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            <title>Novi Honors Best of the Best at Semi-Annual Police and Fire Awards Ceremony</title>
            <description>On Tuesday, May 15th, the Novi Police and Fire Departments held a Semi-Annual Awards Ceremony to celebrate accomplishments and recognize professional development achievements of those who protect and serve the community...</description>
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            <title>City of Novi employees will bike to work on Monday, May 14 in celebration of National Bike to Work Week - Novi citizens are encouraged to do the same</title>
            <description>May has been designated National Bike Month by the League of American Bicyclists and the City of Novi will celebrate by encouraging City employees and community members to bike to work during National Bike to Work Week, May 14-18...</description>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 8 May 2012 15:06:04 -0400</pubDate>
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            <title>Novi Civic Theatre Presents Beauty and the Beast Jr. -  Sixty-two young actors bring this classic Disney tale to life</title>
            <description>Tickets are now on sale for Disney’s Beauty and the Beast Jr. presented by the Novi Civic Theatre. The show opens Friday, May 11...</description>
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            <title>Novi Choralaires Tour the Nation in Song - Spring concert, Travel Across America is Saturday, May 12</title>
            <description>The show, Travel Across America will include a wide variety of regional favorites from coast to coast. A beloved southern folk song, a Motown favorite, and a classic western number are just a few of the songs that will be featured, along with some great traveling songs featuring planes, trains, and automobiles.</description>
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            <title>Memorial Day Parade and Ceremony - Honoring our Veterans and showcasing community pride</title>
            <description>The City of Novi will host the annual Memorial Day Parade on Monday, May 28. The parade begins at 10:00am and travels west along Ten Mile Road from Karim Boulevard to the Novi Civic Center...</description>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 3 May 2012 13:22:48 -0400</pubDate>
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            <title>Novi High School students to exhibit art in the Novi Civic Center Atrium Gallery Pieces displayed May 4-28</title>
            <description>The City of Novi is thrilled to partner with Novi Community Schools to present the 3rd annual Novi High School Select Art Show in the Civic Center Atrium Gallery May 4 through 28...</description>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 1 May 2012 14:28:37 -0400</pubDate>
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            <title>Novi Police Department offers Civilian Pistol Safety Class on Saturday, June 9</title>
            <description>This course fulfills both the classroom and shooting requirements to obtain a Michigan Concealed Pistol License (CPL)...</description>
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            <title>Run, it’s an Emergency! Third annual 5K run and 1-mile walk to benefit community health and safety</title>
            <description>The City of Novi and the Novi Police and Fire Departments, in partnership with Providence Park Hospital, Sam’s Club and Running Fit will host the third annual Emergency Run on Saturday, May 12, 2012. The 5k run and one-mile stroke walk will be held on the Providence Park Hospital Campus (Grand River Avenue and Beck Road) in Novi...</description>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 30 Apr 2012 13:56:05 -0400</pubDate>
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            <title>Novi Fire Department Responds to Fatal Residential Structure Fire</title>
            <description>On April 28th at approximately 2:20 pm, the Novi Fire Department responded to a 9-1-1 call regarding smoke at The Enclave of Novi, a condominium complex, located at 43050 Twelve Oaks Crescent, to the southeast of Twelve Oaks Mall...</description>
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            <pubDate>Sat, 28 Apr 2012 17:13:56 -0400</pubDate>
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            <title>Novi Police to promote Lieutenant Jerrod Hart to Assistant Chief of Police - Promotion Ceremony scheduled for Friday, April 27 at 3:30pm</title>
            <description>On Friday, April 27, Jerrod Hart will be promoted to Novi Assistant Police Chief. A 21-year veteran of the Novi Police Department, Hart currently serves as a Lieutenant with the Novi Police Department...</description>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 25 Apr 2012 17:42:58 -0400</pubDate>
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            <title>Plan now for summer fun! Registration for summer camps is going on now</title>
            <description>Summer is just around the corner and now is the time to plan fun activities for your child. The City of Novi Parks, Recreation and Cultural Services Department offers a wide variety of camps that inspire kids to be creative, healthy, and adventurous...</description>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 24 Apr 2012 08:10:55 -0400</pubDate>
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            <title>Novi Police Taking Back Unwanted Prescription Drugs</title>
            <description>On Saturday, April 28th from 10:00am to 2:00pm, the Novi Police Department and the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) will provide community members another opportunity to safely dispose of potentially dangerous expired, unused, and unwanted prescription drugs in their homes...</description>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 20 Apr 2012 11:36:39 -0400</pubDate>
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            <title>Novi Police Department Civilian Pistol Safety Class - Saturday, 4/28</title>
            <description>Registration is currently being accepted for the Saturday, April 28, 2012, Civilian Pistol Safety Class offered by the Novi Police Department...</description>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 17 Apr 2012 11:35:55 -0400</pubDate>
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            <title>Showcase your community spirit by participating in the Memorial Day Parade and Ceremony</title>
            <description>With Memorial Day just six weeks away, it’s time to plan for participation in the parade on Monday, May 28. Businesses, scout troops, neighborhood associations, and civic organizations are encouraged to prepare an entry for the parade, such as a float or marching unit. Veterans may pre-register and take part in the parade upon an honored float. Veterans will also be recognized at the Memorial Ceremony, immediately following the parade...</description>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 13 Apr 2012 18:39:55 -0400</pubDate>
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            <title>New Blooms for Novi! - Twenty Sakura trees presented to the Novi community</title>
            <description>The City of Novi will take part in a centennial celebration of U.S. - Japan friendship through a gift of cherry trees as part of the 2012 Japan-U.S. Cherry Blossom Centennial Nationwide Tree Planting Initiative sponsored by Pfizer, the Japan Commerce Association of Washington DC, and the Japanese Chamber of Commerce and Industry of New York...</description>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 12 Apr 2012 08:34:53 -0400</pubDate>
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            <title>The Novi Civic Theatre Presents See How They Run - Friday, 4/20 or Saturday, 4/21</title>
            <description>The Novi Civic Theatre is thrilled to announce a fabulous night of dinner, laughs, and mistaken identity with See How They Run – a dinner theatre performance at the Novi Civic Center...</description>
            <link>http://cityofnovi.org/Government/PressReleases/2012/120409SeeHowTheyRun.asp</link>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 10 Apr 2012 08:35:23 -0400</pubDate>
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            <title>Survey of Older Adults finds Novi residents Very Satisfied with the community</title>
            <description>With more than one-half of Baby Boomers age 50 and older, the nation is becoming increasingly populated by older adults....</description>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 5 Apr 2012 08:17:25 -0400</pubDate>
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            <title>Fatal automobile accident under investigation by Novi Police Department</title>
            <description>On Tuesday, April 3rd at approximately 1:20pm, the Novi Police Department received a call advising of a motor vehicle accident on Pontiac Trail near West Park Drive. Novi Police Officers responded to the scene and determined the crash involved an Oldsmobile passenger car and a Dodge Ram pick-up truck...</description>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 3 Apr 2012 17:08:32 -0400</pubDate>
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            <title>Novi Police Department offers Civilian Pistol Safety Class on April 28, 2012</title>
            <description>The course fulfills both the classroom and shooting requirements to obtain a Michigan Concealed Pistol License (CPL)...</description>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 3 Apr 2012 16:00:33 -0400</pubDate>
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            <title>Don’t Let Favorite Summer Pastimes Pass You By -  Registration is going on now for older adult golf and softball leagues</title>
            <description>It’s no secret that Newton’s first law of motion proves true – a body in motion tends to stay in motion. Keep your body moving while enjoying two of America’s favorite pastimes, golf and softball...</description>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 2 Apr 2012 13:21:18 -0400</pubDate>
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            <title>Gear up for outdoor sports! Registration for spring sports is going on now</title>
            <description>Spring is just around the corner or maybe already here! The City of Novi Parks, Recreation and Cultural Services Department is gearing up for great seasons of adult softball, sand volleyball and tennis...</description>
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            <title>Bunny’s arrival at Flashlight Egg Hunt is a sure sign of spring!  - Wednesday, March 28</title>
            <description>In addition to the hunt, children will enjoy indoor activities including an inflatable bouncer from Paradise Park, pictures with the bunny, crafts, and food items from Aubrey’s and Biggby Coffee. BuildnBreak will also be there with creative stations...</description>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 19 Mar 2012 07:52:10 -0400</pubDate>
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            <title>Novi City Council approves plans for addition of a Hyatt Place Hotel at the Suburban Collection Showplace</title>
            <description>On Monday, March 12, Novi City Council voted in favor of preliminary site plan approval for the construction of a Hyatt Place Hotel to be located adjacent to the Suburban Collection Showplace in Novi.</description>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 15 Mar 2012 07:28:42 -0400</pubDate>
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            <title>City of Novi receives Certificate of Achievement  for Excellence in Financial Reporting for the 14th time</title>
            <description>The Government Finance Officers Association of the United States and Canada (GFOA) is pleased to announce the City of Novi, Michigan has received the GFOA’s Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting for its comprehensive annual financial report (CAFR).</description>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 15 Mar 2012 07:12:06 -0400</pubDate>
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            <title>Landings Property renamed Pavilion Shore Park</title>
            <description>At the regular City Council meeting on Monday, March 12, the Novi City Council approved the naming of the Landings Property to Pavilion Shore Park. The suggestion of Pavilion Shore Park was one of nearly 100 suggestions provided by citizens as part of a community-wide naming effort.</description>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 13 Mar 2012 16:29:06 -0400</pubDate>
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            <title>Meredith Willson’s The Music Man Comes to Town - The Novi Civic Theatre presents this classic musical</title>
            <description>An affectionate tribute to Smalltown, U.S.A. of a bygone era, Meredith Willson’s The Music Man follows fast-talking traveling salesman Harold Hill as he cons the people of River City, Iowa into buying instruments and uniforms for a boys’ band he vows to organize, despite the fact he doesn’t know a trombone from a treble clef.</description>
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            <pubDate>Sun, 26 Feb 2012 08:56:12 -0500</pubDate>
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            <title>Novi continues to make economic development a priority City Council approves 2012 Economic Development Goals</title>
            <description>To ensure continued growth and success, every year the City of Novi reviews and develops economic development goals and strategies.</description>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 23 Feb 2012 14:17:37 -0500</pubDate>
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            <title>City of Novi Offers Winter Activities for All Ages</title>
            <description>The City of Novi Parks, Recreation and Cultural Services Department is hosting two new outdoor recreation programs this winter, Snowshoeing Adventure at Kensington Metro Park and a Cardboard Sled Contest...</description>
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            <title>Development Plans Approved for Landings Park -  Construction will begin this summer at the park property located at Thirteen Mile and Old Novi Roads on Walled Lake</title>
            <description>At the regular City Council meeting held on Monday, January 23, City Council has approved the design concept for the development of the 11-acre property commonly known as Landings Park.</description>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2012 16:55:10 -0500</pubDate>
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            <title>Enjoy an Evening Under the Stars at the Annual Daddy Daughter Dances - Friday and Saturday, February 10 and 11</title>
            <description>The City of Novi Parks, Recreation and Cultural Services Department, in partnership with Sweet and Sassy, will host the annual Daddy Daughter Dances on Friday, February 10 and Saturday, February 11 from 7:00pm-9 :00pm at the Novi Civic Center....</description>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 24 Jan 2012 16:15:57 -0500</pubDate>
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            <title>Civilian Pistol Safety Class offered by Novi Police Department on Saturday, February 11, 2012</title>
            <description>The course fulfills both the classroom and shooting requirements to obtain a Michigan Concealed Pistol License (CPL)...</description>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 18 Jan 2012 13:49:42 -0500</pubDate>
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            <title>Read the “Novi” story in the new City of Novi Community Profile - Novi enhances economic growth and development with launch of new community profile produced at no cost to the City</title>
            <description>The City of Novi is pleased to announce the publication of a new Novi Community Profile. The 24-page, premier magazine features Novi’s commitment to its global identity, cultural diversity, infrastructure modernization, renowned educational opportunities, and world-class amenities...</description>
            <link>http://cityofnovi.org/Government/PressReleases/2012/120112CommunityProfile.asp</link>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 12 Jan 2012 15:21:40 -0500</pubDate>
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            <title>Novi Fire Department Responds to Residential Structure Fire</title>
            <description>On January 10 at approximately 8:13 pm, the Novi Fire Department responded to multiple 9-1-1 calls regarding a structure fire on Wintergreen, south of Ten Mile Road, east of Beck Road...</description>
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            <title>Novi Police Taking Back Unwanted Prescription Drugs -  Drop off unwanted medications to Novi Police Headquarters</title>
            <description>The Novi Police Department is now taking back unwanted prescription drugs at their headquarters, located at 45125 West Ten Mile Road, seven days a week, 24 hours a day...</description>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 10 Jan 2012 08:14:36 -0500</pubDate>
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            <title>Saturdays are Super at the Novi Senior Center  - Tickets for the monthly Super Saturday events are on sale now.</title>
            <description>The City of Novi Senior Center is planning a series of Saturday events that will have attendees moving, grooving, celebrating, and competing...</description>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 9 Jan 2012 12:52:16 -0500</pubDate>
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            <title>Novi Police Department adds Crime Mapping Service to Website Offerings - New service affords website visitors the opportunity to view crime locations</title>
            <description>Through a partnership with The Omega Group and Oakland County’s Courts Law Enforcement Management Information System (CLEMIS), the Novi Police Department is able to provide current information on crime locations...</description>
            <link>http://cityofnovi.org/Government/PressReleases/2012/120104CrimeMapping.asp</link>
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            <title>Novi Police Department offers Civilian Pistol Safety Class</title>
            <description>On Saturday, February 4, 2012, the Novi Police Department will host a Civilian Pistol Safety Class. The course fulfills both the classroom and shooting requirements to obtain a Michigan Concealed Pistol License (CPL).</description>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 4 Jan 2012 07:28:23 -0500</pubDate>
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            <title>Committed to a healthy new year? Register now for Novi Parks, Recreation and Cultural Services’ classes beginning in January.</title>
            <description>Did you overindulge this holiday season? You’re not alone and the City of Novi Parks, Recreation and Cultural Services department offers a variety of classes to help you commit to a healthy new year...</description>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 30 Dec 2011 10:31:59 -0500</pubDate>
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            <title>Join the cast of Meredith Willson’s “The Music Man” presented by the Novi Civic Theatre - Auditions will be held Monday, January 9 and Wednesday, January 11.</title>
            <description>The Novi Civic Theatre will host auditions for Meredith Willson’s The Music Man on Monday, January 9 and Wednesday, January 11 from 7:00pm-9:00pm at the Novi Civic Center for actors 7 years and older.</description>
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            <title>Community members invited to participate in CERT Training New session begins Monday, January 9, 2012</title>
            <description>The CERT program is designed to support the local response capability with training to organize themselves and other volunteers at a disaster site, to provide immediate assistance to victims and to collect information to support responders’ efforts when they arrive...</description>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 8 Dec 2011 08:06:09 -0500</pubDate>
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            <title>Start a new seasonal tradition with Novi’s Holiday Road Rally</title>
            <description>Start a new holiday tradition as you team up with friends and/or family for the Holiday Road Rally on Friday, December 16. Teams will gather at the Novi Civic Center at 6:00pm, receive instructions, and take off in their vehicle to search for wild and crazy predetermined items to photograph...</description>
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            <description>Tickets are now on sale for Hansel and Gretel presented by the Novi Civic Theatre. The show opens Friday, December 9...</description>
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            <description>The City of Novi Parks, Recreation and Cultural Services Department is excited to share the work of Lilian Hsiao, a renowned artist from Taiwan. The exhibit will be showcased in the Novi Civic Center Atrium Gallery from December 9, 2011 to January 2, 2012...</description>
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            <title>Landings Park Design Informational Meeting Thursday, December 8, 6 pm in the City of Novi Council Chambers</title>
            <description>Community members are encouraged to view the current Landings Park conceptual plan and share ideas on Thursday, December 8 at 6 pm in the Council Chambers..</description>
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            <description>A summary report of the annual financial audit was presented to the Novi City Council and community at last evening’s regular City Council Meeting with the City of Novi receiving an unqualified, “clean” opinion for FY 2010-2011...</description>
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            <description>With the holidays just around the corner, Novi is spreading the cheer through music. Both the Novi Choralaires and Novi Concert Band are hosting seasonal performances...</description>
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            <title>Light Up the Night in Novi! Civic Center Campus will be even brighter this year! Friday, December 2, 2011</title>
            <description>The City of Novi is eager to light up the night and celebrate the beginning of the holiday season! Light Up the Night in Novi will take place on the Civic Center Campus, Friday, December 2 from 6-9 pm.</description>
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            <title>Novi recognized as a top performing community</title>
            <description>The City of Novi has been identified as one of seven top performing communities in the state of Michigan for fostering entrepreneurial growth and economic development in a study by researchers at iLabs, University of Michigan-Dearborn&apos;s Center for Innovation Research...</description>
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            <title>City of Novi receives Distinguished Budget Presentation Award recognizing commitment to the highest principles of government financial reporting</title>
            <description>The Government Finance Officers Association of the United States and Canada (GFOA) announced today the City of Novi, Michigan has received the GFOA’s Distinguished Budget Presentation Award for the 15th consecutive year...</description>
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            <title>Change your Clock, Change your Battery - Daylight Savings Time ends Sunday, November 6</title>
            <description>The Novi Fire Department wants to remind everyone when they change their clock on Sunday, November 6th, to make a change that could save your life - change the batteries in your smoke alarms and carbon monoxide detector...</description>
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            <title>Novi to display “Encounters with Art” exhibit in the Civic Center Atrium Gallery  - November 4 - 27, 2011.</title>
            <description>The City of Novi Parks, Recreation and Cultural Services Department is partnering with the Art Institute of Michigan to exhibit abstract works by four of its professors</description>
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            <title>Novi Civic Theatre Presents Aladdin Jr. - This Disney classic will have the audience singing and laughing.</title>
            <description>Tickets are now on sale for Disney’s Aladdin Jr. presented by The Novi Civic Theatre. The show opens Friday, November 4...</description>
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            <title>City of Novi Receives Two Awards for Quality of Life Enhancements - Novi recognized by Keep Michigan Beautiful Inc. and the Michigan Association of Planning</title>
            <description>The City of Novi is a proud recipient of two awards that represent the City’s commitment to enhancing quality of life for Novi residents...</description>
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            <title>Novi Police taking back unwanted prescription drugs October 29th - Novi Police Headquarters, 45125 W. Ten Mile Road</title>
            <description>On Saturday, October 29th from 10:00am to 2:00pm, the Novi Police Department and the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) will provide citizens another opportunity to prevent pill abuse and theft by ridding their homes of potentially dangerous expired, unused, and unwanted prescription drugs...</description>
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            <title>Novi Police Sergeant Erick Zinser Graduates from Eastern Michigan University&apos;s School of Police Staff and Command</title>
            <description>The Novi Police Department is pleased to announce the graduation of Sergeant Erick Zinser from the School of Police Staff and Command (SPSC) at Eastern Michigan University on Friday, October 21, 2011. Sergeant Zinser graduated fourth in the class of 44 law enforcement professionals...</description>
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            <description>On Tuesday, October 18, the Novi Police and Fire Departments held their Semi-Annual Awards Ceremony to celebrate accomplishments and recognize professional achievements of those who serve and protect the community...</description>
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            <title>Looking for Creepy, Crawly, Spooky Fun in October?  -  Pick your Halloween poison!</title>
            <description>The City of Novi is offering two great ways to celebrate the spookiest of holidays – Halloween!  Teen Haunted House Tour or Novi Senior Center’s Spooktacular Halloween Luncheon...</description>
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            <title>Novi Police and Fire Departments offer important Halloween Safety Tips</title>
            <description>Three hundred and sixty-five days of the year we tell our kids, “Don’t take candy from strangers!” And, then on Halloween we send them out to take candy from every home they can, until they tire. The Novi Police and Fire Departments encourage all the little ghosts, witches, superheroes, and princesses to have a fun, yet safe Halloween on Monday, October 31st...</description>
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            <title>Novi Challenges Communities to Partner to Prevent Bullying - All students, teachers, and community members asked to wear PINK on National Bullying Prevention Day – Thursday, October 20, 2011</title>
            <description>Last year, Novi gained national attention when the City of Novi, the Novi Police and Fire Departments and the Novi Community Schools partnered to take a stand against bullying by wearing PINK on National Bullying Prevention Day. This year, Novi challenges all communities to join the crusade and ban together against bullying...</description>
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            <title>Novi Police Department offers Civilian Pistol Safety Class November 5th</title>
            <description>On Saturday, November 5, 2011, the Novi Police Department will host a Civilian Pistol Safety Class from 8am until 5pm at the Novi Police Department Training Center located at 45125 W. Ten Mile Road. After lunch, participants will move to the Novi Firearms Training Center to complete the course...</description>
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            <title>City of Novi receives national distinction for  Code Enforcement and Library Services</title>
            <description>The City of Novi was recently awarded two prestigious recognitions for excellence in code enforcement and library services based on citizen perceptions in a national survey...</description>
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            <description>In its fourth year, the Novi Health and Wellness Fair continues to grow and to meet the needs of the community, the fair will be held from 3:00pm - 7:00pm on Thursday, October 13 at the Novi Civic Center...</description>
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            <title>Fatal automobile accident under investigation by Novi Police Department</title>
            <description>On September 27 at approximately 3:04 p.m., the Novi Regional Communications Center received a 911 call advising of a motor vehicle crash which occurred on Novi Road at Twelve Mile Road. Emergency services personnel responded to the scene and determined the crash involved two vehicles.</description>
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            <title>Novi to display pieces by local artist, Peggy Kerwan in the Civic Center Atrium Gallery - The “whimsical expressionist” pieces will be available for viewing October 6-30</title>
            <description>The City of Novi Parks, Recreation and Cultural Services Department is thrilled to host the artwork of Peggy Kerwan, a resident of Novi, in the Civic Center Atrium Gallery. The exhibit will displayed October 6 through 30. A public opening reception is scheduled for Thursday, October 6 from 6:30pm-7:30pm...</description>
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            <title>Novi to Re-Name a Street in Honor of First Police Chief Lee BeGole</title>
            <description>The City of Novi will re-name Delwal Drive to Lee BeGole Drive during an official ceremony on Thursday, October 6, 2011 at 10:30 am...</description>
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            <title>Novi’s Scott Roselle receives statewide recognition</title>
            <description>The City of Novi is pleased to announce the recognition of Department of Public Services (DPS) employee Scott Roselle as the 2011 Michigan Water Environmental Association’s (MWEA) Collection Systems Professional of the Year...</description>
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            <description>The Novi Police Department has arrested and charged a suspect who is responsible for nine Larceny From Auto incidents...</description>
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            <title>Fall for Novi at the annual community open house</title>
            <description>Fall for Novi Community Open House will take place on Saturday, September 24, 11 am - 2 pm at the Novi Civic Center...</description>
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            <title>Electric vehicle charging stations now in Novi</title>
            <description>The City of Novi takes pride in being a proponent of eco-friendly initiatives...</description>
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            <title>Novi Celebrates Diversity with Ethnic Taste &amp; Tune Fest at Fuerst Park on Saturday, September 17th</title>
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            <title>Five Secrest Wardle Municipal Law Department Attorneys Named In The Best Lawyers In America</title>
            <description>Secrest Wardle is pleased to announce that five of their attorneys in the Municipal Law Department will be listed in the 2012 edition of The Best Lawyers in America, a resource for locating outstanding attorneys who specialize in specific practice areas.</description>
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            <title>Novi continues to connect the community with pathways</title>
            <description>Encouraging healthy, active lifestyles through pathway connectivity continues to be a priority in the City of Novi. On August 22, 2011 the Novi City Council awarded a construction contract to Italia Construction, Inc., the lowest bidder, for the construction of a 6-foot-wide concrete pedestrian pathway along the north side of Nine Mile Road between Meadowbrook and Haggerty Road.</description>
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            <title>City of Novi’s “A better place to do business” marketing campaign to be recognized at MEDA’s Annual Meeting</title>
            <description>The City of Novi is proud to announce first place recognition in the Michigan Economic Developer’s Association (MEDA) 6th Annual Marketing Materials Competition.</description>
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