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The Detroit Free Press

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Plymouth testing cameras at train crossing. Here's where and why

Plymouth motorists tired of waiting for trains to pass may soon have a new way to avoid getting stuck at railroad crossings. The Plymouth City Commission voted unanimously to launch a pilot program that will use cameras to monitor the North Main Street railroad crossing near Bode’s Corned Beef House, allowing drivers to check for blocked crossings through a mobile app or website. If all goes well, cameras could be added at other crossings in the future. “If you’ve ever driven through, worked, lived in, been near the city of Plymouth, you’ve probably experienced … waiting at a train, or two or three,” Plymouth Economic Development Director John Buzuvis said at a Nov. 2 meeting. The city has seven railroad crossings within its 2.2 square miles, all operated by CSX, with trains passing through often enough to cause delays and, sometimes, blockages, he said. More: Police: Garbage truck driver went around lowered gates in Amtrak crash More: Police: Mother, 2 young daughters struck by train in Ecorse How it works The new system, called InterFact, uses solar-powered cameras to capture still images of crossings approximately once per minute, providing crossing status information through a website and mobile platform, including notifications

Plymouth, MI · 2d

Michigan Public

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Ann Arbor residents invited to weigh in on city's extensive parks system

Ann Arbor has about twice the number of parks for an average city of its size. Officials are seeking residents' input on their park needs and wants.

Ann Arbor, MI · 1d

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Jackson County townships move to set data center rules

JACKSON COUNTY, Mich. (News 10) - Townships in Jackson County are writing new data center rules before a developer proposes a project in their communities. Napoleon Township passed a 12-month moratorium on new data center projects this week. Summit Township, after its own six-month pause, approved new rules on noise,...

Jackson County, MI · 22h
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VETLIFE & Kroger Bring Veterans Together Through Harvest For Heroes

For many Michigan families, Thanksgiving is a chance to gather around the table. For some veterans and their families, the cost of a holiday dinner can put that tradition out of reach. This Thanksgiving, VETLIFE is partnering with Kroger to provide four hundred free Thanksgiving meals through Harvest for Heroes....

Fowlerville, MI · 2d
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Saline Passes New Background Check Policy

Saline City Council passed a new background check policy for the city after several rounds of revision brought on by concerns about the language used in the document. The current policy now includes a decision matrix for the hiring of individuals with a criminal background, and only convictions will be taken into consideration, not charges.

Saline, MI · 1d

Combat Rated

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Abdul El-Sayed Calls for More Housing, Healthcare and Jobs for Veterans — Says America Must Provide a “Fully-Funded VA” — Honors Those Who Served on Veterans Day

Dr. Abdul El-Sayed, the Senate-elect from Michigan, used Veterans Day on November 11 to call for expanded housing, healthcare and employment opportunities for former service members, alongside a fully funded Department of Veterans Affairs. His statement reflects the veterans’ policy priorities he has promoted during his 2026 Senate campaign and his previous work overseeing veterans’ […]

Wayne County, MI · 1d

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Events of Thursday, November 12, 2026

2026 Community Awards. 5 PM to 8 PM. Join us for a formal, black-tie-inspired evening featuring a cocktail hour, seated dinner reception, awards presentations and opportunities to connect with fellow business and community leaders. Come dressed to impress as we celebrate the people and organizations helping Jackson County thrive. The Jackson County Chamber of Commerce proudly presents the annual Community Awards, an elegant evening celebrating the outstanding businesses, organizations and individuals making a lasting impact across Jackson County through leadership, innovation and service. American 1 Event Center, 128 W. Ganson St., Jackson. Experience: Cocktail Hour • Seated Dinner • Awards Ceremony • Networking. Dress Code: Black Tie / Formal Attire. Tickets: $125 Members | $150 Future Members. Open to Chamber members & community guests. An Evening Worth Dressing Up For. Celebrate. Connect. Recognize. Registration here.

Jackson County, MI · 1d

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Free Thanksgiving Meals, Turkeys, and Food Baskets Offered Across Metro Detroit Counties

Local groups in Washtenaw, Wayne, Genesee, and Macomb counties will give away free Thanksgiving meals, turkeys, and food baskets in November, according to the University of Michigan Human Resources. Some programs ask people to sign up first. Others serve whoever shows up first. In Wayne County, the Eastside Turkey Giveaway...

Washtenaw County, MI · 1d

The Detroit News

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Out-of-state students voted in Michigan. They shouldn't have. | Brady

Sophie Boyle is an out-of-state student. She moved from Westchester, New York, to Ann Arbor over the summer to begin her freshman year at the University of Michigan — just in time for her first election. She cast her ballot for Democrat Abdul El-Sayed. “They made it really easy here. I could switch my registration and vote all in one kind of process,” she said. “New York tends to lean left ... and Michigan is a very competitive, very crucial swing state. I knew that, in terms of where my vote would count more, Michigan was a more substantial place to vote.” Thousands of out-of-state students shared Boyle’s thought process, and most of them supported Democrats. It’s no surprise El-Sayed won Washtenaw County — which includes the University of Michigan — by a 50-point margin. To be clear, El-Sayed and others in his party would have triumphed last week even without the out-of-state vote, especially in overwhelmingly blue college towns like Ann Arbor and East Lansing. But this election was an anomaly. In normal times, without a historically unpopular president like Donald Trump in the White House, out-of-staters really can make a difference. That’s a problem. Elections have serious consequences.

Michigan · 23h

Livingston Daily | Daily Press & Argus

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Grocery store hours for Thanksgiving 2026 in Livingston County

Thanksgiving is a popular holiday for last-minute grocery shopping. It's not uncommon to need an extra stick of butter in the middle of mixing potatoes, or a turkey baster after your existing utensil met an unfortunate end in the dishwasher. Regardless of your hosting emergency, there are options available, with several local grocery stores open on the feast-friendly holiday. Here's when stores will be open Nov. 26 in Livingston County : Meijer 6 a.m.-5 p.m. Locations: 8650 W. Grand River Ave. in Brighton; 3883 E. Grand River Ave. in Howell; 2160 Hartland Road in Hartland Township Website: meijer.com Kroger 6 a.m.-3 p.m. Locations: 9968 E. Grand River Ave. in Brighton; 108 W. Highland Road in Howell; 10059 E. Highland Road in Hartland Township Website: kroger.com VG’s Grocery 6 a.m.-4 p.m. Location: 2400 W. Grand River Ave. in Howell Website: shopvgs.com Walgreens 8 a.m.-10 p.m. Locations: 8720 W. Grand River Ave. in Brighton; 2321 E. Grand River Ave. in Howell Website: walgreens.com The following stores are closed Thanksgiving Day: Aldi Costco Target Walmart — Contact reporter Evan Sasiela at esasiela@livingstondaily.com . Follow him on X @SalsaEvan . This article originally appeared on Livingston Daily: Grocery store hours for Thanksgiving 2026 in

Livingston County, MI · 1d

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Home Builders Association Named Michigan Local Of The Year

JACKSON, MI – The Home Builders Association of Jackson, Hillsdale & Lenawee has been named Local of the Year by the Home Builders Association of Michigan during its Leadership in Housing Advocacy Awards, recognizing the association’s resurgence, revitalized programs and growing impact throughout the region. According to the...

Lenawee County, MI · 3d

The Detroit News

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Farmington theater leans on upgrades, alcohol and the internet for resurgence

FARMINGTON — It's a cold and drizzly evening in early November, and Lucy Savoy is outside the Farmington Civic Theater. On the evening of Nov. 5, Savoy and her teammates on Clarkston High School's ski team made the trek to Farmington to watch ski documentarian Warren Miller's 2026 feature, "Days Off." The ski team crowded down the sidewalk with other moviegoers as they made their way into the theater lobby, which quickly filled up. "This is like a whole experience," said Savoy, 18. "They have booths and stuff, and it’s amazing. We’re really excited to go see the movie.” "Days Off" is just one of the special screenings at the Civic Theater that'll play this month at the quaint theater on Grand River Avenue in downtown Farmington. More than 25 years after the city of Farmington purchased the 1939 building to better control how it would be used, theater and city leaders are pushing to sustain it. The theater got an alcohol license earlier this year and recently installed new leather rockers from the Romeo Theater, another small-town theater that shut down earlier this year amid changing movie-goer habits. Officials have also discussed installing a pizza oven at the theater.

Farmington, MI · 3d

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A fresh new look at Attwood Park

By Sarah Shurge – If you’ve been by Attwood Park recently then you probably have noticed a change — the pathway has been redone!. The Attwood Park walking path is now level and wider. The Community Development, Public Works, Engineering, and multiple individuals were involved in making this project a success.

Lansing, MI · 2d

The Detroit News

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Lansing-area data center plan dead two weeks after it was announced

LANSING — Less than two weeks after unveiling a data center community engagement proces s officials hoped would flip the script on the hotly contested developments, the project is dead. The announcement of a possible data center in Delhi Township and Holt, on the south side of Lansing, by a local economic development agency was met with immediate opposition. The township ended its partnership with the economic development group the next day and had unanimously approved a resolution opposing the data center within three days of the announcement. On Monday, Nov. 9, the Lansing Economic Area Partnership (LEAP) said the deal is no more. Lighthouse Sustainability, the pre-development firm that intended to work with the community to address concerns about the $10 billion data center, withdrew its interest in the site. LEAP will now look to other "non-data center opportunities" for the site, said Bob Trezise, president and CEO of LEAP. “While we are disappointed that a public dialogue was not truly allowed to begin, we thank the Delhi Township community and Lighthouse Sustainability for their participation and feedback, though brief,” Trezise said in a statement. The project in Delhi Township was announced Oct. 27, six months into a one-year

Lansing, MI · 2d

WOOD TV8

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Michigan cities ranked on best places for sports fans list

WalletHub ranked Detroit, Ann Arbor and East Lansing on a list of best sports cities in the U.S. How did the three stack up against the rest?

Ann Arbor, MI · 1d

Lansing State Journal

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Lansing City Council OKs tax deal for 440 apartments to boost housing

LANSING — A local local landlord, property developer and entrepreneur's work to make a name for himself in distressed real estate seems to be paying off. The Lansing City Council unanimously approved on Nov. 9 four 15-year workforce housing development incentives for Simtob Management Investment, about three years after the city settled a lawsuit with the company intended to bring the red-tagged Holmes Apartments complex into code compliance. The incentives are PILOTs, or payments in lieu of taxes agreements, which are often used by cities for certain housing developments. They are put in place as an alternative to a property owner paying traditional property taxes. The Lansing company will pay a total of about $205,000 for four apartment buildings in 2027 rather than their normal share of property taxes for Baltic Flatz, 916 W. Cavanaugh Road; Carolina Flatz, 4318 Pleasant Grove Road; Pacific Flatz, 1401 E. Kalamazoo St., and Ventnor Flatz, 1115 Dorchester Circle. In 2027, the four properties would have otherwise had a tax bill of about $713,000. City officials said the payment will increase every year and Simtob Management will have to submit annual audits to the city. If the company doesn't pay its bill, it will have

Lansing, MI · 3d

The Detroit News

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Saline Township sticks with Oracle tax break for data center amid protest

SALINE TOWNSHIP — Saline Township trustees reaffirmed a 12-year tax break for Oracle's planned $43.1 billion AI data center Nov. 11, following more than an hour of criticism from residents and local officials who questioned the project's approval process and warned of its impact on communities across Washtenaw County. The board also moved to ratify creation of the Industrial Development District where the facility is being built, after an attorney challenged the legality of the township's original approval process. "It's disappointing. It does seem like something shady is happening," said Courtney Brady of Ypsilanti Township after the meeting. Residents of Saline Township and other Washtenaw County communities packed into the rural Township Hall, which had a full parking lot and few seats left available amid the sizable turnout. Many, like other residents facing the developments across the country and in Michigan, have contested the proposal. One after one for more than an hour, speakers challenged the legality of the township's approval process while raising broader concerns about the project's effect on farmland, water supplies, electricity costs, traffic and noise. Yousef Rabhi, a Washtenaw County commissioner and former state representative who recently was elected Ann Arbor's next mayor, was among the

Washtenaw County, MI · 1d

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Ann Arbor students say construction at The Courtyards is disrupting peace, forcing temporary moves

Students at The Courtyards near U-M’s North Campus say construction noise is frequent, and some say they weren’t informed about the work before signing leases. Tenants report structural pillars reducing space in some apartments and say some received only 48 hours’ notice to move temporarily for six to eight weeks.

Ann Arbor, MI · 22h

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DTW Opening New Cell Phone Lot Before Thanksgiving

(Romulus, MI) – Detroit Metropolitan Airport will be opening a new cell phone parking lot before Thanksgiving. There will be 145 spaces in the North Cell Phone Lot at Rogell and Burton drives when it opens later this month. Commander Gerald James is with the Wayne County Airport Authority Police.

Detroit, MI · 2d

Michigan Daily

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Ann Arbor parents press AAPS for stronger school security after string of threats

Over the past few months, numerous safety breaches at Ann Arbor Public Schools have prompted parents to speak out and advocate for more resources devoted to security in elementary schools across the district. In January, a threatening note was taped onto Haisley Elementary School’s window. About nine months later, Slauson...

Ann Arbor, MI · 2d