Homeowners in a Clarkston subdivision remain watchful over a developer’s plan to build 69 homes on 26 acres of land. Michael Furnari proposed the development on property just south of I-75 on the east side of Dixie Highway at Deerhill Drive. Furnari was recently denied a development in Ann Arbor to build 70 homes on […]
Linda Richardson will bid adieu to her job as Independence Township DPW Director after 13 years leading the department. David Mckee, former water and sewer superintendent of Waterford Township officially started the job on Monday, April 13. Before officially retiring, Richardson will spend some time showing Mckee the ropes. Her official retirement date is Oct. […]
The good news: weather is finally returning. The bad news: so are mosquitoes. Mosquitoes and other biting insects can spread West Nile Virus and other infectious diseases. To prevent that, Independence Township is giving free insect repellent spray at Independence Township Hall, Clarkston-Independence Library, and the DPW. The township bought 165 cases of Cutter insect […]
Part One in a series about heroin and its impact on the community. Heroin use is on the rise, even right here in Clarkston. ‘It’s more of a problem in Clarkston than Clarkston knows,” said Dr. Michael Brooks, psychiatrist at Brighton Center for Recovery, a drug and alcohol rehabilitation facility. ‘We are seeing quite a […]
The construction project for Sashabaw and Waldon roads and I-75 is on hold for at least a month. Scheduled to begin in May, the project is about $300,000 short. Since it was first planned, the cost to complete the project has gone up about $1 million. ‘Increases are due to changes in construction safety standards, […]
Ignoring a problem does not make it go away. Recently changed laws regarding prescription drugs has made obtaining opiate prescription drugs harder, so people are ever more frequently turning to heroin, a cheaper alternative. This epidemic is different than any other drug epidemic in history because you have people, now considered addicts, that would have […]
There are a lot of ways people get scammed nowadays and Clarkston resident James Sloan found out one way when he was scammed by door-to-door magazine salespeople out selling, they said, for a good cause. Sloan wants others to be aware of what happened to him, so they don’t fall victim to the same scam. […]
Rumors are flying about the corner of Main Street and Waldon after the lot was recently cleared of most trees and scrub brush. Land owners Ed Adler and Deanna Olsen said last summer they received a letter from the City of the Village of Clarkston demanding the lot be cleaned up so that is exactly […]
It’s better here than in New York City, according to several members of a group of 16 students from Japan during a week-long visit to Clarkston. The students spent a week in the area after touring the Big Apple, seeing the Statue of Liberty, attending a musical, and speaking to students in New York schools. […]
A $3 million-$5 million five-star inn is being planned right in the heart of Clarkston. Investor Robert Roth of Washington Management shared plans including a conservatory made of all glass, a 16-room inn with two cottages, and numerous gardens and walkways. The development would be west of Clarkston Mills Mall on Washington Street. Ed Adler […]