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For a six-month pilot program, parking meters have been increased from one-hour zones to two-hour zones, excluding meters on Maple between Old Woodward and Chester, and on Old Woodward between Willits and Brown streets.
Bloomfield Hills Cranbrook Kingswood captains, from the left, Thomas Kiemel,Roman Cicco and Michael Horton accept the state championship trophy. Photo by Patricia O’Blenes
The meters in the excluded areas are remaining one-hour zones because those areas are typically busy and require a higher turnover of vehicles, officials said. Birmingham uses CivicSmart LNG Smart Meters, and guests pay for parking through coins, credit cards and the ParkMo-
bile app. Depending on the time zone of the meter, guests have a maximum limit of parking for one hour, two hours, four hours or 12 hours 9 a.m.-5 p.m. The one-hour and two-hour zones are extended to four hours between 5 and 9 p.m. See PARKING on page 28A
Cranbrook hockey solidifies unforgettable season with D3 State Championship BY JONATHAN SZCZEPANIAK jszczepaniak@candgnews.com
BLOOMFIELD HILLS — Whatever it takes to keep your mind right in the face of adversity, you think about it. As East Grand Rapids scored the fastest goal ever recorded in the Michigan High School Athletic Association Ice Hockey State Finals against Bloomfield Hills Cranbrook Kingswood in just 12 seconds, Cranbrook junior goaltender Garrett Dudlar reflected on a conversation he had with his mother just before the game. “It’s actually funny, because right before
the game, my mom called me as I was on my way to the rink, and she said that earlier in the week, MSU (Michigan State University) was playing Wisconsin, and MSU let up a goal in the first minute, and they came back and won it,” Dudlar said. “After she told me that, I knew it didn’t mean much and that we could easily come back and win this game.” Wisconsin’s goal 47 seconds into the first period against MSU March 1 wasn’t quite as quick as East Grand Rapids, but it kept Dudlar focused on the entirety of the game instead of dwelling on the past. “I was sitting there in the net thinking,
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BIRMINGHAM — The Birmingham City Commission has approved multiple changes to the current on-street parking system in the city.
Two-hour meters
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BY MARY GENSON mgenson@candgnews.com
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