Marc Edward Liedel of Orion Township thought he was meeting a 14-year-old girl named ‘Janie,? but what he found waiting for him when he arrived in Waterford Township to meet the girl for sex was the Oakland County Sheriff’s Department. The OCSD Computer Crimes Unit issued a two-count warrant on March 23 for Liedel, 27, […]
Stephen Kovitch, then age 31, was reported missing in 1992 after he failed to show up for a dinner date with his parents. No one had heard from him, or known what happened to him, since. But the Oakland County Sheriff’s Department think they may have an answer, after receiving information from the Washington State […]
Residents of Hi Hill subdivision will have to wait until April 4 to find out if they will be reimbursed by Orion Township for sewer fees paid to the township. Board members went into an executive session during the March 21 meeting to discuss the request for reimbursement. Joseph Geraci of Hi Hill said an […]
The congregation at St. Mary’s-in-the-Hills Episcopal Church needed room to grow, but they didn’t want to sacrifice the history of the building they currently occupy on Joslyn Court near Canterbury Village. The church’s Capital Projects Group found a solution by proposing an addition, to be added onto the original church, which will supply a new […]
A Baldwin Road man returned to his home on Thursday morning to find a big surprise, a vehicle parked in his driveway and two men who appeared to be leaving his house. The 59-year-old homeowner told the Oakland County Sheriff’s Department that he had returned to his house near Judah Road about 10:30 a.m. on […]
It is now only a matter of time before a land exchange in Orion Township between the State of Michigan and a private developer is completed. Orion Township Supervisor Jerry Dywasuk was disappointed at the National Park Service’s decision to grant approval for the swap, which the Michigan Department of Natural Resources has been pursuing […]
Ted Banks came on at the Lake Orion Post Office as the interim postmaster after Gary Richardson retired a year ago, and liked it so much that he has become a permanent replacement. ‘I started with the post office as a letter carrier in Pontiac in 1981,? said Banks. ‘I needed a job while I […]
Normally the Orion Township Library is all about books, but come Nov. 16, all eyes will be on the quilt. That’s when the Lake Orion Bicentennial Quilters will raffle off their annual quilt to a lucky ticket holder, all to raise funds for the library. ‘Last year we raised $2,008, and we sold $2,000 tickets,? […]
The Orion Senior Center has partnered with the Palazzo di Bocce, owned by Anthony Battaglia and located on Lapeer Road in Orion Township. Seniors age 55 and older can play bocce on Fridays, from 10:30-Noon, through April 29, at a cost of $8 per session. There will not be bocce on April 25. Bocce is […]
He didn’t come home with a new Pontiac V6, but he did get the chance to appear on national television, and chat with morning talk show hosts, Regis Philbin and Kelly Ripa. Lake Orion resident Stan Domalik and his wife Barbara were offered a free trip to New York City, March 9-11, after Domalik entered […]