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candgnews.com SEPTEMBER 25, 2024 Vol. 22, No. 21
Great Parks and Connected Communities A Greener, More Resilient Future
Main Street Franklin is holding a “Save the Pickering Barn” campaign. What is now known as the Pickering Barn was on the property when the Pickering family bought the land in 1879. Photos by Patricia O’Blenes
Franklin works to save Pickering Barn BY MARY GENSON mgenson@candgnews.com
FRANKLIN — In 1879, the Pickering family purchased the property at 7141 Franklin Road, where they established Oakland County’s Pickering Farm. When George Pickering, a fourth-generation Pickering, died in 2017, the land was sold to a developer to become a residential subdivision. The Pickering Barn is the last remaining structure on the property.
Through the “Save the Pickering Barn” campaign, Main Street Franklin is looking to move the barn to a new location in either Bloomfield Township or the village of Franklin. “Five generations of the Pickering family lived on this site from the mid 19th century, and it’s an incredible story of how the pioneers came to this area and made their living,” Pete Halick, from the Pickering Barn Task Force, said. The goal is to preserve the barn and keep it as a functional landmark in the community. In order to do this, the barn will
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‘THEY COME IN AND THEY STEAL AND THEY LEAVE OUR COMMUNITY. TYPICALLY, THEY’RE NOT FROM OUR COMMUNITY’ BY MARY BETH ALMOND malmond@candgnews.com
BLOOMFIELD TOWNSHIP — A recent retail fraud arrest is highlighting a troubling trend: criminals from outside the township targeting the township’s main commercial retail center and fleeing on Telegraph. A recently paroled man from Detroit was arrested after he allegedly stole over $2K in merchandise from a local sporting goods store. The suspect, 36, was arraigned in 48th District Court and was charged with multiple felonies — including first-degree retail fraud, theft detection removal, fourth-degree fleeing and eluding, and a second offense for
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