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Breastfeeding in public? Mother ousted from Target store for nursing
Mother of three Mary Martinez was ousted from a Target store in Michigan earlier this month, after she began breastfeeding her hungry 4-week-old daughter in the electronics section.
Blackwell Will be Tried on Embezzlement Charges
A Harper Woods judge ruled Friday that therea s enough evidence for Highland Parks former emergency financial manager Arthur Blackwell to go to trial on embezzlement charges.
Former Highland Park financial manager Blackwell to stand trial for embezzling $264K from city
Highland Park's former emergency financial manager will stand trial on charges he misappropriated money from the small Detroit enclave.
Grosse Pointe Woods church bookkeeper pleads guilty to embezzlement
Grosse Pointe Woods -- A volunteer bookkeeper at a Grosse Pointe Woods church pleaded guilty Friday to four counts of embezzlement charges that could result in up to 15 years in prison.
Granholm pulls Dec. school aid cuts
School districts will get good news from the state: a $127 per pupil cut in state aid won't occur.
Bill will protect mothers' rights to nurse babies in public
On Dec. 2, there was a hearing in Lansing in the House Judiciary Committee on bill HB 5515 that I attended.
Events Grand opening William and Sandra Sneed of Farmington Hills announce the grand opening of their new boutique, The Accessories Box, located in Eastland Shopping Center in Harper Woods.
Get involved in your community
East Hills Middle School is hosting a toy drive to brighten the holidays for young patients at Children's Hospital in Detroit.
Antique Mall Crawl sees few shoppers
ST. CLAIR -- A few people rode in style Thursday for some holiday shopping. Local antique dealers teamed to organize an Antique Mall Crawl across the Blue Water Area, but business started off slow.
Target calls cops on nursing mother
While Mary Martinez was shopping in a Target store in Harper Woods, Mich., recently, her 4-week-old baby got hungry.
Bill could end harassment of moms who breast-feed
Mothers who nurse their babies in public ought to have the same protection from discrimination as lots of other people who have a state law on their side.
87-Year-Old Man Robbed in Driveway
Police are searching for a robber who pulled a gun on an 87-year-old man, demanded all of his money and then assaulted him.
Wayne County news: Face-painted robber is sought
A man who reportedly had his face painted with black makeup robbed a Harper Woods man at gunpoint in the victim's driveway Wednesday after the victim returned home from a Detroit casino, police said.
A dog was killed Friday in Grosse Pointe by what his owner said was a coyote. Alger LaHood said he let his 10-year-old Cavalier King Charles spaniel, Dickens, out just after 5 a.m. "Eight minutes, 10 minutes later, I realized he didn't come back to the door.
Target security to nursing MI mom: Take it outside
A woman says she was kicked out of a Detroit area Target store because she was breast-feeding her child in the electronics aisle.
Harper Woods Target security to nursing mom: Take it outside
Harper Woods -- A woman says she was kicked out of a Target store because she was breast-feeding her child in the electronics section.
Gov. Jennifer Granholm signed off on the last of this year's state budgets last week, avoiding, for now, a government shutdown.
High-tech spin on official alerts
More and more suburban communities are jumping on the technology bandwagon as a means to get information to residents in the quickest way possible.
2 DPS workers to pay restitution in embezzlement
Two Detroit Public Schools employees accused of stealing money from the district were sentenced this month to probation and ordered to pay restitution.
Luxury pillows take sting out of unemployment
Sometimes, you've got to take good news where you can find it. If it weren't for the crummy state of the economy, we wouldn't have Becky Fixel's fabulous pillows.
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