By Shelby Stewart-Soldan Staff Writer Brandon Twp. — During the regular meeting on Sept. 12, the Brandon township board of trustees approved two projects at the Brandon Township Community Park at 1414 N. Hadley Road. The first project is a concrete floor for the pole barn at the park. The pole barn houses equipment to […]
Public notice Charter Township of Brandon COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT FUNDS 2024 Program Year NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Charter Township of Brandon will hold a public hearing on the use of Community Development Block Grant Funds. The Hearing will be held on Monday, October 2, 2023 at 7:00 p.m.at the Brandon Township Offices, […]
BROOKS, CARL WILLIAM, of Ortonville, formerly of Livonia, Michigan, passed away Thursday, September 7, 2023. He was 92. Carl was born on September 25, 1930 in Detroit, Michigan, son of the late William and Lula (Bost) Brooks. He married Rosemarie Mischi and she preceded him in death on April 26, 2020. Carl proudly served his […]
Trennor Rhoades of Porter’s Orchard, 12060 Hegel Road, Atlas Township with some of the first apples of the season. Photo: Patrick McAbee.
By Shelby Stewart-Soldan Staff Writer Brandon Twp. — In partnership with Oakland Schools and Oakland County Sheriff’s Office, the Brandon School District is launching the Handle With Care program. “It’s a pilot program in Oakland County, but other counties have been engaged in this for years, so we’re finally bringing it on,” said Dr. Jessica […]
By Shelby Stewart-Soldan Staff Writer Rochester Hills — An Oxford resident died Monday from injuries he suffered in a crash involving three vehicles on M-59 in Rochester Hills that same day. Lee James Hershman, 57, was driving eastbound on M-59 between John R. and Dequindre roads around 5:35 a.m. on Sept. 11 when his vehicle […]
With the cost of literally everything having gone up, I’ve been trying to make more things from scratch because it tends to be cheaper. This isn’t something new for my husband and I. Since we moved in together, we regularly make homemade pasta instead of buying boxes of it, we make jars of pickled jalapeños, […]
By Shelby Stewart-Soldan Staff Writer Brandon Twp. — During the regular Monday night meeting, the Rowe Engineering presented the Brandon Township board with the preliminary sewer plan for the township. “Ultimately, the wastewater is going to go to the Genesee County Drain Commissioners Office division of wastewater services, up in Montrose,” said Scott Hemeyer, project […]
By Shelby Stewart-Soldan Staff Writer Brandon Twp. — During the regular Monday night meeting, the Brandon Township Board of Trustees approved unanimously the SMART Municipal Credit and Community Credit contract for the fiscal year 2024 in the amount of $13,110. Suburban Mobility Authority For Regional Transportation (SMART) is a lifeline for many area seniors and […]
Dilyla Laga and Gigi sitting on the bus on their first day of school at Harvey-Swanson Elementary on Sept. 5. Photo: Patrick McAbee.