According to police reports, Brandon Township resident Ramon Felix Pineda, 25, consumed numerous beers, climbed behind the wheel of his white Camaro before hitting the motorcycle and killing off-duty Flint police officer Vincent D’Anna, 26, in an Independence Township drunk-driving crash on Aug. 26. Pineda, who was driving on a suspended Michigan license, is also […]
A World War I survivor, an Italian immigrant, loving mother’local centenarian Alice Santulina will be remembered as a steadfast St. Anne Church member who put family and community first. Santulina died Jan. 27 at St. Joseph Mercy Hospital Oakland. She was 100. A funeral Mass was celebrated at 11 a.m. Thursday from St. Anne Church, […]
Former township clerk and local bank teller Helen M. Jencks of Oxford, formerly of Ortonville, died Jan. 30. She was 89. Jencks attended Ortonville High School and served as Brandon Township clerk from 1953 until 1960. She also worked for many years at the Genesee Merchants Bank. ‘When I was a teenager I would go […]
The Brandon Building and Site Committee will recommend to the board of education on Feb.11 a permanent memorial to honor 2003 Brandon graduate Pfc. Joseph A. Miracle, who was killed in military action July 5, 2007. Miracle was awarded the Purple Heart and Bronze Star for valor. The memorial will consist of a raised masonry […]
Brandon Twp.- From a 20-year stint in the entertainment industry to a degree at a prestigious art school to innovative designs as a metalsmith? new Brandon Middle School art teacher Jody Daniels aims to spark imagination and thinking ‘outside-the-box.? ‘It’s all about finding creative ways to solve problems and situations,? said Daniels, a Wyandotte High […]
Two days before Christmas 2006, former Goodrich resident Gloria Renaldo received an early gift. ‘We had just left a gas station in Grand Blanc when I got a call on my cell phone,? she said. ‘They told me, ‘We have found a kidney, we believe it’s going to be a good one.?? Within about 36 […]
Groveland Twp.- Through a survey from township officials, area residents are being asked their input on funding for recreation services through the Brandon Recreation Department. Officials from Brandon and Groveland townships discussed the recreation funding issue last December. Brandon officials said a total of 1,980 individuals participated in the recreation department activities last year, of […]
The Finance and Negotiations Committee has agreed to revise the Brandon School of Choice policy discussed on Jan. 7 during their regular meeting. The new recommendation for School of Choice students moves up the application to the Brandon District by 30 days to July 31 prior to the beginning of the school year. The previous […]
The amount of snow varied in Oakland County from six to more than 15 inches, but when the last flake fell late on New Year’s Day, there was plenty of white stuff to go around. David Koehler, meteorologist for the National Weather Service in White Lake Township, said a tightly packed low pressure center moved […]
Area motorists traveling M-15 may want to pay extra attention when crossing two key area intersections. According to a report issued by the Southeast Michigan Council of Governments (SEMCOG) late last year, the highest number of crashes in Brandon Township were reported at the intersection of M-15 and Seymour Lake Road, leading the township with […]