Big cuts, economic uncertainties and shrinking financial reserves’key elements in the 2008-09 proposed school budget. Details of the plan were finalized last Wednesday during a finance committee meeting at the Brandon Middle School Media Center. Trustees Beth Nuccio and Diane Wiley (Board President Greg Allar absent) convened to discuss the recommendation as part of a […]
Area home buyers may have a few less options in the coming months. According to reports from Genesee and Oakland counties, home listings have declined by about 8 percent during the first few months of this year, compared to the same period in 2007. The local trend mirrors a nationwide housing inventory report by Lawrence […]
By David Fleet Editor Ortonville-The corner of Mill and South streets, Memorial Day, 1944. That’s where 21-year-old Army Pvt. Roy Taylor says a circus and a couple of single high school girls changed his life forever. Taylor, 85, returned to the downtown corner to reflect on his life and recall Memorial Day 64 years ago. […]
At a special meeting May 15, the Brandon School Board voted 6-0, (absent Board President Greg Allar) to name Lorrie McMahon as interim superintendent. McMahon will officially assume the duties on July 4 and continue until a new superintendent is selected. She will also maintain her role as the District’s Executive Director of Curriculum. The […]
Groveland Twp.-Voters will find a mixed field of incumbents and newcomers for township offices in the August primary election. Incumbent Township Supervisor Bob DePalma, 56, will run unopposed seeking a fourth term of office. He was appointed to office in May 1996 following the death of longtime township supervisor Don Titsworth. DePalma was first elected […]
Brandon Twp.- A pilot is thanking residents of a township mobile home community for mowing their lawns after his aircraft made a soft emergency landing on Tuesday afternoon. The pilot of the single engine four-seater Archer aircraft asked to remain anonymous but is a Clinton Township resident and pilot of seven years. The pilot, along […]
By David Fleet Editor It’s been almost 13 years since DJ Sirignano, owner of John’s Steak House of Goodrich, responded to a customer survey and banned smoking in his popular eatery. ‘According to a survey we took, 85 percent of our customers asked that we ban smoking in our restaurant,? said Siriganno. ‘At the time […]
Brandon Twp.-Fr. Ron Richards is on the move. After arriving at St. Anne Catholic Church in November as parochial administrator during Fr. Bernie Mullen’s illness ? Richards, 45, was reassigned to St. Dunstan’s in Garden City. He will leave in June. ‘The people here gave me a lot and truly helped me grow as an […]
Brandon Twp.- Drug abuse, bullying and problems at home’all are too common issues for students today. Since 2003, Oakland County Sheriff Detective Arnie Terrell has served as a school liaison officer to help these students cope with the gauntlet of situations that challenge local youths? daily lives. Now the school liaison officer’s position is among […]
Brandon Twp.- A high school student confessed to Oakland County deputies on Thursday of writing two bomb threats over the last week. The first message scribed on a girls? restroom wall at the high school prompted a four day response from school officials and law enforcement. The note, ‘You’ll all die on May 5, a […]