Week in Review: School Budget OKd, Michigan Merit Exam Results and More

We're starting a new feature this week that provides a roundup of the past week news. Here is what you might have missed in Hartland area news for the week ending Sunday:

• — And state officials said it wouldn't be unheard of if a bear wandered here.
• — The Monday vote means possible larger class sizes, wage reductions and possible outsourcing. For additional specifics, click .
• The school board , whose term expired at the end of month after she decided in January not to seek re-election. For some of her reflections. click .
• — Belleville's Mark Rosenthal — Nickelodeon’s 2010 Michigan Entertainer of the Year — brought several animals including a a sloth, tarantula and a kinkajou to a program at Cromaine District Library that attracted more than 100.
• — The state released scores on Tuesday. To read the district's reaction, click .
• — Our story of a small plane crash in Howell Township was one of the most read this week.
• — On a Saturday of the holiday weekend, more than 60 gathered to hear U.S. Rep. Mike Rogers. For a video interview click . For a story on a Hartland couple who raised an issue about a protest flotilla trying to break the Gaza blockade, click .
• — Loud and bright, Saturday's night sky cast brilliant colors from and from the Round Lake area.