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NOVEMBER 13, 2025 Vol. 5, No. 23
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Martinez to join City Council as voters retain incumbents BY CHARITY MEIER cmeier@candgnews.com
Attorney Aaron Martinez will provide a new voice on the Novi City Council when he is sworn in, alongside incumbent candidate-elects Brian Smith and Priya Gurumurthy and Mayor Justin Fischer on Nov. 17. Martinez, a lifelong resident of Novi, first made political headlines when he ran against Fischer in the 2023 election. Although he lost that election, Martinez, a Fischer civil and criminal lawyer, with a practice based in Southfield, has stayed interested in holding public office in Novi. “We’ve done the work. I’ve had a lot of really good conversations with residents over the last couple of years, and you know, being out there at the polling places, you get a snapshot, but you never want to take it for granted,” Martinez said.
ABOVE: Novi’s newest City Council member is Aaron Martinez, center. Photo provided by Aaron Martinez
FAR LEFT: Priya Gurumurthy campaigns outside the Novi Civic Center on Nov. 4 with her friend Jaya Natrajan, left, and a supporter. Photo by Charity Meier
NEAR LEFT: Councilman Brian Smith, right, poses for a picture with Karla Halvangis during an adopt-aroad cleanup event in Novi. Photo provided by Brian Smith
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MOTOR CITY COMIC CON OFFERS FANS THE ENTIRE PACKAGE Attendees of Motor City Comic Con this weekend can meet multiple cast members of
some of their favorite movies and TV shows. The biannual pop culture convention will be offering fans the chance to have a package deal this weekend, as several cast members from films such as “Twilight” and
the original “Scream” are set to converge Nov. 14-16 at the Suburban Collection Showplace in Novi. “With our celebrities, we are doing a lot more of what I call groups, versus, you
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know, an individual from a show. It’s got more groupings,” said Beth Burland, show manager. Along with groups of actors who portrayed characters in the “Twilight” saga and See MC3 on page 11A
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