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Elected officials speak on goals for 2026 BY MIKE KOURY mkoury@candgnews.com
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Three school districts and cities to honor MLK through service BY TAYLOR CHRISTENSEN AND MIKE KOURY tchristensen@candgnews.com, mkoury@candgnews.com
BERKLEY — The Royal Oak, Berkley and Clawson school districts, and their cities, are all continuing to share the message that Martin Luther King Jr. Day on Jan. 19 is “a day on, not a day off.” The combined MLK Day celebration will be taking place at Clawson High School this year. In past years, the event rotated through the Berkley and Royal Oak school districts, so there is sure to be fresh energy and a chance to pull in neighbors who might have not joined in the festivities before. “Clawson has been a part of the MLK Day of Service for a few years now; this is simply the first See MLK on page 14A
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Clawson High School will be hosting its annual day of service event with the Berkley and Royal Oak school districts and cities in honor of Martin Luther King Jr. on Jan. 19. Last year’s event, pictured, was hosted at Berkley High School.
OAKLAND COUNTY — As a new year dawns, leaders in Ferndale, Berkley, Huntington Woods and Pleasant Ridge are looking ahead to what they want to focus on in 2026. Eddie Sabatini recently attended his first meeting as a member of the Ferndale City Council, and what he’s hoping to do throughout his first year is to stay committed to being an accessible council member. “I spent a lot of time on the campaign trying to meet as many folks as possible, and I want that to continue,” he said. “I serve the community, so I want residents to know that I’m accessible. So, I’m going to try to set up some office hours. My contact information is out there and very publicly available. So, I just want folks to know that I’m here to serve them and they can reach me.” One of the reasons Sabatini decided to run for council was to get some form of a community center back up and running. With the transfer of the Kulick Community Center still in the works, Sabatini said he wants to work on that deal between the city and Ferndale Public Schools.