Week In Review: Man Sentenced in Ponzi Scheme, Two Injured in Rollover Crash

Are you spending your Sunday catching up with the news from the week? Here's 10 stories you may have missed on West Bloomfield Patch:

Police

Two Injured in Rollover Crash on Orchard Lake Road

A West Bloomfield resident was transported to the hospital after his car overturned in a crash at Orchard Lake and Powers roads Sunday.

Charles David Eizelman pleaded guilty to one count of false pretenses in August 2012 after scamming several seniors in 2005.

Teen Pulls Knife on Dad Following Her OWI Arrest

Officers arrested a 16-year-old girl who threatened her father with a kitchen knife during an argument in their home earlier this week.

Refuting the Rumors in the Sandra Layne Murder Trial

Patch blogger Ronelle Grier gives readers a first-hand look at the trial of a West Bloomfield woman charged in the shooting death of her grandson.

Schools

The Pontiac School District is looking to borrow $8 million to pay unpaid teacher premiums and avoid taxing the residents in the district's eight communities, including West Bloomfield and Sylvan Lake.

Farmington Education Foundation Awards $50K

First round grant applications approved include major awards for programs that encourage girls to investigate STEM careers, encourage teacher leadership and minority student achievement.

Mike McCready Visits Sheiko Elementary in Honor of National Reading Month

West Bloomfield's newest representative in the Michigan House of Representatives visited five classes at Sheiko earlier this week.

Government

County Clerk to Host Voter Registration Drive at West Bloomfield High School

"Voting is a fundamental right of American citizenship and I encourage young people to begin voting as soon as they're eligible," Oakland County Clerk Lisa Brown says.

Community

The white smoke appeared on Wednesday, signaling the conclave had chosen Argentinian Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio to be the new head of the Catholic Church.

Opinion

Unions Try to Backdoor Right to Work Law in Michigan

This West Bloomfield Patch reader says Michigan's controversial new right-to-work law is a step in the right direction that unions can't change.