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theoaklandpress.com | Peg McNichol
Sharon Longman, the longtime veterans news columnist for MediaNew Group, died Saturday. She was 77. Rhonda Wenzel, her only child, described her mother as feisty, kind, loving and loyal. “My mom had a friend, Caroline Morningstar, that she had met the first day of kindergarten and they remained friends their entire lives. She cherished that friendship,” Wenzel said. Longman’s life had what Wenzel called “some bumps.” Her mother died when Longman was a high school senior.
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1 week ago | 
theoaklandpress.com | Peg McNichol
An Oakland County woman and her husband celebrated an unforgettable anniversary when her state lottery instant ticket won $2 million. The 44-year-old player chose to remain anonymous but said she and her husband like to buy different types of scratch-off tickets. She bought the winning ticket, a Diamonds & Gold game at Opdyke Featherstone Mobil, 810 N. Opdyke Road in Auburn Hills. They scratched the $20 ticket off together on our wedding anniversary and he noticed the $2 million prize first.
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1 week ago | 
theoaklandpress.com | Peg McNichol
Several fundraisers have been organized after the devastating fire at Fork n’ Pint on Cass Lake earlier this month. Little is left of the landmark restaurant at 4000 Cass Elizabeth Road in Waterford. Waterford Fire Chief Matthew Nye said the fire’s cause remains under investigation.
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1 week ago | 
dailytribune.com | Peg McNichol
Oakland County Road Commissioner Nancy Quarles has resigned her position with the board to take a position with the state. The commission’s chairman, Eric McPherson, told The Oakland Press that she emailed her resignation after Thursday’s board meeting, but he did not see it until Friday. “I believe she got an opportunity in another part of government,” he said. On Friday, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer announced she had appointed Quarles, a Novi Democrat, to the state’s three-person tax commission.
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1 week ago | 
theoaklandpress.com | Peg McNichol
Adam Martin to take over as Waterford superintendent on July 1
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2 weeks ago | 
theoaklandpress.com | Peg McNichol
The Oakland County commissioners approved a $174.5 million budget Friday morning to renovate the Ottawa Towers. The board also approved using $25 million from the county’s strategic investment fund to help pay for the project. Minutes after the commission’s vote, County Executive Dave Coulter said the project will help Pontiac become vibrant and connected. “This is more than a construction project, it’s a commitment to revitalizing Pontiac’s future,” Coulter said.
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2 weeks ago | 
theoaklandpress.com | Peg McNichol
Oakland County road commissioners agreed Thursday to consider an alternative to a planned $43 million administration building. But they haven’t canceled the original plan. The board updated a directive given last week to Dennis Kolar, the road commission’s managing director, to seek estimates for retrofitting the county’s executive building, 2100 Pontiac Lake Road in Waterford Township. They want to know if renovating that building will cost less than building a new one.
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2 weeks ago | 
theoaklandpress.com | Peg McNichol
Nearly two dozen people wearing red shirts carried informational signs outside a downtown Pontiac building on Tuesday. The demonstrators, members of UAW Local 6000, were representing more than 250 state workers at 5111 Woodward Ave., and concerns related to the Phoenix Center demolition. The work is part of a two-year renovation process for Oakland County, which plans to move between 600 and 700 employees to Pontiac in 2027. Work on the Phoenix Center started in April.
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2 weeks ago | 
theoaklandpress.com | Peg McNichol
PONTIAC Forum for 7 mayoral hopefulsThe seven candidates for Pontiac mayor will meet on Thursday for a moderated two-hour forum. Ten different community organizations have sponsored the event, said Christine Allen, a member of the League of Women Voters Oakland Area, adding that she’s thrilled so many are cohosting the forum. She said all seven candidates have agreed to attend. It’s their first appearance as a group, she said.
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2 weeks ago | 
theoaklandpress.com | Peg McNichol
MediaNews Group publications earned 14 awards in the Society of Professional Journalists’ annual regional awards contest. Among the journalists honored by the Detroit chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists this month were The Oakland Press, The Macomb Daily and The Mount Pleasant Sun, which took home 14 awards for excellence in journalism. The Oakland Press earned seven awards in the Class B newspaper division, including a sweep of the news front page design category.
