Milan Middle School presented Disney’s Newsies Jr through April 26th in the Dennis McComb Performing Arts Center at Milan High School. Newsies made its Broadway debut in March 2012 and played for 1,004 performances. The script was written by Harvey Fierstein, music by Alan Menken and lyrics by Jack Feldman. The show was directed and ...
The 2026 Saline Area Circle of Excellence Award honorees were recognized during a ceremony April 23 at Travis Pointe Country Club. The annual Saline Area Chamber of Commerce event celebrates individuals whose leadership and service have made a meaningful impact on the Saline community. Listed left to right in the photo: Small Business: Dan’s Downtown ...
On a recent morning at Liberty School, preschool students moved from story time to art tables, building toys and outdoor play. In one classroom, children gathered around a district librarian for a weather song and a spring story. In other rooms, students colored, played with dolls, built with large magnetic tiles and explored areas set ...
Sylvania Southview H.S. staged Roald Dahl’s Matilda – The Musical at the Sylvania Southview Theatre. The music and lyrics by Tim Minchin and script by Dennis Kelly. The show opened on Broadway in the spring of 2013 and closed on January 1, 2017. Matilda won five Tony Awards in 2013. The Matilda team included artistic ...
Berry Hill Farm almost made it to 40 years. The longtime Dexter farm, started by Jim and Nancy Jedele in 1986, is now permanently closed, Jim Jedele announced April 22. “Almost made it to 40 years,” Jedele said. “But Berry Hill Farm is now permanently closed. Thanks to everyone for your support over the years. ...
Saline City Council approved a bid for city hall roof restoration by C&I Building maintenance for a total of $384,894 at the April 20 meeting. “For some time we knew that there were some concerns with the hall roof due to the appearance of some leaks and some visual inspections. So with that, the city ...
April is National Poetry Month, and teacher Rachel Parent’s Advanced Placement (AP) Literature and Composition class at the Saline Area High School (SAHS) makes celebrating poetry especially exciting. Poetry Bracketology Fashioned after March Madness basketball, Parent explains the method of the madness of poet bracketology: “Brackets start out with 32 poems and each face off includes ...
Downtown Dexter roundabout construction expected to be finished Mid-September at earliest A series of road projects, seasonal events, and public works activities are scheduled across the Dexter area in late April and early May, with one week in particular bringing overlapping road closures and community activity. Dexter-Chelsea Road Closure Underway Dexter-Chelsea Road closed Monday, April ...
Eastern Michigan University (EMU) and Ann Arbor Public Schools have launched a new direct-admission partnership that will guarantee admission to EMU for eligible graduating seniors while removing common barriers to the college application process. Senior students from Ann Arbor Public Schools with a cumulative GPA of 2.5 or higher who are on track to graduate ...
The Ypsilanti Community Utilities Authority has approved a 12-month moratorium on new water and sewer service commitments for data centers and similar high-demand computing facilities. YCUA provides water and wastewater service to Ypsilanti Township, the City of Ypsilanti and certain other communities. The pause means YCUA will not make new water or sewer service commitments ...
A Special Weather Statement has been issued for Livingston and Washtenaw counties, effective until 5:00 PM EDT today, warning of strong thunderstorms with winds exceeding 40 mph and pea-sized hail. Residents are urged to seek shelter as gusty winds may cause minor damage and blow around unsecured objects. At 323 PM EDT, Doppler radar was ...
Lima Township and the Washtenaw County Road Commission (WCRC) have a road work plan for this year that includes work estimated to come out to a total of $492,000. With work expected on roads like Freer and Guenther, Lima Township and the WCRC have agreed upon a list of road work under its 2026 agreement, ...
Washtenaw County Prosecutor Eli Savit’s nomination for Michigan attorney general is a statewide political story, but for many local officials and community leaders, it is also a familiar one. Savit secured the Democratic nomination for attorney general at the Michigan Democratic Party’s April 19 convention in Detroit. He is expected to face Republican nominee Doug ...
Dexter-Chelsea Road will be closed beginning Monday, April 27, 2026, for road work in Lima Township. The closure will affect Dexter-Chelsea Road between Freer Road and Dancer Road as crews from the Washtenaw County Road Commission conduct milling and asphalt resurfacing. The project is expected to take approximately two weeks to complete, although the timeline ...
At Michigan’s state robotics competition April 15-18 in Saginaw, the state’s top 160 robotics teams competed for a chance to attend the FIRST World Championship in Texas. Among those competing were Saline’s Singularity, Dexter’s Dreadbots, Chelsea’s Technical Difficulties and Milan’s Code Red Robotics: First Responders. Each qualified from amongst 531 high school teams statewide.
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