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WARREN — The enthusiasm for the new Macomb Community College dental science program could be felt among school officials and local dignitaries who gathered for the facility’s unveiling Sept. 17.

MADISON HEIGHTS — Once every 10 years, voters are asked whether to renew the Lamphere Public Schools’ general operating millage — a vital piece of funding. That millage is next up for renewal in the general election Nov. 2.

FARMINGTON HILLS — The 51st fashion show to help raise funds for the Longacre House in Farmington Hills took place Sept. 24 at the Glen Oaks Country Club in Farmington Hills.

BIRMINGHAM — Parents in the Birmingham Public Schools district spoke for close to three hours at the Board of Education meeting Aug. 17 to share their thoughts — and then some — on the district’s move to mandate masks for the coming school year.

EASTPOINTE — A toddler was safely reunited with his mother after he apparently unlocked the door of the family’s home and was found alone outside near 10 Mile Road and Hayes Avenue at 3 a.m. Aug. 26.

ST. CLAIR SHORES — Masks may be optional and advanced cleaning will continue, but all three St. Clair Shores school districts say they’re eager to welcome students back in September for the 2021-22 school year in a manner that more closely resembles pre-pandemic times.

HUNTINGTON WOODS/PLEASANT RIDGE — The biggest celebration of classic vehicles, the Woodward Dream Cruise, returns this month after last year’s COVID-19-induced cancellation.

WARREN — Westwood Elementary School and Warren Woods Middle School are busy with activity this summer as Warren Woods Public Schools students attend summer school.

ROYAL OAK — On May 31, people lined Main Street to watch the city of Royal Oak’s Memorial Day parade, which preceded a ceremony in the parking lot of the new City Hall.

Chevy Camaro is all in the family McVicar holds a copy of a newspaper story about her mom retiring and driving off in the vehicle that her mom bought 30 years earlier, in 1970. Photo by Deb Jacques METRO DETROIT — In April 1970, Carol Alex, of Warren, Ohio, purchased a shiny burgundy 1969 Chevrolet Camaro 307. It was brand-new off the lot with a price tag of $2,400, before taxes and fees. While some moms in the neighborhood drove station wagons and sedans, Alex happily zipped about in her Ca...