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PROJECTED STANDINGS FOR OAA AND CHSL FOOTBALL A deputy from the Oakland County Sheriff’s Office approaches a vehicle during a traffic stop. Photo provided by the Oakland County Sheriff’s Office
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The fishing pier at the Pontiac Oaks is formerly known as Hawthorne Park. The city of Pontiac retains ownership of the park property and collaborates with Oakland County Parks to maintain and improve the park.
Local police see increase in drugged driving IMPAIRED DRIVING CRASHES RISE STATEWIDE
BY MARY BETH ALMOND malmond@candgnews.com
OAKLAND COUNTY — Impaired driving crashes across Michigan are on the rise, a troubling statistic released in a study from Bridge Michigan, which also found that police across the state are not making as many arrests for drunk driving as they have in the past. The study found fatal alcohol and drug-related crashes have risen by 40% across Michigan, with alcohol-and-drug
related fatalities up statewide and in many counties — including Oakland, Macomb, and Wayne. Over the last five years, Nick Soley, of the Bloomfield Township Police Department, said the township has seen an increase in “drugged driving.” “That’s twofold. It’s illicit drugs and also prescription drugs, which is, obviously, just as dangerous as drunk driving,” he said. “The driving pattern may be erratic and may be similar to what we see with drunk driving, when we talk
OAKLAND COUNTY PARKS PROPOSES MILLAGE HIKE ON NOVEMBER BALLOT BY KATHRYN PENTIUK kpentiuk@candgnews.com
OAKLAND COUNTY — Oakland County voters will see an Oakland County Parks millage proposal on the ballot this Nov. 5. In a bipartisan vote at the July 18 meeting, the Oakland County Board of Commissioners voted 16-3 to approve a resolution to place a millage proposal on the general election ballot. “My reservations are raising the tax 70% and making it a 20-year tax instead of 10 year. I’m absolutely outraged that they would do that. It’s not good government. It’s irresponsible, and if they want to promote
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