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A waiver form must be signed by those parents with students who will be enrolled in kindergarten for the 2013/14 school year and turning five between Nov. 1 to Dec. 1. Without the waiver the district is at risk of losing per pupil funding.
The house sustained heavy damage during the fire Thursday afternoon. No one was injured but the resident is now staying in a hotel while investigators work to determine the cause.
The defense attorney representing a Grosse Pointe Park resident accused of firebombing the home of Art Van Furniture's president has requested the man undergo an evaluation to determine whether he is competent to stand trial.
The trial of last year’s evening taste fests on Kercheval Avenue was a success, drawing hundreds to Grosse Pointe Park. It was such a success, Park officials are planning for three events this summer.
This week, the concert features Soneo, with Latin arrangements with R&B, motown, pop, jazz and more.
Two professionals have been hired to handle the planning and marketing for events and the Village in the City of Grosse Pointe.
A woman pulled from Lake St. Clair Sunday by passersby entered the lake from the breakwall. She was not in a jet ski accident, her rescuers said.
The following information is gathered by the Departments of Public Safety of the Grosse Pointes. Arrests do not indicate conviction.
Sean Gunnery is nearly finished with his field training in Grosse Pointe Shores. He started with the public safety department in April after retiring from Harper Woods in March.
In one week, Grosse Pointe Patch will have a brand new design and a whole new way to connect.
The Wayne County Prosecutor's Office will not be filing charges in a domestic case involving Grosse Pointe Shores Mayor Pro-Tem Dan Schulte.
A woman who had an accident with a jetski Sunday was rescued by other boaters in Lake St. Clair. She was taken to a nearby hospital by Grosse Pointe public safety officers.
One of Grosse Pointe North High School's science teachers is among the final four being considered for the Michigan Teacher of the Year. The winner will be chosen before the month's end.
Grosse Pointe Woods, Shores and City councils will meet this week. Each have plans to discuss the 2013/14 fiscal year budget. The Grosse Pointe Public School Board will meet. Teacher and other staff layoffs are among the agenda items.
A not guilty plea was entered Sunday on behalf of the 20-year-old Grosse Pointe Park man accused of firebombing the home of Gary and Janet Van Elslander Friday. He was arraigned on three felony charges before Judge Carl Jarboe.
The 20-year-old man arrested Friday shortly after a home in the 700 block of Whittier was firebombed will be arraigned at 10 a.m. Sunday, May 19, 2013, in Grosse Pointe Park on arson and other charges.
A fundraiser has been scheduled at Marge's Bar in Grosse Pointe Park for Tuesday, May 21, 2013, to help raise money for Sabrina Gianino's funeral. She is the Grosse Pointe Park woman whose death was ruled a homicide Friday.
A Grosse Pointe Shores councilman was arrested Thursday night related to a domestic situation.
Following an autopsy Friday of a 35-year-old Grosse Pointe Park woman, the Wayne County Medical Examiner's Office has ruled her death a homicide. Officials are still working to have family identify her to confirm her identity.
The new restaurant planned for the corner of St. Clair Street and Kercheval Avenue in the Village recently gained approval of its site plan, its liquor license and special use due to the size exceeding 5,000 square-feet.
