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Library okays FOIA policy in independence bid
The library board for the Baldwin Public Library has adopted its own Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) policy, signaling a further step in establishing the library as independent from control by the city of Birmingham.
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Second Saturday Book Sale set for next week
The Friends of the Bloomfield Township Public Library will hold their Second Saturday Book Sale on Saturday, March 14, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Senior scammed by fake Microsoft employee
A 98-year-old Birmingham resident living in the 1000 block of Larchlea was almost scammed of $15,000 by a caller posing as a Microsoft employee.
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Drunk driver, impounded car with cocaine
A Bloomfield Hills man was arrested for operating while intoxicated and cocaine possession after Birmingham police pulled him over around 2 a.m. on Thursday, February 26, for speeding on Old Woodward.
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Food, valuables taken while groceries unloaded
Items were taken from a vehicle in Bloomfield Township as the local resident was unloading groceries from the auto and taking them into his home.
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Mail tampering, theft reported in township
The Bloomfield Township Police Department has announced multiple reports of mail tampering and mail theft during the past week.
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Two arrested in minor drunk driving collision
A pair of women were arrested in Birmingham in the early morning hours of Tuesday, February 24, after a minor collision with a curb caused city police to perform field sobriety tests, with both women failing.
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Target thief arrested then taken to hospital
A Royal Oak resident was arrested by Bloomfield Township police at the Target store located at 2400 S. Telegraph Road on Saturday, February 28, for theft of items at the retail outlet and eventually had to be taken to a hospital after complaining about chest pains.
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Catalytic converter stolen from Ford Fusion
A catalytic converter was reported stolen from an auto in the 400 block of S. Foxhills in Bloomfield Township on Tuesday, February 24.
Anti-vax push from inside of the government
The United States of America was built on rugged individualism and free thinking. That being said, this country has always had its share of vaccine-hesitant or anti-vaccination movements. They stretch back to the time when British scientist Edward Jenner discovered the antidote for smallpox in 1721.
A prominent Democratic fundraiser, with significant ties to several local candidates running for state office in 2026, has been revealed to have had a grandfather who served in the Nazi regime’s Army in World War II. According to numerous publications, Kelly Neumann, a trial attorney from Traverse City and principal of Neumann Law Group who is serving as co-chair of the finance committees of Senate candidate Mallory McMorrow and gubernatorial candidate Jocelyn Benson, posted on Facebook and Instagram on November 11, 2024 – Veteran’s Day – honoring veterans, notably her grandfather, who was featured in the since-deleted posts, in several photos in full Nazi regalia, according to Jewish Insider, Fox News and MSN – including one in what appears to be an officer’s uniform.
