McNAMARA, GARY RICHARD of Groveland Township, Died on March 8, 2020; he was 73. He was born on September 9, 1946 in Detroit, Michigan to the late Alfred and Shirley (nee: Taggart) McNamara. He is survived by his loving wife Anna McNamara; one son, Gary McNamara; one daughter, Kellie (Vince) Mitkovski; eight grandchildren, Gary McNamara, Marissa Terry, […]
PILLSBURY, DANIEL LEE of Auburn Hills; died March 10, 2020. He was 75. Born in Goodrich, Michigan on November 17, 1944 to the late Otis and Dorothy (nee: Beltz) Pillsbury. He is survived by three children, Kaye Arquette, Lisa Petersen and David (Erin) Pillsbury; five grandchildren, Tifany, Mathew, Jilian, Andrew and Miranda; also survived by […]
TAPSCOTT, Jerry Lee, of Ortonville; passed away March 2, 2020; age 79; preceded in death by his wife of 50 years, Judith, sisters Carolyn and Helen and parents Claude and Mary Tapscott. Father of Victoria Marks; grandpa of Kaitlyn Marks, Chelsea Tapscott and Nikki Heichel; great grandpa of Konnor, Marlee, Layla, Hunter, Mila and Rowan. […]
Crocus arrived last week in Atlas Township along with temperatures in the 50s. The March equinox is March 19, which is earlier than it’s been in more than a century. Photo by Patrick McAbee.
Thank you Dear Editor, I would like to acknowledge and thank the Linkowski family. A year ago, their daughter Corinn died following a tragic head-on crash on M-15. This past Sunday, their daughter Genavieve was a contestant on American Idol and the Linkowski’s wanted to thank all the first responders on that accident. We were […]
By Shelby Stewart Staff Writer Brandon Twp.- The planning commission is looking for input for the Township Land Use Master Plan, which is a plan for the community’s future growth and development. “We’ve begun to accept input into our master plan,” said township supervisor Kathy Thurman. “We’d like to get feedback from all of our […]
By Shelby Stewart Staff Writer Brandon Twp.- On Monday night, the township board of trustees voted 7-0 to oppose House Bill 5550, which pertains to the Regional Transit Authority. “They’re trying to push another bill through Lansing that would allow for the whole county to be taxed for mass transit, instead of a core service […]
By Shelby Stewart Staff Writer Brandon Twp.- At the board meeting on Monday night, Oakland County Sheriff’s Office Brandon substation commander Lt. Greg Glover gave his 2019 year-end report. “We responded to 7,612 dispatch calls, with an increase of 89 dispatch calls for the year,” said Glover. The substation had 7,612 dispatch calls in 2019, […]
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING The Brandon Township Planning Commission shall hold a public hearing March 24, 2020 beginning at 7:00 p.m. at the Brandon Township Office, 395 Mill Street, Ortonville, Michigan 48462. To consider for “Special Use” approval to be used for equestrian facilities and short stay accommodations. Parcel Identification number: 03-21-100-004 Common Description: 2370 […]
Charter Twp. of Brandon 395 Mill St., P.O. Box 929 Ortonville, MI 48462-0929 PUBLIC FORUM March 16, 2020, 7:00 pm Charter Township of Brandon will be hosting a public input session on Brandon Township Community Park projects. The Township is looking to build an additional varsity baseball and softball fields (final development for phase two) […]