By Susan Bromley Staff Writer A Brandon Township man has pleaded no contest to all charges in the November drive-by shootings of two of his neighbors? homes on Granger Road. Daniel Hunt, 18, made the plea March 1 during a final pre-trial hearing in front of Sixth Judicial Circuit Court Judge Wendy L. Potts. Hunt […]
Ortonville- The huge oak tree next to Schoolhouse Street was part of many family memories. Bob and Karen McArthur’s three daughters all had their prom pictures taken in front of it. A granddaughter had her photo taken in front of the tree. A Halloween skeleton hung from it every year. It provided great shade and […]
Ortonville- What started as an intended soil perk test on an easement next to the Village Pub on Feb. 28 yielded some surprises and more septic problems for the business. Owner Amy Guirey has been under increasing pressure from the Oakland County Health Division and the Department of Environmental Quality to bring their septic system […]
Ortonville- Music, clothes, food and games from around the world were found at Harvey Swanson Elementary on Feb. 24. The school hosted Festival Internationale, an entire day dedicated to teaching students about other countries, including Italy, Sweden, Mexico, Iraq, France, Africa, Japan, China, Poland, Switzerland, Ireland, Israel, Cuba, India and Russia (where kids also learned […]
By Susan Bromley Staff Writer Brandon Twp.- What began as a public hearing for the proposed township purchase of a 14-acre parcel of land ended with another purchase proposal on the table? a separate 54-acre parcel also located off M-15. More than 50 people turned out for the March 6 public hearing, with some residents […]
Not many people can face an angry polar bear, temperatures as cold as 40 degrees below zero, and breaking ice underfoot and live to tell about it. Pam Flowers can. Flowers, 59, will speak about those experiences at 7 p.m. March 20 and 21 at the Brandon Township Library when she presents, ‘Alone Across the […]
Brandon Twp.- The beleaguered Brandon Township Library’s problems continue. Library director JoAnn Gavey is on a two-week paid administrative leave as a fact-finding committee investigates complaints against her, while budget woes will have library employees working a week without pay this year. The six-member library board unanimously agreed during a closed session on March 8 […]
Pontiac- Daniel Austin Hunt says he was drunk and ‘got a kick? out of shooting out windows on two homes on Granger Road last November. The choices he made on that night have resulted in a prison sentence for him and have changed the victims? lives and his forever. Hunt will serve one to four […]
By Susan Bromley Staff Writer Brandon Twp.- Ripped phone books and broken bats are not items normally expected to be seen at school. But that is exactly what many students saw when the S.T.A.N.D. Strength Team visited the Brandon schools recently. The Brandon School District does not have a D.A.R.E. program, but the township and […]
Brandon Twp.- Jessica Laviolette has done it again. On March 8, the Brandon High School senior won the grand prize at the Science and Engineering Fair of Metropolitan Detroit, along with eight professional awards, including a grand prize from DTE Energy; six first-place prizes and a second-place prize. The wins repeat Laviolette’s success last year […]