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BY MIKE KOURY mkoury@candgnews.com
OAKLAND COUNTY — Beginning June 30, a new law will go into effect that is meant to take people’s phones out of their hands while driving their vehicles. Signed by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer earlier this month, the “handsfree” distracted driving law puts new restrictions on drivers when it comes to handling their phones. Three bills, HB 4250, 4251 and 4252, were introduced in the state Legislature a couple of months ago and sent to the governor last month for approval. According to the new law, an individual can’t hold or use a phone while operating a vehicle or a school bus. The law says that a driver cannot “Send or receive a telephone call; Send, receive, or read a text message; View, record, or transmit a video; Access, read, or post to a social networking site.” It also states that a driver can’t reach “for a mobile electronic device in a manner that requires a driver to maneuver so that the driver is no longer in a seated driving position, restrained by a seat belt.” With the new law going into effect soon, local police agencies have been reviewing the legislation in the lead up to June 30. Clawson Chief of Police Kellie Bauss said her department’s staff has reviewed the law and everyone is familiar with it, but it won’t change how officers conduct their usual selective traffic enforcement. “At this time, we’re not assigning any extra bodies to a specific detail for it, but I imagine that could come in the future,” she said. “Right now, they all have been trained on the new law and are familiar with it and, you know, we think it’s something that’s very important that’s finally gone
FARMERS MARKET IN BERKLEY MAKES RETURN AFTER LONG HIATUS BY MIKE KOURY mkoury@candgnews.com
BERKLEY — After more than a decade away, the Berkley Farmers Market has made a return to the city. On June 1, the Berkley Farmers Market was brought back for the first time in 15 years. It will be running from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. every Thursday through October. The market can be found on Robina Avenue south of 12 Mile Road. The market returned after a number of businesses reached out to the Downtown Development Authority about bringing it back, DDA Executive Director Mike McGuinness said. “There (has) been a lot of community pent-up interest and people have inquired about it, but See MARKET on page 9A
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