Clarkston Area Youth Assistance honored more than 120 young people on April 26 for their volunteer service in and around the Clarkston community. The agency solicited nominations from local schools and organizations, and found numerous examples of kids who offered help ‘without ever wondering, ‘what’s in it for me.?? Students were honored for helping in […]
About 95 volunteers spent their April 30 bringing a little ‘Christmas? to three low-income senior citizen families in Independence Township. The first Clarkston-area ‘Christmas in Action? project brought repairs and beautification to homes on Dixie Highway, Summerhill Drive and Drayton Road. ‘We thought we would only have one home to do, and we ended up […]
Independence Township Fire Chief Steve Ronk is tired of the carnage. The April 30 multiple-vehicle crash on I-75 south of Sashabaw Road is one more piece of evidence that the expressway needs more safety engineering, and Ronk wants other public safety and township officials to join with him to demand it from the Michigan Department […]
The Lions are back in Clarkston. About 100 people, including 33 charter members from Clarkston and Lions from other communities, gathered at Liberty Golf and Banquet to celebrate the official recognition of the local chapter. Recruiting began in September 2004, when members of the Ortonville Lions sought out Clarkston residents interested in participating in the […]
Random, arbitrary and otherwise miscellaneous ramblings from your friendly, neighborhood reporter? Between high gas prices and all the road construction zones, this might be a good summer for all of us to plan vacations in our back yards… * * * If we wanted to lodge a great protest in this community, we could adopt […]
Sentencing for an Independence Township man for committing computer-related pornography crimes has been adjourned until May 16. Nicholas Michael Baker, 20, appeared before Oakland County Circuit Judge Fred Mester on April 25, ready for sentencing on three counts of distributing child sexually abusive materials (a seven-year felony), two counts of possession of child sexually abusive […]
After lots of discussion, letters and two readings of the proposed ordinance, Springfield Township is ready to levy fines for what officials consider to be excessive false burglar or fire alarms. The township board on April 14 adopted the new ordinance, along with a civil fine schedule, to be used when residences or businesses within […]
Several car crashes this past weekend could be blamed on the April snowburst ? or drivers? lack of memory on how to drive in snow. The most severe case occurred at about 3:14 p.m. on April 24 when a driver apparently lost control on northbound I-75 and crashed into the back of an Oakland County […]
The conversion of a residence into a funeral home, along with the proposed construction of an office building next door, prompted lots of questions and some protests at the April 14 Springfield Township Board meeting. The questions led the board to table a request for a special land use permit for 4.2 acres on the […]
Debate about a revised master plan for the City of the Village of Clarkston appears to be delayed, as officials are grappling with whether to replace the current contracted planning firm. The Clarkston City Council on April 13 heard a report of an April 4 public hearing conducted by the city planning commission on the […]