Back-to-school
About 200 staff at Goodrich Schools gathered on Aug. 22 for an all-staff photo in the GHS gym before school starts next week. Photo: Patrick McAbee.
Atlas Township Pathway millage will return to ballot in near future
By David Fleet dfleet@mihomepaper.com Atlas Twp. — The pathways millage that was first approved nearly a decade ago and narrowly failed on Aug. 6 in the partisan primary will return to area voters in the near future. Atlas Township voters recently denied the pathways millage with 1,070 votes against and 991 votes for on the […]
Free lunches, summer meals soar at Brandon
By Shelby Stewart-Soldan ssoldan@mihomepaper.com Brandon Twp. — The Brandon school lunches will be changing for the 2024-2025 school year. “Towards the end of the school year at the high school, we did a survey of students and we got valuable input about things that they liked, things that they didn’t like,” said Ashley LaHaye, director […]
Brandon School District finalizing strategic plan
By Shelby Stewart-Soldan ssoldan@mihomepaper.com Brandon Twp. — The Brandon School District and superintendent Carly Stone are finalizing the new district strategic plan. The last strategic plan was created in 2015, and was designed to last until 2025. “One of the items that was really important to the board and myself was to create our vision […]
Updates on 2025 bond projects
By Shelby Stewart-Soldan ssoldan@mihomepaper.com Brandon Twp. — During the regular meeting on Monday night, Brian Smilnak, project architect for the Brandon Schools bond projects, provided an update on projects slated for summer of 2025. “We’re still going through our motions here,” said Smilnak. “The civil engineers are still working on the parking lot design for […]
Bricks bound Bubbles
Bubbles the Blind Beagle of Otisville rode into the Good Times in Goodrich Car Show earlier this month on a 1954 Mini Chevrolet 3100. Owner Stacie Elliott visits area schools with the message just because you have a disability, doesn’t mean you can’t live a normal life. Next stop for Bubbles is ‘Back to the […]
Judge dismisses township lawsuit of disqualified library board candidates
By Shelby Stewart-Soldan ssoldan@mihomepaper.com Brandon Twp.— In May, the Brandon Township board of trustees voted to take legal action against Oakland County due to an error that resulted in several area candidates for library board positions to be disqualified from the August and November ballots. On Aug. 6, Honorable David M. Cohen, Oakland County Circuit […]
Fire Chief Mason retires after two decades of service
By David Fleet dfleet@mihomepaper.com Groveland Twp.— Leaders eat last. The mantra of Groveland Township Fire Chief Kevin Mason, at the conclusion of stellar careers divided equally over 45 years between the United States Marine Corp. and the Groveland Township Fire Department. “I won’t eat until everyone else is eating,” said Mason, who will retire Aug. […]
Atlas Township, Goodrich ink new KCI agreements
By David Fleet dfleet@mihomepaper.com Atlas Twp. — On Tuesday night, the township board of trustees voted 5-0 during a special meeting to adopt an amendment to a resolution regarding cost overruns of the Kearsley Creek Interceptor sewer project. The requested sewer units for the township are earmarked for the primary purpose of improving existing […]
Goodrich man wins House primary write-in election
By David Fleet dfleet@mihomepaper.com Goodrich — Last week a village resident announced his write-in campaign to become the Democratic nominee for Michigan’s 68th House district. The votes were finalized by the Genesee County Clerk following a statutorily-required canvassing of write-in ballots. As of Thursday, Oakland County Clerk has not finalized their votes. Matt Schlinker, joined […]