Novi Times

Increase in Alzheimer’s deaths in Michigan could be linked to COVID-19 loneliness

By Tamara Browning | Feb 1, 2021

Michigan’s 18% increase in Alzheimer’s disease deaths in 2020, as compared to a previous six-year average, suggests a possible link between social isolation caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and increased deaths, according to Bridge Michigan.

Novi resident arrested for $3.1 million wire fraud scheme in COVID-19 relief program

By Tamara Browning | Oct 7, 2020

A Novi man was arrested Sept. 1 for his alleged involvement in a wire fraud scheme that involved $3.1 million in loans through the federal COVID-19 relief Paycheck Protection Program (PPP).