July 12: Good Morning Chesterfield, New Baltimore

Need a morning fix with your cup of joe? Check out some news in nutshell at Patch.

• It's supposed to be a hot day with temps in the high 80s with a heat index around 90.
• Want to check out the lowest gas prices in town before your commute to work? Check out www.detroitgasprices.com and type in your area code. Yesterday afternoon, the lowest price listed for Chesterfield was $3.72 per regular unleaded gallon at Speedway at 21 Mile and Brandenburg and at at Gratiot near 22 Mile.
• Do you want to have more of a say in your community? Well, Chesterfield Township is accepting applications for a . Friday is the deadline to submit an application and a public interview will be held at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, July 19 in front of the Board of Trustees. A second public interview by the board will follow for select candidates at 4:30 p.m. Monday, July 25. An appointment will be made Aug. 1 at the regularly scheduled board meeting. For more information, visit the township website.
• Celebrating its one-year anniversary this week, in downtown New Baltimore invites the public to come in today through Sunday to enter a contest to win a picture behind the bar and also participate in a raffle for a batch of Pomegranate Zinfandel. For more information, visit the business' website. Complimentary wine tastings will be done as usual.
• Read about an accident that caused a New Baltimore police officer to be , an update from Chesterfield police on the at Great Oaks and a involving local stores and gas stations on Patch.