Tina Collins is excited about her new position as executive director of SCAMP, a five-week camp each summer for children with a variety of disabilities. Collins has big shoes to fill after former executive director, Donna Clancy announced she would retire on Aug. 18 after several years of service to the organization. When she announced […]
Voters have spoken and Democrat Dennis Ritter and Republican Jim Tedder will face off in November for District 43 state representative. The candidate chosen by voters in November will represent the City of the Village of Clarkston, Independence Township, Lake Angelus and parts of Waterford Township in the state house. It was a close race […]
Students affected with a variety of disabilities were able to try out numerous adaptive sports during a strive summer picnic on July 20 at Clintonwood Park in Clarkston. Strive Special Projects Director Drew Burns said activities, like the summer picnic, offered by Strive are meant to increase quality of life for both the disabled and […]
Curt Catallo and his wife Ann Stevenson love Clarkston ? that’s why they keep opening new businesses here. ‘Pride starts on Main Street,? Catallo said. ‘We can see downtown from our bedroom.? ‘Union Joints,” including Clarkston Union, Union Woodshop, and Adworks, will soon also include a coffee shop at the corner of Clarkston Road and […]
As workers continue the Main Street renovation project, Tammie Heazlit of Independence Township is concerned about impact on local water. Heazlit said fabric currently used to filter sediment through the drains is inadequate in protecting against stormwater pollution because it does not extend around the entire perimeter of the storm drain. ‘Not only that, but […]
While on the way back from checking local waterways for any signs of pollution from area construction, The Clarkston News discovered a hypodermic needle in the alley behind the office. Detective Kimberly Potts, responding to the scene, was happy to dispose of it. ‘You just never know if a child would have walked through the […]
Clarkston graduate Alyssa Vermeulen and her new husband David Pohl’s marriage was charmed from the start. From a viral video to a blessing by Pope Francis himself, their journey has already been graced with fortune. At a Metro Detroit Airport Gate, the memorable journey commenced. Just days earlier, on May 31, the couple were married […]
Local soldiers returning home with physical and emotional issues sometimes find themselves in trouble with the law. Thanks to a Veterans? Treatment Court program, soldiers do not have to wage the battle alone. On Sunday, July 20, several leaders connected to the court system attended a golf outing at Boulder Point Golf Club in Oxford […]
If voters shoot down a library millage on August 5 the Clarkston-Independence library will close. Books will be packed and music silenced. Enrichment classes, education classes and special activities will be gone. Officials are asking taxpayers to pay on average about $125 a year for the library. A lot of residents are in favor of […]
At a concert billed as the “Mayhem Festival,” Oakland County Sheriff’s deputies made sure they had plenty of people to keep the peace, July 18. Two sergeants and 20 deputies were stationed at DTE Energy Music Theater during the festival, July 18, featuring Avenged Sevenfold, Korn, Cannibal Corpse, Asking Alexandria, and other acts. Deputies are […]