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🌱 Laid off by the Auburn Hills water outage? Here’s how to get help.

Auburn Hills, Michigan Patch AM: a 5 min read

Hello Auburn Hills! Here's our latest buzz. Let's get into it. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • Laid off by the Auburn Hills water outage? Here’s how to get help.
  • How a burst Auburn Hills water main triggered a regional emergency
  • How long Auburn Hills must boil water after the main break

Also on today's calendar: The Rochester Symphony Orchestra Presents "Reassurance and Peace" and 6 more events.

Today's riddle: what do you call a rabbit with fleas? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Wednesday: Cloudy, breezy; a p.m. shower, with a high of 53 and low of 44 degrees.
  • Thursday: Times of clouds and sun, temps: high: 61, low: 45.
  • Friday: Partly sunny, with a high of 67 and low of 53 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Workers Laid Off Due to Water Loss Can Apply for Unemployment, Michigan Works Can Help (oaklandcounty115.com) — Many Auburn Hills workers are temporarily out of a job after a major water main break forced hundreds of local businesses to close, possibly for two weeks or more. If you’ve been laid off because of the outage, Oakland County Michigan Works! urges you to apply for unemployment benefits right away and can help you navigate the state’s UIA system.
   

2. Morning 4: Eminem's ex-wife pleads no contest to hit-and-run crash charges -- and more news (clickondetroit.com) — A major 42-inch water main in Auburn Hills has been replaced, but northern Oakland County remains under a state of emergency as longer-term repair work continues and water service stabilizes. The news roundup also covers Eminem’s ex-wife’s hit-and-run case, a decades-old Detroit murder arrest, and an expanding international hantavirus outbreak.
   

3. Ruptured Oakland County Water Main Fixed, But Advisories Remain In Place (patch.com) — Auburn Hills residents are still urged to boil water and limit usage even though the ruptured 42-inch main in River Woods Park has been repaired. Normal pressure may return by Thursday, but safe drinking status could take until late weekend, with water trucks stationed at Auburn Hills DPW and other nearby sites to help affected neighborhoods.
   

4. Oakland County water main break leaves restaurants closed, business owners frustrated (fox2detroit.com) — A major water main break has forced Cottage Inn Pizza in Auburn Hills and many other nearby restaurants to close or limit service, costing workers crucial income since Mother’s Day. Auburn Hills officials have now cleared Cottage Inn to restart carryout, while Lake Orion’s Sick Pizza is turning to its food truck to keep employees working and neighbors fed.
   

5. Avondale School District Welcomes Next Superintendent Cathy Kochanski (oaklandcounty115.com) — Families in Auburn Hills’ Avondale School District will soon see new leadership, as the Board of Education has offered the superintendent role to Catherine “Cathy” Kochanski, pending contract approval. Kochanski, an experienced Oakland County educator and administrator, is expected to officially begin July 1, 2026, following a community-involved search process.
   

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🗓 Events Nearby

    Wednesday May 13
  • Senior Services Peer Solution Group
    Rochester Regional Chamber of Commerce Bellbrook 873 Avon Road Rochester Hills, MI 48307
    8:30 am
  • Entrepreneur Peer Solution Group
    Rochester Regional Chamber of Commerce 71 Walnut, Suite 110, Rochester, MI 48307
    8:30 am
  • Education and Community Business Partnership Campus Tours at OSTC Northeast
    Auburn Hills Chamber-Commerce OSTC Northeast 1371 N. Perry St., Pontiac, MI 48340
    9:00 am
  • Toddler Classes - Little Eagles
    Rochester Regional Chamber of Commerce Eagle Creek Academy 3739 Kern Road Lake Orion, 48363
    9:30 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • I need someone to repair a piece of wood that fell off my shutters on the second floor of my house.
    You can get to it by going through my bedroom window rather than using a ladder. I don’t have the wood but I do have the paint. Anyone able to do… (Nextdoor Forester Square)
  • American Axle & Manufacturing, Inc. posted a job opening for Tool Room Machinist in Auburn Hills. Apply here.
  • Daikin U.S. Corporation posted a job opening for Accounting Assistant in Auburn Hills. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Auburn Hills here.

Ok Auburn Hills! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Bugs Bunny ! (Thank you bruce A. for sending it in!)
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