I am the editor for Grosse Pointe Patch. I've lived and worked in the Pointes for nearly eight years. My professional background has been in newspapers, where I covered courts, crime, schools and government. Before moving to the Pointes, I worked in Indiana covering crime, criminal & civil state courts and a federal district court for six years.
I have a B.S. in Journalism from Bowling Green State University. My career started as a copy editor and transitioned into reporting. I love people and that is what I enjoy most about journalism: every day I get the opportunity to meet and interview different people. Everyone has a story.
Following a rise in enrollment that came just before the start of the school year, Grosse Pointe Public School officials posted two jobs Tuesday for all-day kindergarten teachers--one for Mason and one for Poupard.
The Grosse Pointe North High School girls swimming and diving team opened its season Tuesday against Livonia Stevenson.
Grosse Pointe Woods officials will host one nighttime and one daytime town hall for residents to review the tax millage increases being requested for approval by voters in November.
The following information is gathered from the Departments of Public Safety of the Grosse Pointes. Arrests do not indicate convictions.
Grosse Pointe Public School officials are monitoring the class sizes of kindergartners at Mason and Poupard elementary schools after seeing a quick increase in enrollment in the last few days.
Grosse Pointe Farms poilce arrested a man at gunpoint this week after he nearly hit an officer with his truck and failed to follow commands. Two loaded weapons--a handgun and a rifle--were taken into evidence.
Peter Henning will teach in Croatia for the 2012/13 school year after receiving a Fulbright Scholar grant. He is a Wayne State University law professor.
The following information is gathered from the Departments of Public Safety of the Grosse Pointes. Arrests do not indicate conviction.
Grosse Pointe Woods City Administrator Al Fincham said Wednesday that he questions why one downed power line was enough to bring down the entire grid north and east of Mack and Vernier. It is among the many questions he's posing to DTE.
The same neighborhood northeast of Mack Avenue and Vernier Road is out of power and the estimated restoration is 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, according to DTE's outage map.
A DTE crew trimming a tree led to the power outage in Grosse Pointe Woods today. DTE officials contacted Grosse Pointe Woods shortly after 3 p.m. to say the power would be restored within an hour.
The Grosse Pointe Foundation for Public Education submitted six grants plus an in kind donation to the Grosse Pointe Public School District this week in preparation for the new school year.
The Grosse Pointe South Gridiron Club shared several photos from the football team's season-opener, in which the team won 20-14.
In a split vote, the Grosse Pointe Public School board approved a tuition rate Monday night that will be imposed when students are found to be attending the schools in violation of state's residency requirements.
The homeowner will be arraigned in Grosse Pointe Woods court later this month on a felony count of animal abandonment and cruelty.
The following information is gathered from the Departments of Public Safety of the Grosse Pointes. Arrests do not indicate conviction.
The Grosse Pointe Public School Board will meet. Among their agenda items is the retirement of Ellen Bowen. Teachers will also return to the classroom and the Racing for Kids street fair is Wednesday.
