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Road Commission for Oakland County Reminds Residents Not to Push Snow into the Road
Two lane road showing pushed snow left in the roadThe Road Commission for Oakland County (RCOC) reminds residents and business owners that it is illegal under Michigan law to shovel or plow snow or ice onto any road or highway, or to deposit snow on a road or road shoulder in such a way that it blocks motorists’ views of traffic. “Unfortunately, we have […]
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Connecting Students with Local Businesses
photo of students from WORK365 presenting to a classroomOakland University Launches ‘Ideas 2 Business’ Program Oakland University’s (OU) Research Office and the School of Business Administration (SBA) have recently launched the Ideas 2 Business (I2B) program, a real-world, project-based experience connecting students with local businesses. The program is an initiative of the newly-formed Mobilization Zone (MZ), focused on mobilizing university knowledge into the […]
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Healthy Tips for the Holidays, Part One
photo of several desserts and pastries on a holiday tableTips from Local Experts Tis the season to be jolly – and to feel overwhelmed. Maintaining diet, fitness, and self-care practices during the hectic holiday season is challenging. Local experts offer guidance on making the time leading up to Christmas and into the New Year a healthy and joyous one. Holiday Foods and a Healthy […]
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Christmas 1942 in Rochester, Remembering the Fight and Loss of the War
Photo of Virginia Ann MacLeod's Headstone in Mount Avon CemeteryVirginia MacLeod and Christmas 1942 in Rochester  Seventy-five years ago, Rochester’s Christmas season was a memorable one – for a tragic reason. The end of the first year of the Second World War brought with it rationing restrictions, worries about absent loved ones, and the shock of a wartime-related death that happened not overseas, but […]
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