Groveland Twp.- For years, township officials have battled proposals to locate a landfill here. Now, Supervisor Bob DePalma hopes a study approved by Oakland County last week will help the township put the issue to rest for good, as well as save township residents money. The purpose of the study, paid for by a Capital […]
Brandon Twp.- Leprechauns, cannibals, and werewolves, oh my. Visitors to the ‘Haunted Forest? can expect to see these ghoulish creatures and more during the fifth annual event set for 7 p.m.-11 p.m., Oct. 24 and 25 in the woods behind Harvey Swanson Elementary School, 209 Varsity Drive. ‘It’s not really about scary people, but about […]
Brandon Twp.- No money, no sergeant. A continuing budget crunch has resulted in the township and neighboring Oxford Township eliminating a shared sergeant position. ‘It was a tough call,? said Brandon Township Supervisor Ron Lapp. ‘It’s getting more difficult to make ends meet in all aspects of government.? The move, approved by the township board […]
Brandon Twp.- A new ambulance, the relocation of a classroom, and a 16-foot trailer were approved as expenditures for the Brandon Fire Department at the Aug. 7 township board meeting. The new ambulance, a 2006 Wheelcoach, will cost $100,000, but Fire Chief Bob McArthur anticipates receiving $20,000 on a trade-in of a 1999 ambulance the […]
Brandon High School, 1025 S. Ortonville Road, Ortonville, announces the following registration dates and times for the 2006-07 school year: ‘Aug. 16-17 ? New Enrollments ‘Aug. 18 ? Seniors ‘Aug. 21 ? Seniors and Juniors ‘Aug. 22 ? Juniors and Sophomores ‘Aug. 23 ? Sophomores and Freshmen ‘Aug. 24 ? ninth-12th grade, last day to […]
The hunt for a new principal for Brandon Fletcher Intermediate School is back on after a recently hired candidate for the job decided to quit before he started. In July, Kurt Sutton a former elementary assistant principal in the Richmond School District was named the new Brandon Fletcher Intermediate School principal at last months school […]
Brandon Twp.- The M-15 Party Shoppe is on track to move? across the road. The township board unanimously approved a first reading of the rezoning of four parcels of land on M-15 from R1-B residential to C-1 local commercial. The request came from Mike Potvin, owner of the land, and Mike Toma, owner of the […]
Brandon Twp.- Jacqulyn Murray doesn’t think it’s anyone else’s business whether someone casts a ballot. She was surprised to learn that through a letter sent by a political consulting firm, some of Murray’s neighbors now know if she and other residents of Dunwoodie Court voted in August and November 2004. These same neighbors will likely […]
Brandon Twp.- Less than two months ago, Jmay Jacobs gave her son life? for the second time. Jerry Jacobs was born healthy Nov. 18, 1986 at St. Joseph’s Hospital in Pontiac to Jmay and Jon Jacobs. But 15 years later, a sports physical gave the first sign his health had gone awry. His creatine levels […]
Brandon Twp.- When Anita Bakker accompanied her youngest son to his first day at a new school eight years ago, she thought she was in a third world country. In reality, she was in Oakland County. ‘When the kids wouldn’t do what they were supposed to, the teachers turned the lights off and had them […]