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Grosse Pointe Farms Hosts Hazardous Waste Drop-Off
Hazardous materials will be accepted at Pier Park from 9 a.m to 1 p.m. Saturday.

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Hazardous materials will be accepted at Pier Park from 9 a.m to 1 p.m. Saturday.

As the Grosse Pointe Public Library Board of Trustees plan to ask voters for a tax increase, the system is seeking feedback from users about services.
Five residents are vying for three seats in the Park while three residents are vying for three seats in the Farms.
The 89-year-old Grosse Pointe Park resident is running for his 15th two-year term and it is unopposed.
There is a $625,000 shortfall in the 2011/2012 fiscal year proposed budget, which could be reduced by nearly half if supplemented from retiree health insurance fund.
Three of four teams from Academy took first place in annual competition.
The annual recognition is granted to structures or places that hold some historical value.
Police in the Pointes are investigating a variety of reports, including a pickpocket at a rummage sale, a BlackBerry phone taken at a business and more.
Grosse Pointe Farms police are investigating the burglary believed to have happened in middle of the day.
Despite confusion about human ashes found in a residential Grosse Pointe Woods flower bed earlier this month, police say there was no mix up.
In a 6 to 1 vote, the proposed budget was approved during the council's informal Committee of the Whole meeting Monday.
The purchases are expected to save 10-15 percent in fuel costs by allowing the city to buy unleaded fuel at wholesale prices.
Police in the Pointes are investigating a variety of crimes this week.
This week's discussion focuses on how to handle major news that cannot be avoided with your children.
Resident backs council's decision to have agenda items submitted to mayor or city manager, which he says is way to open communication among council.
The 2011 season kicks off at 9 a.m. Saturday on Kercheval Avenue in Grosse Pointe Park's business district.
State Representative Tim Bledsoe, D-Grosse Pointe, votes against the measure, as most Democrats did Thursday.
An outline of dates and tentative plans show the Board of Education intends to announce a replacement superintendent by late July.
Thief's timing brazen, police say, noting early morning hours in a busy coffee shop parking lot.
Recent decisions by council to require agenda items to go through mayor or city manager and moratorium on use of city hall by the public are target of letter to the editor.