Rochester Community Schools Announces Orchestra Program
A handful of students and a teach sit with string instruments ready to play.Rochester Community Schools is proud to announce the initiation of a strings program, starting at the sixth-grade level, to further enhance the music curriculum within the district. Strings include the violin, viola, cello, and double bass. “Adding new programs to the curriculum is an indication of the strong financial health of our school district. Our […]
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Road Commission for Oakland County Expands Efforts to Address Potholes
Photo of a pothole being patched with a shovelThe Road Commission for Oakland County is taking several additional steps this year to address the onslaught of potholes that is besieging roads across the region. “The true root cause of the severe pothole problem is Michigan’s decades-long road-funding crisis that has crippled road-agency efforts to repair roads. However, we are taking every step within […]
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Celebrate Women’s History Month at the Rochester Hills Museum
Old photo showing women in front of a farmhouseRochester Hills Museum Presents Women’s History in March Visit the Museum on Thursdays in March, for “Herstory” presentations celebrating Women’s History Month. All programs begin at 7:00 p.m., with the exception of March 29, A Purse of Her Own, which will begin at 7:30 p.m. Programs are free for Museum members and $5 for the public. Refreshments provided. Register at www.rochesterhills.org/musprograms, […]
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Lactation Rooms Available for Parents in Need at Oakland University

In an ongoing effort to meet the changing needs of students, faculty and staff, Oakland University (OU) now offers three private lactation rooms for nursing mothers who are looking for a safe space on campus to pump or feed their child, whether it’s by bottle or breast. The rooms are located on the second floor of the Engineering Center, on the third floor of Pawley Hall, and on the fourth floor of the Human Health Building. Each room has been designed to ...

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