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Positive Parenting: Why it is so hard to protect our children online?

by Kelsey Rasmussen Put bluntly: Safeguards to keep children safe online are inadequate. Dr. Lauren Girouard, an expert in digital literacy and psychology, explains this in her public lecture “Exploring Digital Privacy from a Child’s Perspective,”during the University of Michigan’s Privacy@Michigan series. Despite parents’ eagerness to protect their children online, Dr. Girouard reports 20% don’t […]

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Stockbridge Board of Education seeks community input into search for new superintendent

The Stockbridge Community Schools Board of Education is beginning the process of hiring a new superintendent and is seeking family, community, staff input on the qualities, experiences, and skills needed in the new superintendent. The board is being assisted in its search by the Michigan Association of School Boards (MASB), a service organization that supports […]

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Voices of Service: UTPD Detective Brad Patton digs in on cases that require deeper investigation

by Melissa McPherson Detective Brad Patton always knew he wanted to work in law enforcement. He grew up watching The Rockford Files and Adam 12 and would listen to a neighbor’s police scanner on the weekends, imagining himself as a crime fighter.   Originally from Hartland, Detective Patton worked for the Brighton Police Department for […]

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Village, Township, and SDDA partner to improve severe weather awareness in Stockbridge

Information provided by Village of Stockbridge The Village of Stockbridge, Stockbridge Township, and the Stockbridge Downtown Development Authority (SDDA) are proud to announce a new partnership that will bring an added weather monitoring resource to the community through the installation of a Storm Chasers weather camera on the Village water tower. This collaborative effort was […]