Brandon Twp.- The school board has two candidates to choose from for an open trustee seat. Debbie Brady, a former school board member, and Shelly Oles, a newcomer, have applied for appointment to the school board seat after Trustee Le Anne Schmidt resigned last month. The personnel committee will review the two candidates? applications at […]
Brandon Twp.- The board of education has selected four candidates to interview for the position of district superintendent. After reviewing 40 candidate applications, roughly twice the average number, the board unanimously voted to interview Dr. Catherine Cost, assistant superintendent for instructional support in Farmington Public Schools; James Cracraft, a middle school principal for Northville Public […]
Brandon Twp.- Morgan Barton almost didn’t audition for the latest Brandon High School musical, ‘Annie Get Your Gun.? The 16-year-old sophomore who is in the STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) Academy had a lot on her plate. Although she had minor roles in seven previous school productions, she had opted out of choir this […]
Last month, as many area residents stayed inside for warmth or bundled up when they ventured outside in temperatures that dipped below zero, twelve brave souls plunged into a local icy lake. Intentionally. On Jan. 15, members of the Oakland County Sheriff’s Office Marine Dive Team, including Det. Nick Pung of the Brandon substation, conducted […]
Brandon Twp.- Locked doors help keep criminals out and they also help keep children in. An unsecured door ultimately led to a 2-year-old child being found alone outside in the snow recently amidst temperatures that were in the single digits. According to an Oakland County Sheriff’s Office police report, a Brandon deputy responded to the […]
Brandon Twp.- A proposed program in which the township would have the ability to hold on to up to $8,200 of insurance money in the event a home in the township burns, is meant to protect neighbors. A vote on whether to join the state’s Fire Insurance Withholding Program has been postponed to the township’s […]
Brandon Twp.- The school board elected to go with experience Wednesday night. By a unanimous vote at a special meeting Feb. 12, the board appointed Debbie Brady to a trustee seat. The newest member of the school board replaces Le Anne Schmidt, who stepped down last month. Brady will complete the term that ends Dec. […]
The trial of Wendy Marie Donaldson on charges of involuntary manslaughter and vulnerable adult abuse in the death of Carol Christie, will begin at 8:30 a.m., Nov. 16, in front of Sixth Judicial Circuit Court Judge John J. McDonald, 1200 N. Telegraph Road, Bldg. #12 East, Pontiac. ‘She negligently performed her duties by leaving a […]
Brandon Twp.- They’re back. After nearly two years out of the community, Little Caesar’s opened a new location at 969 S. Ortonville Road on Oct. 31. ‘What’s faster than a 747?? asks Jeff Larbig, owner of the pizza franchise, then, smiling, answers, ‘Little Caesar’s.? The plug not only promotes the restaurant, but also is a […]
Ortonville- Exactly half of the adults participating in a recent survey believe a family-centered community center is definitely needed in the area, while an additional 33 percent said one is ‘probably? needed. Still, there is unlikely to be such a place as the area struggles with a faltering economy. ‘It was encouraging that so many […]