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Also on today's calendar: Brighton Blues Bash! and 9 more events.
Today's riddle: What do you get when you cross an angry cow with an angry sheep? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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• Brighton Council Approves Fiber Upgrade for Grand River Traffic Signal Interconnection (whmi.com) — Brighton drivers can expect smarter traffic signals along Grand River after City Council approved more than $64,000 to upgrade the aging fiber network that coordinates lights from Challis Road to the city limits. The new system will let crews monitor intersections in real time, diagnose problems remotely, and adjust timing for crashes, construction, and holiday traffic surges.
• Thousands of DTE customers, many in Oakland County, without power Wednesday morning (cbsnews.com subscription) — Brighton city offices in Livingston County lost power Wednesday morning amid widespread DTE outages, potentially affecting local services and in-person visits. The story details where outages were heaviest, school closures in nearby Oakland County, and practical food safety tips for residents dealing with refrigerators and freezers during an extended loss of electricity.
• National Merit scholars program names 535 Michigan semifinalists (detroitnews.com) — A Brighton High School student, Anna Giles, is among 535 Michigan semifinalists in the 2027 National Merit Scholarship Program, placing her in an elite group of test-takers statewide. The extensive list showcases top scholars from across Michigan and explains the next steps toward earning one of thousands of scholarships to be awarded in 2027.
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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: An animal that's in a baaaaad mooood! (Thank you Lisa A. for sending it in!)
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