Apple time

Apple time

Trennor Rhoades of Porter’s Orchard, 12060 Hegel Road, Atlas Township with some of the first apples of the season. Photo: Patrick McAbee.

OCSO, Brandon School launch ‘Handle With Care’ program

By Shelby Stewart-Soldan Staff Writer Brandon Twp. — In partnership with Oakland Schools and Oakland County Sheriff’s Office, the Brandon School District is launching the Handle With Care program. “It’s a pilot program in Oakland County, but other counties have been engaged in this for years, so we’re finally bringing it on,” said Dr. Jessica […]

Oxford man dies in three car M-59 crash

By Shelby Stewart-Soldan Staff Writer Rochester Hills — An Oxford resident died Monday from injuries he suffered in a crash involving three vehicles on M-59 in Rochester Hills that same day. Lee James Hershman, 57, was driving eastbound on M-59 between John R. and Dequindre roads around 5:35 a.m. on Sept. 11 when his vehicle […]

Homemade made difficult

With the cost of literally everything having gone up, I’ve been trying to make more things from scratch because it tends to be cheaper. This isn’t something new for my husband and I. Since we moved in together, we regularly make homemade pasta instead of buying boxes of it, we make jars of pickled jalapeños, […]

Engineers outline township sewer plan, districts

By Shelby Stewart-Soldan Staff Writer Brandon Twp. — During the regular Monday night meeting, the Rowe Engineering presented the Brandon Township board with the preliminary sewer plan for the township. “Ultimately, the wastewater is going to go to the Genesee County Drain Commissioners Office division of wastewater services, up in Montrose,” said Scott Hemeyer, project […]

Brandon OKs SMART credits, Groveland adds funds

By Shelby Stewart-Soldan Staff Writer Brandon Twp. — During the regular Monday night meeting, the Brandon Township Board of Trustees approved unanimously the SMART Municipal Credit and Community Credit contract for the fiscal year 2024 in the amount of $13,110. Suburban Mobility Authority For Regional Transportation (SMART) is a lifeline for many area seniors and […]

First day arrives

First day arrives

Dilyla Laga and Gigi sitting on the bus on their first day of school at Harvey-Swanson Elementary on Sept. 5. Photo: Patrick McAbee.

The Good Old Days can stay good

This weekend is Good Old Days. Where I grew up, Richmond, Michigan, the weekend after Labor Day is always Good Old Days weekend. It’s our small town fair, home to the outhouse races, various demolition derbies, carnival rides, and what was once the largest parade in Michigan. I always go back for Good Old Days. […]

Village council delays vote on special event permits

By Shelby Stewart-Soldan Staff Writer Ortonville — During the regular meeting on Aug. 28, the Ortonville Village Council decided to postpone approving the new special event permit application. “As we know, we’ve been kind of working on this since mid-late spring,” said Village President Ken Quisenberry. “It’s certainly a dramatic improvement over what we used […]

Public Notice: Groveland Township

GROVELAND TOWNSHIP NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGS The Groveland Township Planning Commission will hold the regular monthly meeting on Tuesday, September 26, 2023. The meeting will be at 7:00 p.m. at the Groveland Township Offices, located at, 4695 Grange Hall Road, Holly, MI 48442. With in this meeting there will be a Public Hearing (PH23-0009) regarding […]

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