Brandon Twp.- Police are seeking anyone with information on two separate hit and run accidents occurring within days of each other last week. According to crash reports, at about 12:30 a.m. on July 4, a Saturn Vue was westbound on Seymour Lake Road slowing to turn left before Ramsey Road when it was struck by […]
A Farmington Hills man who was driving drunk on July 4 in Brandon Township with his young children in the car has been arraigned on charges. Vernon Eugene Baggett, 38, was arraigned July 6 by 52-2 District Court Magistrate Raguso on a charge of operating while intoxicated, occupants under 16, as well as a charge […]
An Ortonville man remains in jail on his third domestic violence offense. Arthur Kenneth Bergeron, 41, was arraigned on the charge by Magistrate Marie Soma on July 4 and has a $10,000 cash bond. According to police reports, at about 12:52 a.m., July 4, deputies responded to Village Court for family trouble. The complainant, the […]
If you have a library card, then you have a free pass to fun outside of the library. Two programs sponsored in part by the Library of Michigan allow residents with library cards access to many state parks and museums for free. Through Sept. 25, take advantage of ‘Park & Read? by obtaining a certificate […]
Ortonville- Greg Normand has been cable coordinator for the local cable access station, Channel 18, for just shy of a decade, all without a written contract describing what is expected of him. The township board has decided that is long enough. At their July 6 meeting, the board unanimously voted to have a written contract […]
Brandon Twp- The township’s financial status is not as bad as boardmembers first believed. It’s worse. Township Treasurer Terry Beltramo painted what Supervisor Kathy Thurman termed a ‘bleak picture? during the July 6 board meeting as he presented the current treasury report and projections for the remainder of the fiscal year. Beltramo said he is […]
Brandon Twp.- At first glance, it wouldn’t appear Robbie Williams is anything but a normal 7-year-old. The brown-haired, brown-eyed boy wears a t-shirt and jeans and appears tan. He sits on the floor in the living room of his home playing with a Thomas the Tank Engine train set. When he smiles, he reveals a […]
In the wake of Hurricane Katrina, many Americans gave money or supplies in a relief effort. Lauren Brasile gave herself. The Brandon Township resident recalls watching the news all of Labor Day weekend. The hurricane made landfall in the Gulf Coast on Aug. 29, devastating Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama, killing more than a thousand people […]
Parents often tell their children how proud of them they are. But how often do children tell their parents they are proud of them? My parents have told me countless times throughout my life they are proud of me. They have been at every major milestone, cheering me on. They were beaming with pride at […]
Brandon Twp.- Ready, set, read. The Friends of the Brandon Library are sponsoring their third annual Battle of the Books competition for all fifth and sixth grade students in the Brandon School District. Teams of three to five students can begin registering Nov. 7. There is a limit of 10 teams. An orientation will be […]