Rochester's New Parking Meters + Local Employees Stuck In Ukraine

Hey, Rochester-Rochester Hills! Here's everything you need to know to get this Friday started off right.

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First, today's weather:

Cloudy and not as cold. High: 43 Low: 29.

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Here are the top stories today in Rochester-Rochester Hills:

1. City Of Rochester: New Smart Parking Meters. (Press Release Desk)
2. Pontiac Business Owner Shares Stories of Employees Trapped in Ukraine. (The Jewish News)
3. Woman Dies After Crash With Loader In Auburn Hills: Police. (Rochester-Rochester Hills Patch)
4. Flurry of arrests followed Oxford school shooting. Months later school threat reports drop. (Hometown Life)

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Today in Rochester-Rochester Hills:

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From my notebook:

• Lutheran Northwest: "Yesterday was CAREER DAY at Lutheran Northwest!⁣ The Crusaders spent the morning learning first-hand about a wide variety of vocations. With 16 sectionals & 40 different speakers, students were able to select from their own area..." (Facebook)
• Rochester Community Schools, MI: "Oobleck sounds funny; it feels funny; and students love it! As a non-Newtonian fluid, it doesn't act as a normal liquid or a normal solid. Thanks to Thermo Fisher Scientific for bringing this hands-on STEM lesson to our kindergarten and ..." (Facebook)
• Rochester Community Schools, MI: "The Rochester Pollinators visited Long Meadow Elementary School & Media Center to share their knowledge of native Michigan plants. Students planted their own seeds and are excited to watch them sprout in the spring! #RCSpride" (Facebook)
• Executive Office, Oakland County, Michigan: "Oakland County's first-ever Chief Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Officer, Robin Carter-Cooper, works daily to help ensure that #OaklandCounty's increasingly diverse workforce is valued, respected, included, and heard. Appointed by Count..." (Facebook)

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— Dylan Siwicki

About me: I was born and raised on Detroit's Westside, in the hard working blue-collar Polish neighborhood of Warrendale. I'm a Detroit Public School graduate who fought hard to earn my education. My aspiration into journalism came as a young kid, when I began following the corruption scandal of former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick. My first break in to the journalism world began with the opportunity to work at the Michigan Journal, where I primarily reported on campus and local news throughout Dearborn community. I eventually worked my way to news editor. In correlation to work in journalism, I had an amazing opportunity to study and write about many different cultures and backgrounds at the Piast Institute, which also helped me prepare for this role. So with first-hand experience growing up in a tight-knit neighborhood, I know the importance of delivering news and telling stories that impact local communities. And as a breaking news editor at Patch for Metro Detroit, it's my job to deliver that news. So feel free to contact me about news tips or your own unique experiences at dylan.siwicki@patch.com