Local Boy Advocates for Diabetes Cure and More News Nearby

Every Saturday, Patch will help you catch up with the big news happening in nearby towns, bringing you stories from Patch sites along Woodward Avenue and beyond.

Here's what's been happening nearby this week:

ROYAL OAK: Woman's Search for Biological Mother Leads To Royal Oak

A decades-long search leads to police records, heartbreak and a loving cousin in Royal Oak.

ROCHESTER HILLS:

Baldwin Elementary second-grader Andrew Navetta to bring his story to Detroit this week to raise awareness, find a cure.

FERNDALE: Ferndale Kicks Off 'How the West was One' Road Reconstruction Project

A ceremonial groundbreaking was held Wednesday evening; major work on West Nine Mile Road is not scheduled to begin until May 13.

HUNTINGTON WOODS:

"People can get to know each other and we can get some organic veggies," says Wendy Appleton, who serves as liaison to the Royal Oak-Huntington Woods TimeBank.

BIRMINGHAM: Birmingham Students Advance to 'Destination Imagination' Global Finals

The Destination Imagination teams from Berkshire and Pierce will participate in a four-day tournament in Tennessee.

TROY: Troy Schools Will Seek Millage to Upgrade Security

A seven-year, 4.4 millage levy proposal will go before voters in November.

BLOOMFIELD TOWNSHIP:

The Baroness of Queensbury in Greater London wrapped up her weekend full of speeches with a special luncheon at Northern Lakes in Bloomfield Hills.

LAKE ORION: Man in Serious Condition After Motorcycle Rear-Ended in Orion Township

59-year-old Lake Orion man ejected from motorcycle, hospitalized.