Wixom News

Aerial fire truck price falls below projection The Wixom City Council voted Tuesday, Nov. via Spinal Column Newsweekly

“It appeared during her arraignment that she admitted to the magistrate she had a problem with gambling”

Using a toy gun wrapped in electrical tape, a 65-year-old Livonia woman robbed a gas station in Novi on Tuesday night after police say she flashed the toy gun wrapped in electrical tape and passed a note ... via Detroit Free Press

“A lot of people did not even receive those surveys.”

About 75 Novi residents and business owners convened in the atrium of the Civic Center Tuesday night to express concerns regarding the Master Plan Review. via Hometown Life

“They have made some great progress there”

Construction of a roundabout project at Bogie Lake and Cooley Lake roads in White Lake Township is now under way. via Spinal Column Newsweekly

“Candidates had started to putting signs out faster than I had anticipated, and there were some that didn't have the stickers on yet”

The Wixom City Council and mayoral campaigns are in full swing for the approaching Tuesday, Nov. via Spinal Column Newsweekly

“I have to call other places and see what they pay their maintenance people”

The Milford Township Board of Trustees has directed Supervisor Don Green to study the cost of paying cemetery maintenance workers that may be hired as a result of a decline in volunteer workers. via Spinal Column Newsweekly

Operation ABLE of Michigan has identified southeast Michigan's top older workers who will be honored at the 2007 "Ability is Ageless" Award Luncheon. via Hometown Life

“Our fall-time slot is going to be our classic-type theatre”

The Novi Theatres is combining a 19th century classic American tale with some rhythm and music. via Hometown Life

The UAW Local 653, Milford Proving Ground would like to give a big thank you to all the people, unions, business and organizations such as the Milford American Legion Post 216 for their kindness in letting us ... via Hometown Life

Billing delay stalls new water bill formula Due to an unforeseen complication in the way water bills are assesed by the Oakland County Drain Commissioner's Office, Commerce Township has elected to reverse ... via Spinal Column Newsweekly

Alta Lift Truck Services is looking to move its headquarters -- and about 50 jobs -- from Wixom to West Bloomfield. via Detroit Free Press

“He's very smooth and he practiced this scam well. He's good con-man.”

Authorities say a sham handyman has been defrauding homeowners for years, then disappearing. via Latest from the Ann Arbor News - MLiv...

Drake Road and 15 Mile has a new roundabout - the first to be completed as part of a county project. via Hometown Life

According to the trade magazine Park World, 16.6 million people visited Walt Disney's Magic Kingdom in 2006 making it the world's number one vacation spot. via Hometown Life

Regular readers of this space have probably come to notice that I'm not much impressed by glamor and/or speed. via Art Voice

Garage opener used in larceny incident An unknown number of suspects broken into a work van parked outside a residence in the 5000 block of Deerfield in White Lake Township and used a garage door opener found ... via Spinal Column Newsweekly

“How are they going to shut down the lotto, casinos and liquor sales”

With the state on the edge of shutting down, local residents utilizing services at the Novi Secretary of State office didn't seem too concerned, and many treated the threat of a shutdown almost as a blind bluff ... via Hometown Life

A motorcyclist died Wednesday in a crash on the 48000 block of Alpha Drive, Wixom Police said. via Detroit News Online

“I just didn't agree with their argument for needing that vehicle”

The Wixom City Council has approved a proposal to accept bids for a new aerial platform fire truck that could cost nearly $1 million. via Spinal Column Newsweekly