Hundreds set up lawn chairs, spread blankets and relaxed with family and friends at Depot Park on Friday for the summer’s first Concert in the Park. But it wasn’t long before the band’Clarkston natives Rick and Dayna Lieder’had the crowd bouncing beach balls, doing the Hokey-Pokey, the Hustle and, of course, the Chicken Dance. Concerts […]
Tom Lowrie is in survival mode. Over the last two years, business volume at Lowrie’s Landscaping has dropped by 25 percent, he’s been forced to cut staffing by more than half, and remaining employees are clamoring for pay raises he just can’t afford to dole out. And now, with crews on the road to install […]
Fierce local scrutiny along with a bit of negative national attention four years ago were apparently not an indication of things to come at the 52-2 District Court in Clarkston. Judge Kelley Kostin announced her support lasxt week for the reelection of Judge Dana Fortinberry. Although the relationship began on a rocky note during Kostin’s […]
Sometimes I wonder if teachers understand the magnitude of their power or the scope of their influence. Sometimes I wonder where I’d be without teachers like Mrs. Lucky, my eighth-grade creative writing teacher who read aloud my essay describing the flood in her apartment (the assignment was Mrs. Lucky’s way of explaining why the previous […]
A 65-year-old Pontiac woman was killed in a rollover accident on I-75 in Springfield Township Sunday. According to police, Donna Lee, a front-seat passenger in a 1998 Ford Explorer, was ejected when the driver lost control of the SUV after a rear tire blew out. Investigators said the Explorer, which was headed south on I-75 […]
It happens fast. Don’t even blink. That’s the message from local authorities warning parents about swimming pool dangers after two near-drowning incidents in Independence Township over the weekend. The first call came Sunday after the father of a 2 1/2-year-old girl found his daughter face-down in about four feet of water in the family pool. […]
With a Honda Gold Wing in the garage and more than 30 years of policing for Oakland County Sheriff’s Office under his belt, Deputy John Graham is ready to retire. Sort of. Although he’ll no longer be patrolling the streets of Independence Township, boaters and outdoor enthusiasts are still likely to spot Graham keeping watch […]
Seventh graders at Sashabaw Middle School learned valuable lessons about staying safe online this summer after they helped save a young teen from the clutches of a smooth-talking Internet predator. Although the teen’a fictional character called Zackman’was part of an interactive computer game, his dilemma was based on a real-life story of a boy who […]
Residents who want to personally judge candidates before casting a vote in the race for the bench in 52-2 District Court will have the opportunity at an upcoming event. The Oakland County Bar Association, in partnership with the League of Women Voters and the Detroit Free Press, will host a live and televised judicial candidate […]
Emergency responders set up equipment and worked for most of the day Monday after chemicals were discovered flowing from a cooling tower at Clarkston Junior High School. No injuries were reported. The problem was first discovered when a Clarkston resident noticed an unusual green hue in the river behind her home on Waldon Road, just […]