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Fire in Garbage Truck Closes Mack Avenue
Grosse Pointe Woods public safety officers doused burning trash, which was dumped onto Mack Avenue shortly after 11 a.m.

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Grosse Pointe Woods public safety officers doused burning trash, which was dumped onto Mack Avenue shortly after 11 a.m.

The following information is gathered from the Public Safety Departments of Grosse Pointe Shores and Grosse Pointe Woods. Arrests do not indicate convictions.
An ad hoc committee is looking to find efficiencies in fire services among the five Grosse Pointes—not consolidation. The committee is looking to have results by October.
A few quick bits of information to get the day started in Grosse Pointe.
Athletic Director Jeremy Hawkins discovered the flooding while preparing for a college signing event about three weeks ago. The water has been removed but the cause is still be investigated.
The two men arrested during a narcotics raid on a Somerset Street house will appear again in court Sept. 21 for a preliminary exam.
The closure will happen in mid-September and employees will be moved to the other Grosse Pointe Woods branch that is about one mile away on Mack Avenue.
A few quick bits of information to get the day started in Grosse Pointe.
The following information is gathered from the Public Safety Departments of Grosse Pointe Farms and City of Grosse Pointe. Arrests do not indicate conviction.
The 12s International Team is playing Kentucky in Indianapolis in the semi-final Great Lakes Regional competition. They are two games from going to the 2011 Little League World Series.
In addition to having discussion with constituents, Bledsoe has asked the head of the Senate Education Committee to hold a public hearing in Grosse Pointe regarding the Schools of Choice proposal by Gov. Rick Snyder.
A few quick bits of information to get the day started in Grosse Pointe. Sprucing it up today with a picture of the Grosse Pointe Park 12s International Little League Team, who will play in a televised semifinal regional game today.
Two quick but heavy rain storms rolled through the area mainly hitting Grosse Pointe Woods and St. Clair Shores, knocking down trees, limbs and other debris and temporarily flooding streets Tuesday.
Grosse Pointe Farms detectives are trying to track down her accomplices. The following information is gathered from the Farms Public Safety Department. Arrests do not indicate conviction.
The new maps divide the current district representing the five Grosse Pointes and Harper Woods into two districts, each gaining larger portions of Detroit.
The city is joining the other Grosse Pointes in opposing a pending bill before Gov. Rick Snyder calling for the Pointes and Harper Woods to be split into two state house districts.
Grosse Pointe Farms detectives are trying to track down her accomplices. The following information is gathered from the Farms Public Safety Department. Arrests do not indicate conviction.
The owner says customers have been requesting it since the restaurant opened and he believes it will be a nice addition to the menu.
A few quick bits of information to get the day started in Grosse Pointe.
DTE outlines plan to fix portion of city plagued by power outages and brown-outs but residents question whether work will actually be done. Some who live outside of the area question what will be done to fix the problems they've experienced this summer.