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Township road panel makes recommendations
The Bloomfield Township Road Advisory Committee (RAC) has been looking at the township’s road conditions in hopes of finding solutions for one of Bloomfield Township residents ‘most talked about concerns and the panel presented its findings at the board of trustees meeting on Monday, September 28, with eight recommendations that included both short-term and long-term planning.
Fire department open house this Saturday
The Birmingham Fire Department will host its annual open house this Saturday, October 10, from 1 to 4 p.m. at Fire Station 1 at 572 South Adams Road.
Intoxicated man arrested for home invasion
After allegedly breaking into a home on the 500 block of Woodland Avenue in Birmingham the night of Friday, October 2, a 26-year-old resident was tracked down and arrested by city police.
E-motos impounded, juvenile court involved
A Bloomfield Township Police Department officer was on routine patrol in the area of Covington Road and Oak Boulevard on Wednesday, October 2, at about 1 p.m. when the officer observed a motorcycle doing a wheelie on Covington Road.
Woman accused of stealing gold bracelets
A Clinton Township woman was accused of stealing two gold bracelets, belonging to a friend of a friend, while they spent the night in a short-term rental on the 1100 block of Floyd Street in Birmingham.
Jewelry stolen from elderly facility resident
Roughly $90,000 worth of jewelry is reportedly missing from a resident’s room inside a senior living facility, located in the 100 block of Elm Street in Birmingham.
Woman arrested while leaving parking garage
A woman was arrested while attempting to leave the Peabody Street parking garage in Birmingham the night of Friday, October 2, after reportedly driving away from police officers trying to stop her, hitting another car and having nitrous oxide canisters in her car.
Target employee arrested for embezzlement
An employee of Target at 2400 S. Telegraph Road in Bloomfield Township has been arrested and arraigned for embezzlement of pricey items from the store.
Female suspect sought in pet store thefts
The Bloomfield Township Police Department was dispatched on Thursday, October 1, to Pet Supplies Plus, located at 2057 S. Telegraph Road, for a retail fraud.
State, county wetlands under growing pressure
Wetlands are easy to overlook, especially their importance. They may look like unassuming acres of native plants, wet soil, and trees, filled with frogs and other amphibians and animals. That is, until your basement floods, your favorite lake turns green, the shoreline at your lakeside home erodes, or the spring night chorus of frogs you usually enjoy goes silent. These aren’t wastelands but an assembly line of working landscapes – part sponge, part kidney, part nursery – that slow stormwater, filter runoff, recharge groundwater, protect lakes and rivers, sequester carbon, create natural greenspace and recreational areas that stimulate economic benefits, and provide shelter for fish, birds, amphibians, insects, and mammals.
SCHOOL BOARD POLITICS
For those looking for an example of politics – on the part of both major parties – entering the world of school board elections, turn to the Troy Schools district contest this year in which five people are seeking two six-year terms in the November election. Candidate Walter Cook, who has one child in an elementary school in the district, posted a text on social media mocking the assassination of hard-right-wing political activist Charlie Kirk in September of 2025.
