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🌱 Where Macomb County drivers found $2.59 E85 last week
Also check out RedCross Blood Drive on the Macomb Patch calendar

Morning Macomb! We've got the scoop on the latest happenings in town. Read on to get looped in. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- Where Macomb County drivers found $2.59 E85 last week
- What Macomb heirs should know about the new estate administrator
Also on today's calendar: RedCross Blood Drive and 6 more events.
Today's riddle: Why did the fish blush ? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Monday: Mostly sunny and nice, with a high of 79 and low of 58 degrees.
- Tuesday: Partly sunny and warm, temps: high: 84, low: 69.
- Wednesday: A thunderstorm in spots, with a high of 83 and low of 64 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Cheapest E85 gas in Macomb County reach $2.59 in week ending Aug. 29 (warrensun.com) — Drivers in Macomb County paying for E85 can find the cheapest reported price at $2.59 per gallon for the week ending Aug. 29, with an overall county average of $3.47. That's slightly higher than Michigan's statewide E85 average of $3.30, as broader refinery outages and global oil tensions continue to keep fuel costs elevated heading into late summer.
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• Nessel announces public administrator appointments (legalnews.com) — Macomb County residents dealing with estates without wills will now see Angelo Donofrio serving as their county public administrator, handling assets when there are no known heirs. Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel also named Patricia Davis to the same role in Marquette County, emphasizing both attorneys' experience and commitment to their communities.
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📸 Around Macomb
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Macomb
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★ Featured events ★
- RedCross Blood Drive →
1730 W Auburn Rd, Rochester Hills
11:00 am - Oakland/Macomb Out of the Darkness Walk →
Stony Creek Metropark, 4300 Main Park Dr,
9:00 am - Oakland/Macomb Out of the Darkness Community Walk →
Stony Creek Metropark, 4300 Main Park Dr,
9:00 am
Friday September 11
Saturday September 12
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Other local events
- Bluey Dance Party
North Macomb Branch Library North Branch - Creative/Story Room
6:00 pm - Building Authority Commission Meeting →
Macomb, MI Calendar, 54111 Broughton Rd, Macomb
9:00 am - Board of Trustees →
Macomb, MI Calendar, 54111 Broughton Rd, Macomb
6:30 pm - 10,000 Sq. Ft. Rummage Sale →
St. Paul Evangelical Lutheran Church, 375 Lothrop Rd, Grosse Pointe Farms
9:00 am - Wags & Wheels →
Macomb, MI Calendar, 20699 Macomb St, Macomb
10:00 am - Planning Commission →
Macomb, MI Calendar, 54111 Broughton Rd, Macomb
6:30 pm
Tuesday September 8
Wednesday September 9
Friday September 11
Saturday September 12
Tuesday September 15
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Bluey Dance Party
North Macomb Branch Library North Branch - Creative/Story Room
6:00 pm - Block Party
North Branch - Creative/Story Room
11:00 am - Tech Tutoring
North Branch - Group Study Room C
1:00 pm - Teen Game Night
North Branch - Creative/Story Room
7:00 pm - Mystery Book Discussion
North Branch - North Branch Conference Room
10:00 am - Rock N Read
North Branch - Creative/Story Room
10:00 am
Tuesday September 8
Saturday September 12
Monday September 14
Tuesday September 15
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- I want to make homemade hot fudge cream puff sundaes.
Does anyone know where i can but the cream puffs?? (Nextdoor Tilch-Haverhill) - 93% of customers affected by Wednesday and Thursday's storms have had their power restored and we expect to reach 100% by the end of the day today.
For the customers who are still without power, we understand how difficult and disruptive an extended outage can be, and we will not stop until every… (Nextdoor )
- Carter Lumber posted a job opening for Door Assembler in Macomb. Apply here.
- PAM Transport posted a job opening for CDL-A Dedicated Driver - Lease Purchase Program in Macomb. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Macomb here.
🗞 Nearby News
Utica
- Repair project scheduled for Sept. 14 for Utica Road railroad crossing (macombdaily.com)
- Mammoths Jump Out Early, Defeat Hoppers 7-2 - USPBL powered by Mortgage Matchup (uspbl.com)
Chesterfield
- Macomb County Library events week of Sept. 5 and beyond (macombdaily.com)
- Democrats in key state legislative races tout more cash than Republicans (detroitnews.com)
Sterling Heights
- Sterling Heights' master plan wins award for excellence (macombdaily.com)
- Sterling Heights transforms drain into green space (detroitnews.com)
Ok Macomb! 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: It saw the ocean's bottom! (Thank you Gary M. for sending it in!)
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