Last Friday, representatives from Oxford Downtown Development Authority and North Oakland Transportation Authority drove to Troy to pick up the newly tuned up Downtown Trolley Express. According to Oxford DDA Executive Director Kelly Westbrook (pictured), the trolley will connect Oxford and Lake Orion downtowns for a month-long IceFest celebration which starts this week. During the […]
Registration is now open for the 2023 Michigan Senior Olympic Winter Games. The events kick-off with the MSO Ballroom Dance Competition and Dinner on Feb. 26 followed by a variety of sporting events taking place in March and April. More than 800 athletes from all over the state will participate in the games. The Michigan […]
By Jim Newell Review Editor ORION TWP. — A new nearly 90,000 square foot Meijer Grocery is set to open on Thursday and the development brings 180 new jobs to the area. Orion Township Supervisor Chris Barnett said the development is a win-win for the township, with the grocery chain investing millions to add a […]
By Jim Newell Review Editor ORION TWP. — The seat shuffling is complete and the Orion Township Board of Trustees is now back up to its full complement of seven members after the board voted 6-0 to appoint Matt Pfeiffer as the new trustee during the board’s Jan. 17 meeting. Pfeiffer is a local business […]
By Megan Kelley Review Writer LAKE ORION — Lake Orion’s village council met on Monday and approved two items regarding the sanitary sewer pump stations upgrade project. First up, was a request from village administration to approve a contract with Hubbell, Roth & Clark, Inc. (HRC), to complete the design engineering and bid assistance services […]
Boat dock slips for village-owned docks increase, up for purchase on March 1 By Megan Kelley Review Writer LAKE ORION — Lake Orion’s village council moved forward with approval of several items on the Jan. 9 agenda including a water and sewer rate study, joining the Michigan fire insurance withholding program and adopting new boating […]
My letter in the Jan. 11 Lake Orion Review was about how bad the Jan. 9 Lake Orion Village Council meeting was with no one knowing what they were doing and how to do it. Apparently, the Lake Orion DDA said, “Hold my beer” and took up the challenge. The Jan. 17 DDA meeting started […]
The OCSO Orion Twp. Substation responded to 366 calls from Jan. 9-15,2023 • Felony Arrests: 0 • Misdemeanor Arrests: 2 • Traffic Accidents: 8 Drug use suspected in incident where man drove his vehicle off the roadway Oakland County Sheriff’s deputies suspect that a man was under the influence of drugs when he drove his […]
By Jim Newell Review Editor ORION TWP. — There wasn’t much Birmingham Groves could do against the Lake Orion girls varsity basketball team on Thursday. Offensively and defensively, the Dragons dominated the Falcons en route to a 66-29 victory that saw nearly all of Lake Orion’s bench get playing time in the second half of […]
By Megan Kelley Staff Writer ORION TWP. — Lake Orion High School’s varsity boys basketball team had a nail biter last Friday, falling to Bloomfield Hills 56-55 in the teams first league match up of the season, Leading the way for the Dragons were seniors DJ Morrow with 24 points and Blake Liddell with another […]