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FrankenFest returning to Port Huron
The second annual FrankenFest in Port Huron is set to take place June 22. The event will take place from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. at Fort Gratiot Lighthouse, located at 2802 Omar St. in Port Huron. “FrankenFest is a fine art fair with a spooky flair featuring an extensive...
Marysville Summerfest to have drone show to commemorate city's 100th anniversary
MARYSVILLE — To celebrate 100 years of Marysville, there will be a free, half hour-long drone show during Summerfest. The drone show will take place at 10 p.m. on Saturday at Marysville Municipal Park. The drone presentation is being put on by Starlight Aerial Productions, which will launch 100 drones into the sky for the Summerfest celebration. The drone show will have a patriotic theme that will feature music fitting the 100 years of Marysville existence.
Michigan real estate developer sued over illegal destruction of wetland ordered to pay $300K fine
(CBS DETROIT) - A Macomb County real estate developer is ordered to pay $300,000 following a lawsuit over the illegal destruction of a wetland.In a consent judgment filed on June 3, Ingham County Judge James Jamo found Chesterfield 5 LLC in Shelby Township and consultant Christopher Cousino responsible and ordered them to restore the property by June 2026. The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) alleges that the company violated the Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Act by illegally draining surface water from a regulated wetland before applying for a permit.EGLE identified 18.5 acres of natural wetlands that...
MAGA Boat Parade returns as Donald Trump set to visit Detroit
A “Make America Great Again” Boat Parade is scheduled to set sail from Lake St. Clair’s shore in Macomb County on Saturday, the same day former president and presumptive 2024 Republican nominee Donald Trump is set to make two appearances in Detroit. “Michigan, as the Great Lakes...
City updates zoning rules to accommodate more housing
PORT HURON — Officials hope a tweak in zoning rules may help better prime some underutilized buildings in the city’s major commercial areas to be redeveloped, particularly for future housing. City Council on Monday heard the first reading of an ordinance update to newly allow upper-story residential in...
Trio to stand trial in Macomb County in fraudulent nomination petition signatures case
A trio accused of faking nomination petition signatures will stand trial in Macomb County Circuit Court after a Warren district judge bound them over Thursday following a joint preliminary exam held over numerous days and months beginning in January. Shawn and Jamie Wilmoth, both of Warren, and their business partner...
Inside DTE's massive rebuild of its Port Huron infrastructure
PORT HURON — Construction on a site off 10th Avenue north of the Blue Water Bridge over the last year has been hard to miss as crews erect a new electric substation, replace underground infrastructure, and crane over nearby transformers in bucket trucks. Site plans for the new DTE Energy facility were first OK’d by the city two years ago. ...
Land development plans go underwater following EGLE lawsuit
(The Center Square) – Attorney General Dana Nessel reached a resolution in her environmental lawsuit against a Macomb County real estate development group. Chesterfield 5 LLC, and its consultant Christopher Cousino, are required to pay a $300,000 fine to the state to restore 15 acres of destroyed wetlands by June 2026. Nessel and the Department of Environment, Great Lake and Energy argued the development group is guilty of illegally draining surface water from the property and planting crops before applying for a wetland building permit,...
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