Springfield Township resident Thomas Dittrich, 36, faces a March 26 sentencing after being convicted last week of criminal sexual assault. The Oakland County Circuit Court jury took only about 90 minutes on Thursday, Feb. 26 to bring in the verdict, according to Assistant Prosecutor Cheryl Matthews. ‘The jury was confident in his guilt,? Matthews said. […]
Monsignor Robert Humitz, 70, chuckles when someone says he looks too young to retire. ‘Everybody says that, but my bones don’t tell me that,? he said. ‘I may look young, but I don’t feel young some days.? The man people tend to call ‘Father Bob? will retire as pastor of St. Daniel’s Catholic Church in […]
A driver attempting to keep her dog from escaping through a window lost control of her car late Monday, causing a head-on crash on Dixie Highway south of Maybee Road in Independence Township. The driver, a 48-year-old Clarkston woman, was taken to Genesys Regional Medical Center with what Oakland County Sheriff deputies coded as ‘incapacitating? […]
How will the massive Sashabaw Road widening project affect those who have businesses between Waldon and Maybee roads? ‘That really has been our question,? according to Paul Cuzzocrea of AAA Insurance. ‘Access is really going to be key. People tend to stay away during heavy construction.? Groundbreaking for the $9.6 million road widening project was […]
Potential candidates for the Clarkston Community Schools Board of Education have until Thursday, April 8 to file nominating petitions, and at least one more candidate is needed for the June 7 ballot. Board President Karen Foyteck announced her intention to run for another four-year term, but Trustee Mary Ellen McLean said she will bow out […]
A proposed resolution calling for the resignation of Oakland Schools trustees ? including Clarkston’s Janet Thomas ? was not on the ‘action items? portion of Monday’s Clarkston school board agenda. The resolution, proposed by the board of directors of the Oakland County School Board Association, was instead included on the ‘discussion items? agenda. Clarkston trustees […]
A lifelong Clarkston area resident, Mollie Lynch remembers when her mother took her and her siblings to get their first library cards. ‘I still have mine,? she said. ‘I remembered my number, it was 1287. I always liked libraries.? The current library director has strong local roots and good memories. ‘It was a great childhood,? […]
Clarkston teachers were encountering problems in leading children to move from block printing to cursive handwriting. Using a transitional method called ‘D’Nealian? printing, students in recent years have been encouraged to add ‘monkey tails? to printed letters. Many were not making the transition, however. ‘Children were crying because, ‘That’s not my name,?? according to Geri […]
More ‘tough decisions? must be made, but Clarkston school officials have now identified most of the questions to be asked about the new 6-7, 8-9 grade structure to be implemented in fall 2005. When school officials proposed a $84.7 million bond issue in 2003, it included the premise of realigning grades as part of the […]
Clarkston schools could save more than $700,000 with a ‘refund? of a portion of taxes levied for a 1997 bond issue. The formal resolution is expected at the board of education’s March 22 meeting, but trustees on March 8 seemed favorable to the move. Bruce Beamer, executive director for business and financial services, said ‘callable […]