By Shelby Stewart Staff Writer Brandon Twp.- When township voters go to the polls on Nov. 6, they will asked to decide on a police millage replacement that will be in effect for eight years from the current five years. The millage will not levy an increase. “The police millage replacement is just like a […]
By David Fleet Editor Groveland Twp.-Last month Patti Back was appointed by the township board of trustees clerk following the retirement of long time clerk Pam Mazich. Back, a Clawson native and 1977 graduate of Clawson High School moved to the township in 1989. Patti and husband Greg, have four children: Joshua, Jodie, Jacqueline and […]
By David Fleet Editor Goodrich-On Monday night the village council voted 3-2 to offer the position of Department of Public Works supervisor to Matt Mayne. Councilmembers, Shannon R. McCafferty, Tim Light and President Mark Baldwin voted for Mayne. Councilmembers Jake Vick and Tim Barraco voted no. On Oct. 4, the village council interviewed four candidates […]
By David Fleet Editor Brandon Twp.- They’re back. When Varsity Football Coach Brad Zube walked off the field on Friday night following a convincing 56-27 win over rival Linden, his Blackhawk team had punched a playoff ticket for the third time in as many years. “This is the natural output from hard word and dedication […]
From left, Rachel Duval and Hannah Durant chase Maddie Voelker during the Goodrich Powderpuff game on Monday. Photo by Kurt Schulte.
By David Fleet Editor Goodrich-On Sept. 24 the school board of education discussed a request by ELGA Credit Union for an ATM on campus near the intersection of Hegel and Gale roads. “We believe this is the nucleus of what goes on in this community with all the events and the student participation,” said ELGA […]
By David Fleet Editor Groveland Twp.- Work will resume. That’s the message from Gov. Rick Snyder’s office who announced on Oct. 2 that a short-term agreement had been struck through the 2018 season between the Operating Engineers 324 and the Michigan Infrastructure and Transportation Association, which locked out the road engineers for most of September […]
By David Fleet Editor Goodrich-It’s costly but security at area schools could soon be must tighter. Funding for school security upgrades are at stake this school year, as districts statewide vie for grants made available after the state Senate voted unanimously to provide more than $18.6 million to schools to upgrade security systems in their […]
By Shelby Stewart Staff Writer The Brandon preschool program has once again received a five star rating from Great Start to Quality. “Diane Zedan and the entire preschool staff have done an incredible job of building Brandon into one of the best preschool programs in the State,” said district superintendent Matt Outlaw. Brandon first received […]
By Shelby Stewart Staff Writer Brandon Twp.- The non-homestead millage for the Brandon School district is up for renewal on Nov. 6. There is no increase on the renewal. “This millage renewal only applies to businesses and to people’s second properties,” said district superintendent Dr. Matt Outlaw. “This is a renewal only and we do […]