By David Fleet Editor Two new medical professionals recently joined the staff at McLaren/Oakland Ortonville Family and Internal Medicine, 180 N. Ortonville Road. Dr. Rachel Young is a Bloomfield Hills native and Birmingham Groves High School graduate. She attended Michigan State University and received an undergraduate degree in psychology. She then attended medical school also […]
By David Fleet Editor Groveland Twp.- On Oct. 24, township officials gathered with economic developers from Oakland County to discuss the future of property near the intersection of Grange Hall Road and I-75. The proposed township business area will be incorporated within the master plan and on about 88 acres with close access to the […]
By David Fleet Editor At 7:30 a.m., Nov. 10, Ben Gleason got the call. “’We’re sending a car to pick you up in 15 minutes,’” said Gleason, 20. “They had been calling me since 6:30 and I slept through them.” Gleason’s early morning call was from the Dallas Stars of the National Hockey League to […]
By David Fleet Editor Goodrich-On Monday night the village council voted 3-2 for Shannon McCafferty to serve as the new president. Tim Barraco and Doug McAbee voted no. McCafferty, Wendy Ciaramitaro and Tim Light voted yes. McCafferty was elected to the council in 2016. She replaces outgoing president Mark Baldwin who did not seek reelection […]
By Shelby Stewart Staff Writer Brandon Twp.- On Nov. 8, the township board voted 6-0 to approve the first reading of an amendment to Brandon Township Ordinance Chapter 46, Article 3, Section 46-206 (c) (1) pertaining to convalescent and/or nursing homes and state licensed adult foster care homes of 13 or more residents. Clerk Candee […]
By Shelby Stewart Staff Writer Brandon Twp.- on Nov. 8, the township board voted 6-0 to give fire department and township employees and officials a 3 percent wage increase for the 2019 fiscal year. Clerk Candee Allen was absent. “The township board discussed employee wages at their special meeting on Oct. 16,” said township supervisor […]
By Shelby Stewart Staff Writer The Brandon Christmas Community Toy Store is gearing up for Christmas and seeking some help from area elves. The local toy drive kicked off last week with boxes for gifts and jars for cash donations around area businesses. “It’s the same number of kids, around 200, around 75 families,” said […]
Charles Amy votes while his son Noah seems rather bored with the process on Tuesday at Goodrich United Methodist Church. Photo by Patrick McAbee. By David Fleet & Shelby Stewart Area voter turnout outpaced the state average in Tuesday’s mid term elections. Statewide voter turnout was 52 percent. In Groveland Township voter turnout was 66 […]
By Shelby Stewart Staff Writer It’s just outrageous—bank hold-ups, sighting U F O’s and dating Donald Trump? Really? The high school theatre program is performing “A Fly on the Wall,” a comedy by playwright Pat Cook. “It’s about a psychiatrist, Phillip Axelrod, and the fun patients he has,” said director Jeff Malicke. “Someone is murdering […]
By David Fleet Editor In May the Goodrich Cross Country team lost to Corunna High School. It was ugly. “We got beaten real bad,” said Al Warden, in his first year as Martian Cross County head coach after stepping in for coach Jennifer Sweet who retired last year. Warden recognized just how good the Corunna […]