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| Rochester Community School District Recognized for Award-Winning Budget |
 Rochester Community Schools was presented with the prestigious Association of School Business Officials International Meritorious Budget Award for the 2017–2018 budget year. The MBA promotes and recognizes excellence in school budget presentation and is conferred only to school districts whose budgets have undergone a rigorous review by professional auditors and have met or exceeded the […] |
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| Avon Players Christens Their 2017-2018 Season with ‘Titanic: The Musical’ |
 Over a hundred years after the RMS Titanic’s fateful voyage, its story still resonates with audiences. Wait a minute.
Arguably the worst maritime disaster in history… as a musical? Yes. But if you’re expecting something overly sentimental, or along the lines of the 1997 movie, you’ll be disappointed. And that’s a good thing. Instead this […] |
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| Brooksie Way Traffic Jams Coming this Sunday |
 Brooksie Way Half Marathon Traffic Information The 10th annual Brooksie Way Half Marathon
will be run this Sunday through the Cities of Rochester and Rochester Hills. The race begins at 8:00 a.m. on September 24. The half marathon starts and ends at Oakland University. The race is an opportunity for over 4,000 runners to experience the […] |
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| Oakland University Students Travel to Greece to Meet Refugees |
 Student Journalists Chronicle Refugee Crisis in Greece This summer, 13 Oakland University (OU) student journalists traveled to Greece to chronicle
the plight of more than 60,000 refugees who’ve fled their homelands in search of a life free from violence and oppression. The month-long study abroad experience was facilitated through a special topics course led by journalism […] |
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| Updates Being Made to the 9-1-1 Phone System |
| The Oakland County Sheriff’s Office Operations Center (commonly referred as Dispatch) is transitioning to a Next Generation 9-1-1 platform to provide advanced call taking features for handling emergency calls for service. This transition will begin at 10:00 a.m. this morning and will not affect incoming 9-1-1 calls from the public; all calls will be answered and
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| Museum Day Live! at the Rochester Hills Museum at Van Hoosen Farm |
 The Rochester Hills
Museum at Van Hoosen Farm is proud to participate in Smithsonian Magazine’s 13th Annual Museum Day Live! on Saturday, September 23 from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. Museum Day Live! is a national initiative to promote boundless curiosity and the pursuit of knowledge by offering visitors free admission to participating museums across the […] |
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| Avondale High School Expands Information Technology Courses for Students |
 Students Earning Industry Certifications Able to Enter Workforce
Following Graduation New courses and new equipment met Avondale High School students interested in pursuing a career in Information Technology (IT) when the doors opened for school this year. The expansions in programming align with the school’s commitment to increasing student preparedness for entry into IT fields […] |
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