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MARCH 5, 2025 Vol. 18, No. 5
ON 9A SPOTLIGHT ON FINANCE STARTS
Farmington Hills has a new police chief BY GENA JOHNSON gjohnson@candgnews.com
FARMINGTON HILLS — At a Farmington Hills City Council meeting Feb. 24, Council members approved the appointment of John Piggott as the city’s police chief. Piggott had been serving in an interim role
since last December, after the city’s former chief, Jeff King, accepted a position as the director of public safety for Bloomfield Hills. “This is really personal and exciting to me, because 29 years ago I had the pleasure of hiring the new chief,” Mayor Pro Tem William Dwyer said. “I believe that the police chief ’s position is the most important position in the city, next to
the city manager.” Dwyer lauded Piggott for his dedication and leadership, which according to Dwyer is needed to be an outstanding chief for Farmington Hills. The mayor pro tem also referred to Piggott’s outstanding training and education, as he holds both a bachelor’s and a master’s degree in criminal justice. See PIGGOTT on page 2A
John Piggott
‘I Do Still’
MULTIPLE COUPLES RENEW WEDDING VOWS AT FARMINGTON HILLS CEREMONY BY GENA JOHNSON gjohnson@candgnews.com
See VOWS on page 8A
LEFT: Photo by Patricia O’Blenes. RIGHT: Photo by Gena Johnson.
ABOVE: Nearly 50 couples celebrated a cumulative total of approximately 1,000 years of marriage at a vow renewal ceremony on Valentine’s Day at the Longacre House in Farmington Hills. RIGHT: “I saw her. It hit me like a ton of bricks, and I said, ‘I’m going to marry that woman right there,’” Bill Davis said of his wife Hillary. The couple renewed their wedding vows at a ceremony Feb. 14.
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FARMINGTON HILLS — In a ceremony officiated by Farmington Hills Mayor Theresa Rich, nearly 50 couples gathered at the Longacre House in Farmington Hills for the “I Do Still” vow renewal contest Feb. 14. The length of marriages ranged from 13 months to 52 1/2 years. Cumulatively, the group celebrated 1,000 years of marriage and counting. “To have 1,000 years of marriage represented in the room today says that people have been through some wonderful things together and still choose one another,” Rich said.