Utica News

Sterling Heights -- Police are asking for the public's help to find the driver of a vehicle that struck and killed a 43-year-old Sterling Heights man two weeks ago.

Dequindre Road will be closed between West Utica and Auburn Roads beginning Wednesday at 7 p.m. through noon on Thursday as crews work to repair a large water main that will impact water pressure in the surrounding communities.

Hazen Powder Parts LLC, an automotive components manufacturer at Hazen, is shutting down by the end of August because of the fall-off in the car industry, according to a company spokesman.

Thousands were without power and traffic was snared by falling debris after a storm ripped through the metro Detroit area June 25.

Utica's downtown charms abound in the form of old-fashioned streetlamps, brick pavers and the pretty homes that line Cass Avenue and surrounding streets.

The Utica Education Association recently participated in the 17th annual Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure 5K Walk/Run on May 31.

Disabled American Veterans seeks donations for its annual collection, which will be distributed to local charities.

A new kind of flea market will take place in Utica this week and it's 100 percent free.

No one was injured when a fire broke out on a Utica home the afternoon of June 5 while workers were renovating the house.

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It didn't go as she'd planned, but the result was another all-state track performance for Utica senior Amanda Mergaert in the May 30 Division 1 finals at East Kentwood High School.

Barb Dauphinee has a gift of bringing happiness to children who endure accidents and illness by making and donating dolls to them.

A recount of ballots cast in Utica Community Schools' $112.5 million bond issue had to be abandoned June 3 after there was a discrepancy in the number of absentee ballots cast in Shelby Township - meaning the bond issue stands as passed.

The Macomb County MSU Extension is to offer a Save Water, Save Money seminar for county residents from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Tuesday in the MSUE office, 21885 Dunham, near Entrance E. Attendees are to learn indoor and outdoor water-conservation techniques.

Third time's a charm for Nicole Black, 16. The Henry Ford II High School junior earned a perfect score of 36, well above the 2008 national average of 21.1, in her third attempt at the ACT college entrance exam March 10.

Officials in Shelby Township ventured over to New Baltimore and scoped out the city's courthouse to determine if the building is compatible with what the township needs and wants for its own new court facility.

The northbound lanes of Van Dyke in Utica are closed because of a large water main break and the repairs are expected to take all day, Utica Police Chief Michael Reaves said.

Free Clothing Swap May 27, 2009 and August 26, 2009 11 a.m. - 7 p.m. Disabled American Veterans Hall #129 47326 Dequindre Utica, MI How It Works: At home, sort and fold clean clothes by size into boxes or bags.

SHELBY TOWNSHIP/UTICA - Police across the state have begun their "Click it or Ticket" campaign once more, and local departments are no exception.

Located along Auburn Road away from Utica's historic downtown or the thriving Van Dyke corridor, Erma's Frozen Custard would be easy to pass by.