Charter Township of Orion Notice of Hearing on SSH & SSH #1 Private Road Maintenance SAD #2 Notice is Hereby Given: 1. That the Board of Trustees of the Charter Township of Orion has initiated the process of making certain improvements for private road maintenance (grading, gravel, snow removal, ice maintenance, chloride, drainage/ditching, tree and […]
CHARTER TOWNSHIP OF OXFORD COUNTY OF OAKLAND MICHIGAN SYNOPSIS Of the Regular Meeting of the Charter Township of Oxford Board of Trustees held on April 9, 2014 at the Oxford Veterans Memorial Civic Center. PRESENT: Supervisor Dunn, Clerk Wright, Treasurer Ferrari, Trustee Curtis, Trustee Cryderman, Trustee Bellairs, Trustee Durr ABSENT: None The following actions were […]
INVITATION TO BID Village of Oxford Oakland County, Michigan West Burdick Street Reconstruction Project The Village of Oxford is accepting proposals for the West Burdick Street Reconstruction Project in the Village of Oxford, Oakland County, Michigan. The quantities/work involved in the project consist principally of the following: Bid Item Estimated Quantity Unit Remove Pavement 2,980 […]
Kindergartener Colton Williams dances with his classmates to a mix of the “Cha-Cha Slide,” “YMCA” and “Happy.” Please see pages 18-19 for more pictures. Photo by Wendi Reardon
Communications was a focus of Monday’s school board meeting. Board Secretary Craig Hamilton introduced a motion near the end of an almost five-hour-long meeting, April 28, for the board president to direct Superintendent Dr. Rod Rock to provide information to board members as requested. “I don’t think I get information in a timely manner,” said […]
Part two of a series honoring Community Award winners… Outstanding members of the community will be honored at the 29th annual Clarkston Community Awards breakfast, Tuesday, May 13, including Kelly Fitzpatrick, 18. The Clarkston High School student learned she will receive one of two Youth of the Year awards when her parents surprised her at […]
Investigation continues into a sewer leak into Spring Lake, discovered April 24. ‘Someone dumped big rocks and sand into the sewage system,? said Independence Township Department of Public Works Director Linda Richardson. ‘Big rocks and sand did not come through the toilet. They came from somewhere else.? The leak was reported by a resident at […]
Cub Scout Pack 499, parents, and Clarkston Rotarians filled a record-beating 76 bags of leaves and twigs at Depot Park, April 19. The previous record was 36 bags. The park clean-up is an annual event for the Cub Scouts and Rotary. The two-hour work session was followed by pizza and pop and a chance to […]
Publisher honored Retired Clarkston News Publisher James A. Sherman, Sr., was honored at the April 15 Independence Township Board meeting. Trustees passed a resolution honoring Sherman for his support and involvement in the community. Sherman took over the reins of The Clarktson News in 1966 from “Judge? Bill Stamp, who bought the paper in 1933. […]
15 years ago – 1999 ‘Clarkston reacts to Colorado shooting? The shootings at Columbine High School in Colorado reached a little too close to home for many Clarkston students and parents. Fears escalated when a graffiti message was spray painted on the sidewalk at Clarkston High School and rumors of a hit list began circulating. […]