By Megan Kelley Review Writer Lake Orion’s Downtown Development Authority Board of Directors met May 10 for their regularly scheduled meeting and discussed what is consistently rated the top issue in the village: parking. As plans to build a parking deck in the downtown move forward, one of the items on the docket for the […]
By Linda La Croix Review Columnist Years ago, I read having pets in your home is a wonderful way for children to learn about life outside of themselves. Pets are fun to play with, but they cannot do anything for the child. Pets require their people to do their care. This creates a good experience […]
It was great to open our mailbox yesterday and see your welcome column (from View Newspaper Group Publisher Wes Smith) on the front page of the Lake Orion Review and a greatly needed update to the look of the paper. (My wife) and I are of course very interested in both Oxford and Lake Orion […]
Dear Editor, I have read of the well-deserved recognition given to the Oxford Fire Department and the Oakland County Sheriff’s Department for their quick response and handling of the shooting at the Oxford High School in December. It was a tragedy that I never thought would befall Oxford. But I have yet to see any […]
By Emily Casewell There’s a joke that goes, “How many Michigan State University students does it take to change a light bulb?” The answer? “40,001. One of them to change the bulb and 40,000 of them to throw a party for it.” As an MSU grad I could take offense to this joke, but if […]
Lights, smoke and ash cascade down over a pontoon during the Fourth of July fireworks show on Lake Orion. Photo: Jim Newell. By Jim Newell Review Editor It’s a fireworks extravaganza celebrating the Red, White & Blue and a Lake Orion tradition, but this year the Lake Orion Fireworks Foundation needs a little community support […]
DDA board rejects village request for public docks By Megan Kelley Review Writer The Downtown Development Authority Board reviewed two agenda items regarding the purchase of docks and equipment at their meeting on May 11. The first was a request from both the Orion Township Fire Department and the Lake Orion Police Department for the […]
By Megan Kelley Review Writer In an extension of the continued discussion regarding their attorney, Lake Orion’s Downtown Development Authority Board of Directors voted May 10 to hire their backup attorney, Robert Davis of the firm Davis Burkett Savage Listman LLC, as the board’s primary attorney. The board hired Davis as their backup attorney at […]
By Dean Vaglia Leader Staff Writer The Oxford and Lake Orion Downtown Development Authorities (DDAs) were recognized for the #StrongerTogether campaign at the Main Street Oakland County awards in Pontiac on the night of Thursday, May 5. The #StrongerTogether campaign was recognized as the best “Campaign for Main Street” by the event judges. The #StrongerTogether […]
The OCSO Orion Twp. Substation responded to 457 calls from May 2-8, 2022 • Felony Arrests: 5 • Misdemeanor Arrests: 5 • Traffic Accidents: 10 Orion Twp. man dies of natural causes Sheriff’s deputies, STAR EMS paramedics and the Orion Township Fire Department were dispatched to the 3000 block of Huntington at 3:12 p.m. May […]