Community Corner

Good Morning Brighton - Election Day Edition

Check out the weather, fuel prices and more for Nov. 8, 2011.

Here are five tidbits of news and information we hope you'll find useful or entertaining.

And remember, always included in this Monday-Friday feature is a video from someone wishing everyone "good morning" as part of a message to our community. Today's message comes from Nancy Johnson, Director of the .

1. The weather

Today will be mostly cloudy with 40 percent chance of rain and a high near 62 degrees, according to the National Weather Service. Tonight will remain mostly cloudy with a low of 51 degrees and a 30 percent chance of rain.

Find out what's happening in Brightonwith free, real-time updates from Patch.

2. Gasoline prices

Here's a quick survey of the lowest per-gallon prices for regular gasoline in the Brighton area as of Monday night, according to DetroitGasPrices.com via GasBuddy.com:

  • , 6700 Whitmore Lake Rd.: $3.34
  • , 11501 Grand River Rd.: $3.36
  • , 9925 Spencer Rd.: $3.37

3. Election Day

Get to the polls and cast your vote for both Brighton City Council and Brighton Area Schools Board of Education. Voting hours are from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. Check out our Voter's Guide for candidate information. For more information on polling places in city precincts, visit the city of Brighton's website. For polling locations in the township's precincts, visit the township website.

Find out what's happening in Brightonwith free, real-time updates from Patch.

4. Patch Moms Group Meeting

The Patch Moms Group meets today at , 1836 N. Old U.S. 23 in Howell, at 11 a.m.

5. Trivia

When was the Lee Road and US-23 interchange rebuilt to include three roundabouts?

Know the answer? Tell us in the comments. 

Congratulations to Tara Roth who answered Monday's question correctly: What shopping mall was opened in 1970 as an enclosed mall then redeveloped in 1996 as a power centre (stretch mall), but retained the same name? Answer: The Brighton Mall


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