Initiative seeks awareness, reforms to gun laws By Joseph Goral Staff Writer jgoral@mihomepaper.com OXFORD — Student-led gun violence prevention initiative No Future Without Today and supporters will gather in Centennial Park on June 22 to demand lawmakers make meaningful changes so more people do not die needlessly from gun violence. The third annual March with […]
By Joseph Goral Staff Writer jgoral@mihomepaper.com INDEPENDENCE TWP. — Tassels turned and caps were tossed as Lake Orion High School’s Class of 2024 ended the high school chapters of their lives. The Dragons will now turn to the endless possibilities awaiting in the future. Nearly 500 seniors and their families, friends, administrators and teachers celebrated […]
Increases range from 4.7% to 13.3% By Joseph Goral Staff Writer jgoral@mihomepaper.com LAKE ORION — Lake Orion’s Village Council introduced proposed water and sewer rates for the 2024-2025 fiscal year during its meeting on May 28, and scheduled a public hearing for their next meeting on June 10 at 7:30 p.m. “The motion here, folks, […]
By Joseph Goral Staff Writer jgoral@mihomepaper.com LAKE ORION — The Lake Orion Community Schools Board of Education approved appointing Lake Orion High School Assistant Principal Anthony Palmeri as Webber Elementary School’s new principal during a regular board meeting on May 22. Palmeri was a science teacher at Avondale Middle School from 2008 to 2016 and […]
Village manager review indicates public works director was not paid ‘what we should be paying him’ By Joseph Goral Staff Writer jgoral@mihomepaper.com LAKE ORION — The Lake Orion Village Council approved a 5% raise for administrative and non-union employees and a 5% increase in pay rates and pay ranges to the same unfilled positions. The […]
By Joseph Goral Staff Writer jgoral@mihomepaper.com OXFORD TWP. — The annual Miracle Quilts Show is returning to Oxford’s Independence Village this Saturday, June 8 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Admission is free for the show hosted by Miracle Quilts-Quilts for Our Wounded Troops at 701 Market St. All of the money made from quilts […]
The Summer Reading Kickoff begins in the reading garden at the Orion Township Public Library, 825 Joslyn Rd, on June 8, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. The annual program for youth, teens and adults will have blow-up obstacle courses, strolling entertainment and activities hosted by local organizations. Two local food trucks will also be […]
Roundabout to be installed this summer By Jim Newell Managing Editor ORION TWP. — A new roundabout is slated for the Baldwin/Clarkston roads intersection, with the intersection scheduled to close to through traffic on June 10. The approximate $3.6 million project will be paid for with federal funds, Road Commission for Oakland County and Orion […]
By Joseph Goral Staff Writer jgoral@mihomepaper.com LAKE ORION — The Lake Orion Community Schools Board of Education approved five new hires during a regular board meeting on May 22. Among the new hires are three teachers, a psychologist and a speech-language pathologist. Assistant Superintendent of Human Resources Adam Weldon introduced each hire to the board […]
The Lake Orion Lake Association donated $500 to the Lake Orion Police Department to cover the cost of safety equipment needed for the department’s patrol boat on Lake Orion. LOLA made the presentation during the Lake Orion Village Council’s May 28 meeting. The funds will help purchase new Police life vests, a new throwable flotation […]