoral race in home stretch

With just two days to go after eight months of campaigning, Detroit mayoral candidates Dave Bing and Mayor Ken Cockrel Jr.

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Thu May 07, 2009

Hometown Life

Keego abandons Main Street improvement plan

When you are strapped for cash, even a great deal can be too expensive. That's what Keego Harbor officials have decided in becoming the second city to drop out of Oakland County's Main Street program.

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Tue May 05, 2009

The Detroit News

Hat maker brushes off Aretha's diva style

"If Aretha gets a discount, then I'm tellin' you, I should too, given all the hats I've bought here, mmm hmmm." Bonnie Colson was trying to purchase a new hat at Mr.

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Sun May 03, 2009

Hometown Life

Living with the spirit of giving

From the days in 1985 when the Polan family arrived in Franklin, Jane Polan gradually began volunteer service in the community.

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Tue Apr 28, 2009

Electric Energy Online

Wayne State University's College of Engineering Installs First-Of-Its-Kind, Small Wind Energy Turbine in North America

Detroit, April 28, 2009 - Wayne State University has erected a Franklin Vertical Axis Wind Turbine -- the first small wind energy turbine of its kind in North America -- atop the university's Engineering Technology Building.

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Sun Apr 26, 2009

Westland Observer

Concert at mayor's mansion kicks off Musical Feasts

The Detroit Symphony Orchestra Volunteer Council Musical Feasts chair Janet Ankers scored a big coup snagging both the DSO Music Director Leonard Slatkin and the Manoogian Mansion as the site for the kick-off event of the project's 22nd year.

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Fri Apr 24, 2009

Hometown Life

Bookstock has books for all interests

If you like books, you'll love Bookstock. The week-long used book and media sale, which starts Sunday at Laurel Park Place in Livonia, features tens of thousands of donated books, most of which sell for $1 to $3 each.

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Wed Apr 22, 2009

Detroit News

Woman shot six times in Southfield

Police are looking for the people responsible for a Tuesday night shooting that left a woman in critical condition at an area hospital.

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Fri Apr 17, 2009

Hometown Life

The story ends

Sadness, disappointment, surprise ... those were the chief responses to the announcement that the Birmingham Eccentric will cease publication with its May 31 edition.

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