Incumbent Barry Bomier, Clarkston Board of Education vice president, offers his experience with Clarkston schools and military. ‘There are few nobler causes than the education of young people,? Bomier said. ‘I bring a global view and local perspective. I consider it a continuation of service.? The oath of office is similar in both, he said. […]
As weather warms, pool owners will be slipping back the covers and checking the condition of their pool water. If taken care of the previous fall, the water will be in good shape. If not, it might be cloudy and green. Especially in those cases, chemical cleaning can be complicated, so Jim Bishop, owner of […]
Throughout history, some have come forward to ring the bells of alarm, while others come forward to say all is well. Global warming is the latest in a line including terrorism, population explosion, coming ice age, nuclear war, spread of communism, Hitler, witchcraft, divine retribution, plagues, Biblical flood, etc. Some warnings turned out to be […]
Next year’s school budget is expected to fall short about $3.8 million. That’s about as much as Clarkston Schools will have in its fund balance. “We’re flirting with sinking below zero, going into receivership,” said Deputy Superintendent Shawn Ryan to the Clarkston Board of Education, Monday night. “We cannot allow that to happen.” Preventing that […]
When Monica Denis was a student at Notre Dame Preparatory High School, she found she was good at math and science. Aptitudes like this point to a career in engineering, a fact her mother Denise Denis, General Motors employee, knows well. ‘My mom pushed me into it,? Monica said. ‘It was a good fit.? Now […]
Christopher Allen Murphy of Holly Township, 32, was in his National Guard uniform when he allegedly tried to break into a home in the 800 block of Cedar, 8 a.m., April 4, said Sgt. Matt Baldes, Springfield Township substation commander. The suspect in the attempted home invasion in Springfield Township said he was in the […]
BY PHIL CUSTODIO Clarkston News Editor Thomas E. Kimble of Clarkston has been a volunteer for decades. Now he’s the lead volunteer in the state for American Association of Retired Persons, AARP. “The purpose of life, to me, is to have a purpose in life,” Kimble said. “My purpose in life is to always be […]
After a month in Peru, Ashley VanderWeel of Springfield Township missed a few things in America. One was her boyfriend, Andrew Vargas. Another, ‘water I can drink,? she said. Homelessness, street violence, industrial pollution, traffic ? all presented danger to life and limb. But she’s planning a return trip to South America, though next time […]
The public will have a chance to address proposals to close a $3.8 million school budget deficit, 6 p.m., April 22. The meeting was scheduled for Clarkston Junior High School off Waldon Road, starting with a presentation of the administration’s budget recommendations. ‘It was the consensus of the board to provide full public transparency to […]
More than 200 filled Fountains banquet hall in Independence Township to hear Dr. Ben Carson, Friday morning, leaving organizers scrambling for more tables and chairs. “We were shocked,” said Brenda Savage, executive director of Birth Choice Pregnancy Resource Center, a pro-life center in Clarkston. “We went over the seating chart at 1 a.m. and saw […]