The search is on. School Board trustees Chris Yuchasz and Diane Wiley and Board President Greg Allar gathered with representatives of the Southeast Michigan for Michigan Leadership Institute on Monday night to discuss the expectations and process for hiring a new superintendent. The decision follows the retirement of District Superintendent Tom Miller, who accepted a […]
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 […]
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 […]