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Washington Avenue converts to pull-in parking spaces BY TAYLOR CHRISTENSEN tchristensen@candgnews.com
See PARKING on page 8A
Photos by Patricia O’Blenes
ABOVE: Fran Mauro Masters, 103, aka “Rosie Fran,” pictured here at her Chesterfield Township home Oct. 10, worked as a riveter in the Ford Willow Run Bomber Plant in Ypsilanti during World War II. LEFT: Mementos and tributes are displayed on the wall.
Meet the inspiration for World War II memorial’s Rosie the Riveter statue
Frances Mauro Masters is 103 BY CHARITY MEIER cmeier@candgnews.com
ROYAL OAK — The image of Frances Mauro Masters, 103, of Chesterfield Township, will be immortal-
ized as the symbol of the Greatest Generation’s homefront workers when a bronze statue made in her likeness as a Rosie the Riveter will be added Nov. 11 to the Michigan World War II Legacy Memorial in Royal Oak. Mauro Masters, better known as See ROSIE on page 17A
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ROYAL OAK — The repainting of the dreaded back-in parking spaces on Washington Avenue began Oct. 6 to convert them into a more convenient pull-in space. Parking in Royal Oak has been a hassle for many years, according to City Commissioner Brandon Kolo, who said the change to pull-in parking is just the beginning of a more accessible downtown. “For the last several years we had a provider who did not live up to their promises and their expectations of the system. So, the commission took action to get out of a bad contract, we got out of it over 18 months early, and now we are de-