Thank goodness for Fred. It was our second group run, and Group 7 had swelled to about 15 people, most first-nighters, heading out from the lot at Rochester High School Thursday evening for a 30-minute jaunt. Pam, Lynn and I were all there for a seco... »
If you want to run the Brooksie Way Half-Marathon on Sept. 30, there's a program that will help get you ready. The popular Brooksie Way Training Program starts Thursday in Rochester with the kickoff of the Couch-to-5K Jump Start Program. This program p... »
Best Buy executives may be giving up on some of their big-box stores, according to a Wall St. Journal report this week. The Minnesota-based electronics chain said it would close 50 Best Buy stores. At this time, however, the list of stores to close isn... »
A man who walked into a Rochester Hills salon last week wearing pantyhose and asking for a Brazilian wax is believed to have walked through two Utica businesses on Monday evening wearing a similar outfit, according to Utica police. Police say the man e... »
Stoney Creek High School wrestler Nick Gajdzik, state champion at the recent MHSAA individual finals, was voted by readers last week as Patch Athlete of the Week for Feb. 27-March 2. Gajdzik captured 52 percent of the 1,411 votes in the nonscientific p... »
Vote here to help choose the Patch Athlete of the Week of Oakland County for the week ending March 2. Last week’s poll winner was Vtech Fuchs, a member of the Royal Oak swim team. Vote for one of the following or write in your own candidate in the comm... »
AUBURN HILLS - Stoney Creek wrestler Nick Gajdzik didn’t want to head to Harvard without a high school state title. Winning the championship has been on the senior grappler's mind since he lost in the finals last season to Oxford’s Prescott Line (215 p... »
AUBURN HILLS - The final day of the individual wrestling state finals is Saturday at The Palace of Auburn Hills. After three days of intense action, the championship round is scheduled to start at 4:45 p.m. across all four divisions. At 4:30 p.m., all ... »
AUBURN HILLS – Stoney Creek's Nick Gajdzik won his semifinal match to earn a spot in the state wrestling title round Saturday at The Palace of Auburn Hills, while teammate Serge Andreou lost. Rochester High School wrestler Kaelan Richards also lost hi... »
Patch already has covered the opening day of state wrestling finals as well as rounds all day Friday, culminating in the semifinals. Join us Saturday for the final consolation bouts and the state title matches at The Palace of Auburn Hills, as we live ... »
On Thursday, Patch covered the first day of state wrestling finals at The Palace of Auburn Hills. You can read about what happened in Round 1. Today is Day 2, starting at 8:30 a.m. with Round 2 and we'll be there with more live blogging. Wrestling Stat... »
Twelve wrestlers from Rochester are competing starting today in the MHSAA individual wrestling finals at The Palace of Auburn Hills. Rochester High School has six wrestlers: Kaelan Richards (135), Dean Vettesse (140), Aaron Morgan (145), Justin Kim (10... »
Hundreds of high school wrestlers will go to the mat starting Thursday and through Saturday in the MHSAA individual wrestling finals at the Palace of Auburn Hills. We'll be there live all three days. Tell us what you'd like to see, or add your own phot... »
A crowd of more than 350 people listened as the leaders of Rochester, Rochester Hills and Oakland Township offered a glimpse at the positive things that are happening all around. It was part of their annual Community Outlook address, an event sponsored... »
Political hot buttons don't get much more inflammatory in Michigan than opposing federal help for automakers. That doesn't stop Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney from pressing his criticism of lifelines that helped General Motors and Chrysl... »
