Adult Piano Class
candgnews.com SEPTEMBER 6, 2023 Vol. 21, No. 20
For active retirees who have always wanted to play the piano! 8 WEEK BEGINNER CLASS
$99
Includes a free loaner instrument!
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A $300 value for all new students!
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Police report increase in alcohol-related crashes, drunken driving in Bloomfield Township
CG_3.706x1.82in_AdultKEY.indd 1 Seniors participate in a painting program.
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‘WE’RE GOING TO ENFORCE IT TO THE MAX’ BY MARY BETH ALMOND malmond@candgnews.com
Senior millage proposal to be on Birmingham ballots this fall See MILLAGE on page 28A
See CRASHES on page 24A
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BIRMINGHAM — Birmingham residents will see a proposed senior millage on ballots Nov. 7 for the area’s aging population. The city of Birmingham website states that it is expected that Birmingham, Beverly Hills, Bingham Farms and Franklin households with seniors will increase by
over 50% by 2045. It is also expected that a significant percentage of residents over 65 years old will be living alone. The language on the ballot reads: “Do you approve of the addition of a new 0.33 mill levy to collect approximately $1,053,750 in revenue per year to be disbursed to the City of Birmingham for the purpose of making interim improvements and establishing a sinking fund
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BY MARY GENSON mgenson@candgnews.com
BLOOMFIELD TOWNSHIP — Police in Bloomfield Township are reporting a rise in drunken drivers and alcoholrelated crashes within the township. The spike started in July, with the Police Department responding to and investigating five separate motor vehicle crashes where alcohol was determined to be a contributing factor July 10-23. The crashes resulted in six injuries. “That’s not something we see every week or every two weeks, so for us … we’re going to continue to watch this and we are not taking it lightly,” Officer Nick Soley said. “We’re going to enforce it to the max.” Tens of thousands of people are arrested annually in Michigan for alcohol-related driving offenses, according to the Michigan State Police. In Michigan during 2022, there were 9,331 alcohol-involved crashes (with 322 fatalities) and 2,452 drug-involved crashes (with 249 fatalities), according to the MSP Criminal Justice Information Center. Soley said drunken driving continues to pose a grave threat to the safety of the public. “Most of the crashes that we have seen lately, fortunately, we’re talking minor injuries and no fatalities, but nonetheless,