What Local Business Did to Keep Non-Profit Humming Along: Patch PM

METRO DETROIT, MI – Here are some stories from the Michigan Patch network worth talking about tonight:

Troy Businessman: Donating Cleaning Services to Gilda's Club Was Easy

• Maintaining a clean, inviting atmosphere at Gilda’s Club in Royal Oak is important; so is keeping it germ-free.

Watch: Was That a Ghost Ship on Lake Superior? You Decide

• A Michigan man captured video of what he thinks is a ghost rising and falling in the choppy waters of Lake Superior.

Michigan Rep Won’t Discuss Trump, But Happy to Talk About Roman Polanski

• Rep. Mike Bishop done talking about Trump, but not about former opponent Melissa Gilbert’s since-recanted 2009 defense of Roman Polanski.

Clock is Ticking on Michigan Voter Registration for Presidential Election

• If you aren't registered, you need to do so in the next few minutes to vote in the Nov. 8 general election

Clinton Township Woman, 94, Recalls Career with FBI

• Jean Fisher worked briefly for Hoover in D.C. office during World War II.

Hospital Demolition Planned; Construction Soon on $33 Million Shopping Center

• Tax break questioned for 13-acre complex that includes hotel and grocery store.

‘Crazy Dangerous’ Elephant Tranquilizer, Heroin Cocktail Sweeps Nation

• In Detroit area, at least 19 deaths have been linked to carfentanil. Ohio has also been hit hard as heroin dealers stretch their supplies.

Also Worth a Read

• Hope Center Macomb Closing Leaves Void for Families in Need
• Beaumont to Open Weight Control Center in Canton
• New Fitness Center Supplements Rochester Gym
• Rochester Posed Goes to the Movies
• ICYMI: Watch Live Stream of Hillary Clinton Rally in Detroit
• Judge Who Detained Kids for Missing Lunch with Dad Faces Hearing
• Suspected Serial Robber in Clown Mask Caught
• JonBenet's Brother Files Lawsuit Against St. Clair Shores Doctor
• Shia Muslims Hold Rally of Peace and Support
• Where in Michigan You’re Most Likely to Hit a Deer; How to Avoid It
• Creepy Clowns in Michigan Cause Terror, Chaos and Even a Last Laugh
• Dearborn Heights Man Talks About His 6 Months in 'Guantanamo Yemen'
• Woman Comes Home to Find Man Watching TV in Her Home.
• Which Michigan Communities Have Chromium 6 In Their Water — And How Much?
• Where Have UFOs Been Sighted in Michigan?
• Apple Season 2016 in SE Michigan: U-Pick Farms, Cider Mills, Pumpkins
• 2016 Fall Foliage Peak in Michigan, U.S.: Interactive Map

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