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Active Aging: Finding the fairway and a clearer path ahead
by Alexa M. Ten Eyck There is a quiet moment on a dewy spring golf course, just before the first swing, where the path ahead feels peacefully challenging. A golfer steps up to the tee, settles in, and takes the shot. The ball lifts into the air before landing cleanly in the fairway. Every golfer […]
Death Notice for March
Darlene Castle, age 72, passed away on March 11, 2026. Diana Lynn Castle, age 61, passed away on March 8, 2026. Norma Jean Beemer, age 79, of Stockbridge, MI, formerly of Northville, MI, passed away on March 11, 2026. Lester Howard Wahl, age 89, of Stockbridge, MI, passed away on March 19, 2026. Charlene Ruth […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Stockbridge Police Department: Service Log for February 2026
Submitted by Chief Randolph Krause on March 9, 2026 Calls For Service: 92 Service Call Types: Animal Complaint: 1 Assault: 1 Civil Disturbance: 2 Hazardous Situation: 1 Noise Complaint: 3 Police Assist to EMS/Fire: 10 Property Damage Accident (PDA): 2 Retail Fraud: 1 School Checks: 12 School Crossing Guard: 27 Traffic Stops: 5 Vacation Check: […]
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 […]
Stockbridge FFA students bring robotics, research to Dominican Republic
by Melissa McPherson On Feb. 22, students from the Stockbridge Jr./Sr. High School FFA Underwater Robotics Team, escaped the frigid Michigan weather and boarded a plane to the Dominican Republic, but this was no tropical vacation. These students left on a mission that was to be focused on underwater robotics and environmental research. The first […]
Dear Gabbie…
“Dear Gabbie” is written with the simple hope of bringing a few smiles to your day and is not meant to replace the advice of professionals…especially your mom! Dear Gabbie: Twice this week, our evenings out at a restaurant were interrupted by a screaming child. In both cases, parents took the child out of the […]
Staff Spotlight: Smith Elementary math interventionist Kim Porter jumped at the opportunity to help more students
by Mary Jo David In 2023, Smith Elementary introduced SpringMath, a teacher-led program to promote math through “paired learning.” Smith’s math teachers are supported through math interventionists—like Kim Porter and her other Smith counterpart, Bonnie Rattai—who work, one-on-one, with math students to help them get on track with their math goals. Math students in grades […]