A lopsided budget and the need to prioritize means Clarkston police must wait another year’at least’for the new police vehicle the department’s been saying it needs for the last several years. During its most recent meeting, the Clarkston City Council approved budget amendments that lopped $27,810 from the $291,949 police budget. Of that, $4,800 had […]
Just eight days shy of her own due-date, Erica Campbell-Loewe was determined to help other mothers-to-be as much as she could. As a volunteer with the third-annual Community Baby Shower in Davisburg, Campbell-Loewe said she’s always felt grateful to have the essentials to care for her daughter’as well as her little boy, soon to arrive. […]
They say time flies when you’re having fun. For Cathy Forst, who last week celebrated 30 years as the Springfield Township Library director, the old adage rings true. ‘I love my job,? said Forst, who came to the library in 1979. ‘I feel blessed and lucky to have been in this position for 30 years.? […]
When it rains it pours. A number of sewer-related events led the Clarkston City Council last Monday to approve a 70 percent sewer rate hike. Residents will see the increase when quarterly bills arrive in May. Currently, homes and businesses within the City of the Village of Clarkston pay sewer costs billed at $57 per […]
Pokely. Kamieniecki. Staton. Heartbreak hung from every face as the final buzzer sent them across the basketball court and into the locker room. Scarlett, Verlinden, Prudhomme, Ronk. There wasn’t any ceremony; no shouting, no laughing or hugging’just a few arms draped over a teammate’s shoulder in comfort and brotherhood. Baenziger, Calvano, Kouri, Dellinger. It was […]
A rash of home invasions has police warning residents to watch for suspicious activity, especially during daylight hours. At least five homes in Independence Township have been burglarized in seemingly-related incidents, while about a dozen cases were reported in Springfield Township. ‘It’s not unexpected in a down economy like we’ve got,? said Oakland County Sheriff’s […]
Many residents living around Waumegah Lake have been ‘pooh-poohed? over the years by a lake board whose members essentially said ‘we don’t want to hear what you have to say.? That was the message of Lori Callahan, who’along with other residents’showed up to speak during the public comment section of Springfield Township’s regular Board meeting […]
My brother almost died when he was 15. My parents were certain his massive headache was serious, but doctors at the nearest hospital wouldn’t listen. ‘Take him home and give him some Tylenol,? they said. ‘No,? my parents insisted, explaining the emergency surgery Joey underwent as an infant. ‘He needs a CAT scan.? ‘Take him […]
The noise created by Clarkston and Flint Northwestern fans nearly blew the roof off Grand Blanc High School on Tuesday as the game that started out as a mere nail-biter culminated in several long minutes of heart-stopping suspense. Only as the final five, four, three, two seconds ticked off the clock did the Wolves know […]
Heartbreak hung on each and every face as the Wolves headed to the locker room after a difficult 58-44 loss against Kalamazoo Central in the MHSAA Boys Basketball Semifinals at the Breslin Center in Lansing Friday. It was painful, and they were hurting. But fans’from friends and fellow students to parents, grandparents, siblings, teachers, school […]