By Shelby Stewart-Soldan ssoldan@mihomepaper.com Brandon Twp. — During the regular meeting on Nov. 12, the Brandon Township board of trustees unanimously approved the 2025 Community Development Block Grant funds. $22,938 was allocated to public facilities and improvements – senior center and $4,048 was allocated to public services – youth services. “In September I had to […]
By Shelby Stewart-Soldan ssoldan@mihomepaper.com Brandon Twp. — On Nov. 12, the Brandon Township board of trustees voted unanimously to approve an amendment to the zoning ordinance to add regulations for accessory dwelling units. “What they’re trying to do with this one, from my understanding, is limit mother-in-law suites for example,” said Supervisor Jayson Rumball. “But […]
By David Fleet dfleet@mihomepaper.com Philadelphia — On Nov. 5, the Philadelphia Flyers acquired defensemen Ben Gleason from the Edmonton Oilers in exchange for defensemen Ronnie Attard according to Flyers General Manager Daniel Briere. Gleason, a Brandon Township native who was signed by the Edmonton Oilers in 2023, was in year two of a two-year NHL deal following five years […]
Aubrey Kerr surveying the sticker options at Brandon High School on election day, November 5. Photo: Patrick McAbee.
By Shelby Stewart-Soldan ssoldan@mihomepaper.com Brandon Twp. — The results are in. On Nov. 5, voters cast their votes for seats in Brandon, Atlas and Groveland townships, village council members in Ortonville and Goodrich, school board members for Brandon and Goodrich Schools, in addition to state and county races. Locally voter turnout was about 71% about […]
By David Fleet dfleet@mihomepaper.com Goodrich — A new school pilot program is bringing good health right to the classroom. On Oct. 28, Jennifer Walrath, school nurse manager presented the framework of the Nurse Pilot project to the Goodrich School Board. The project is funded by the U.S. The Department of Education grants through the Genesee […]
Lapeer— Leadership at View Newspaper Group is pleased to announce that Michele Guerra has been promoted to Senior Account Executive, and Arlene Frisch has joined the team as a Senior Account Executive. Guerra first joined View Newspaper Group in 2017 as a brand specialist where she was instrumental in the growth and success of View […]
Lillian Hodge as a Monarch butterfly during the Reid Elementary Halloween parade on Oct. 31. Photo: Patrick McAbee.
By Shelby Stewart-Soldan ssoldan@mihomepaper.com Ortonville — For the month of November, the Ortonville Downtown Development Authority and Main Street Oakland County are hosting their annual Local Gem Sweepstakes. The sweepstakes is part of the Shop Small and Local initiative from Oakland County to encourage shopping at small businesses this holiday season. “Let’s face it, our […]
By David Fleet dfleet@mihomepaper.com Brandon Twp. — This year, 2024 is the first election year with a constitutionally required minimum of nine days of early in-person voting under Proposal 2, passed by Michigan’s voters in 2022. Less than a week before the General Election Nov. 5 local municipalities are reporting a good response from area […]