Groveland Twp.-A new Rite Aid moved one step closer last week. Officials for Macomb County based Aarmax Corporation confirmed on Monday that ground-breaking for a Rite Aid building could occur as early as June. The new store will replace the current Rite Aid located just to the north east side of M-15 north of Mill […]
Bib number 23886 did not complete the 2013 Boston Marathon. The race identification belonged to Bill Snyder, an educator for 45 years and Brandon Middle School principal for 15 years prior to his retirement in 2012. On April 15, Snyder, 69, was about five miles away when two explosions ripped through the finish line on […]
Goodrich-When the Monday night board of education meeting finally ended at about 8:30 p.m. it was painfully clear’the district will change. More than 100 residents, staff, and administrators packed the school board room as lay-off notices were issued to 19 teachers, reinstated Schools of Choice for grades seven through 12 and vowed to continue exploring […]
At 15-years-old, Vinnie Miller has spent nearly a decade racing toward one goal’NASCAR. His quest started early in life. Miller, a Brandon High School sophomore and Hadley Township resident, has been behind the wheel and on the throttle since he was about 5-years-old. ‘I remember driving a Yamaha Zinger, a little 50 cc four-wheeler, around […]
Goodrich-For the past three years, Goodrich High School Principal David St. Aubin has delegated assignments to the teaching staff. Now he’s about to get an assignment of his own. St. Aubin will put aside his education career and join the ranks of the U.S. Army for active duty. ‘I’ve been given a ‘tasker,? basically a […]
On Nov. 5, voters will go to the polls in the presidential general election. The election includes some key races in Atlas, Brandon and Groveland townships, along with the Village of Goodrich and Brandon School Board. In today’s edition of The Citizen, readers will find a voter’s guide in which candidates responded to a series […]
Goodrich-Most middle school students will have to wait until the 2016 presidential election before they can cast a ballot. But when they do, at least one area teacher says they will be prepared. For more than 500 middle school students, the Barack Obama vs.John McCain presidential race will be decided next week in a mock […]
On the afternoon of May 25, 1896, the area weather reports included some strong winds during the day, but nothing unusual for late spring in northern Oakland County. However, as evening approached and area farmers returned home from their day in the fields, the placid countryside turned deadly. A cyclone ripped through northern Oakland County, […]
Ortonville- Rejuvenating a long summer tradition, several hundred customers along with 16 vendors packed the village for the first weekend of the new Country Market on May 7. ‘We’re very pleased with the opening week,? said Linda Byorth Detrio, Country Market co-chairperson, ‘and we’re confident the market will continue to grow in the next weeks. […]
Groveland Twp.- Each spring for more than 30 years Clyde Herb has helped open Groveland Oaks county park. Yet after all those years the 2005 season may prove to be the best ever. Since closing for the season last fall Herb, park chief, along with a legion of workers and contractors have added some unique […]