🌱 Patch AM: When and where Brighton DPW will collect your storm debris next week

Good morning to you Brighton! Catch up on our news and events right here. Keep reading to stay in the know. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

• When and where Brighton DPW will collect your storm debris next week
• How many Brighton homes are still without power after last week?
• How diverse is Hartland Farms Intermediate's student body this year?

Also on today's calendar: Brighton Blues Bash! and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What happened to the pregnant cat that ate yarn? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Warm with periods of sun, with a high of 81 and low of 67 degrees.
• Wednesday: Humid with a thunderstorm, temps: high: 80, low: 62.
• Thursday: Periods of sun; less humid, with a high of 77 and low of 51 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• MSP: 12-year-old Williamston Boy Killed, Sister Injured When Struck While Riding Bikes (whmi.com) — A regional tragedy involving two Williamston siblings struck while biking on Grand River is paired with a key local update: Brighton's Department of Public Works will begin picking up storm debris next week. Residents should watch for details on routes and timing so they can get fallen branches and other storm damage to the curb in time.
   

• Almost 6,000 DTE customers remain without power 4 days after severe storms hit Metro Detroit (fox2detroit.com) — Hundreds of Brighton-area DTE customers are still without electricity days after last week's severe storms, with about 1,100 outages remaining across Brighton, Howell, and Pinckney. Crews from around the region are working to restore service, while tornado damage in Detroit and Lincoln Park highlights how widespread the weather impacts were across Southeast Michigan.
   

• American Indian students made up 0.3% of Hartland Farms Intermediate enrollment in 2024-25 (livingstontoday.com) — Hartland Farms Intermediate, part of Hartland Consolidated Schools whose central office is in Brighton, enrolled two American Indian students in 2024–25, up from one the year before. Overall enrollment reached 770 students, with white students making up more than 90%, while statewide data show academic performance still lagging pre-pandemic levels and persistent racial achievement gaps.
   

📸 Around Brighton

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Brighton

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★ Featured events ★

Sunday September 13
• Brighton Blues Bash! →
  Brighton Center for the Performing Arts, 7878 Brighton Rd, Brighton
  5:00 pm

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Other local events

Tuesday September 8
• DivorceCare →
  Cornerstone Evangelical Presbyterian Church, 9455 Hilton Rd, Brighton
  6:30 pm
Wednesday September 9
• NTAL Wednesday Story Time
  The Greater Brighton Area Chamber of Commerce Northfield Township Area Library 125 Barker Rd. Whitmore Lake, MI 48189
  11:00 am
• Dementia Caregiver Support Group
  Cambrian Senior Living, 52365 10 Mile Rd., South Lyon
  4:00 pm
• Turn Up The AMP! →
  The AMP - Brighton's Ampthitheater on Mill Pond, 206 W. Main, Brighton
  7:00 pm
Thursday September 10
• intenSati - Movement Mantras Meditation to Manifest Your Best Life! →
  Brighton Light House, 142 Brighton Lake Rd, Brighton
  6:00 pm
• Trivia at South Lyon Aubree's
  The Greater Brighton Area Chamber of Commerce, 218 E Grand River Ave, Brighton
  7:00 pm
Friday September 11
• 2026 Brighton Smokin' Rock-N-Blues Festival
  Downtown Brighton Main Street Live Music at The AMP at Mill Pond.
  5:00 pm
Saturday September 12
• 9/11 Never Forget Trail Run/Walk 5k →
  Brighton MI
• 2026 Brighton Farmers Market
  City's Municipal Parking Lot, 200 N. First Street, Brighton
  8:00 am
Saturday September 19
• Bounce Open House →
  Bounce, 2755 Arena Dr, Hartland
  12:00 pm
Thursday September 24
• Cleary University hosts College Fair; 50 schools expected →
  Cleary University, 3750 Cleary Dr, Howell
  6:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Has anyone seen this handsome boy?
  He is upset that I have been fostering a kitten that was very sick, and has kindof hit the road. I think he put together a tiny knapsack on a stick,… (Nextdoor Greenfield Pointe)
• He is just so darn Handsome ❤️😻
  Please everyone say a prayer for me to get him in the live trap, on the evening of the tenth! He needs to be fixed! (Nextdoor Oak Pointe/Genoa Township)

• Schwan's Company posted a job opening for Part-Time Merchandiser in Brighton. Apply here.
• Columbus McKinnon Corporation posted a job opening for Production Supervisor in Brighton. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Brighton here.

🗞 Nearby News

South Lyon

• High school football schedule, Week 3 (detroitnews.com)

Hartland

• Ranking Super 25 Michigan high school football teams after Week 2 (livingstondaily.com)

Howell

• 102 Hispanic students enrolled at Howell High School in 2024-25 (livingstontoday.com)
• Howell woman sustains critical injuries in Oceola crash (thelivingstonpost.com)
• Who are the former Livingston County area high school standouts competing in the week of Monday, Sept. 7? (livingstontoday.com)

Ok Brighton! 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: She had mittens! (Thank you April M. for sending it in!)
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