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Spring time in Michigan means orange barrels will start popping up all throughout Genesee County.

A $12.3-million project to upgrade 16 bridges along the I-75 and US-23 corridor in the county is scheduled to start Tuesday, March 16, starting at the span over Court Street.

Ann Arbor identifying areas for downtown-style development outside of downtown Updated Mar 10, 2021; Facebook Share ANN ARBOR, MI — Ann Arbor planning officials are continuing to explore areas of the city to allow downtown-style development outside of downtown. City Planner Alexis DiLeo proposed four areas to rezone in a report to the Planning Commission Tuesday night, March 9. That includes parts of Plymouth Road, Washtenaw Avenue, the West Stadium Boulevard and Maple Road area, and the Sta...

Amherst one step closer to Westwood conversion The Town of Amherst is one step closer from transforming the old Westwood Country Club into Amherst Central Park. and last updated 2021-03-09 00:54:27-05 AMHERST, N.Y. (WKBW) — The Town of Amherst is one step closer from transforming the old Westwood Country Club into Amherst Central Park. During Mondays town board meeting the town laid out and approved their basic understanding agreement with Mensch Capital Partners and their roll in acquiri...

Croghan camp damaged in early morning fire Fire Truck (Source: MGN / Michel Curi / CC BY 2.0) By 7 News Staff | March 5, 2021 at 10:04 AM EST - Updated March 5 at 2:12 PM CROGHAN, N.Y. (WWNY) - Fire damaged a camp in Croghan early Friday morning. Lewis County dispatchers say the second floor and roof of the camp at 8674 Soft Maple Road were extensively damaged in a fire that was called in shortly after midnight. The rest of the camp, owned by Frank LaPlaca of Rochester, suffered water da...

CROGHAN — Just after midnight Friday, Croghan firefighters responded to a blaze at a camp on Soft Maple Road. The camp, 8674 Soft Maple Road, is owned by Frank LaPlaca of Rochester. The insured structure sustained extensive damage to the second floor, along with smoke and water damage throughout. According to the fire report, the caller said the fire was in the roof area of the camp. Upon arrival, the Croghan Volunteer Fire Department found fire on the second floor and on the roof around t...

MCT starts commemorative tree, bench program for trails The Telegraph FacebookTwitterEmail PONTOON BEACH — Madison County Transit has launched the MCT Trails Commemorative Tree & Bench Program. The new program provides way for residents and trail users to purchase a tree or bench to be placed along an MCT trail to honor a loved one, or recognize an organization, civic group or business. The MCT trail system includes nine major trails spanning 137 miles, ranging from trails through old-growth ...

A much-loved moggy who made Penge East station her second home may be commemorated with a bronze statue. Fans of Lily the cat, who passed away in December aged 12, have launched a campaign, hoping to raise enough to commission an artist to make a sculpture in her memory. Lily ambled to Penge East station daily, enjoying the care and affection of station staff, often sitting in the ticket booth or on the Oyster card reader. She was well-known to thousands of commuters who passed through ...

$5.1M from new Ann Arbor affordable housing tax could go toward downtown high-rise Updated Feb 23, 2021; Facebook Share ANN ARBOR, MI — The Ann Arbor Housing Commission proposes using $5.1 million from a new affordable housing tax over the next two years toward building an 18-story high-rise on a downtown city-owned property. The long-envisioned project on the old Y Lot — a public parking lot next to the Blake Transit Center at 350 S. Fifth Ave. — could include over 400 housing units, Ho...

Chelmsford Police Log, Jan. 31-Feb. 6 Community Content The following are excerpts from the Chelmsford police log for Sunday, Jan. 31, to Saturday, Feb. 6. The log is public record and available for review. All persons are presumed innocent unless found guilty in a court of law. Sunday, Jan. 31 1:02 a.m.: An ambulance was requested on Brick Kiln Road. 7:02 a.m.: A motor vehicle traffic violation was reported at Chelmsford Street and Route 495. 7:28 a.m.: A motor vehicle accident with injuries w...