Ortonville- Jim Sutton has been interested in classic cars since he was 11-years-old and his father drove a ?59 Chevy. Sutton, now 50, owns a 1970 Chevelle SS, the same car he owned when he was in high school. He will take this car to the Cruise to Ortonville classic car show Aug. 3, which […]
The Greater Ortonville Area Chamber of Commerce is gearing up for their biggest event of the year’the Business Expo. The expo is set for 5-6 p.m, April 21 at Brandon High School for Chamber members and from 6-8 p.m. for the public. Businesses should reserve a table by March 21 in order to receive early […]
Some Brandon School District parents recently hit what is equivalent to the lottery, says June Wuopio, Brandon Community Education director. Children enrolled in Brandon’s Head Start program were chosen to be eligible for a SEED (Saving for Education, Entrepreneurship and Downpayment) grant. The grant enables parents to get ‘free? money for their child’s college education. […]
A new workshop being offered free at the Brandon Township Library aims to stop the arguing between parents and children. ‘Love & Logic? will be taught in a month-long series of Saturday workshops. The first workshop is from 9:30 a.m.-noon Feb. 26. Linda Hoogterp, an Ortonville resident who has a master’s degree in social work […]
On Thursday, Nov. 1, at about 7:30 a.m. in Groveland Township at the corner of Oak Hill Road and Bird road, contractors for Enbridge were preparing to lay a replacement oil pipeline in the ground. In the pre-dawn darkness, headlights shined from heavy equipment. On the first day of November, the workers weren’t waiting for […]
Jacob Seelbach’s daily New York City commute from his apartment on 147th Street in Harlem to his job at New York University on 8th Street in Manhattan normally is about a 45-minute bicycle ride. On Wednesday, two days after Superstorm Sandy pummelled the East Coast, killing a reported 74 Americans, causing widespread flooding, power outages, […]
A 4-month-old boy was murdered by his mother’s boyfriend Oct. 25 in Brandon Township, police said. Donald Kyle Raleigh, 27, was arraigned Oct. 27 on one count of felony murder and one count of first degree child abuse, both punishable by life in prison, in front of 52nd District Court Magistrate Judith Holtz. He remains […]
Brandon Twp.- On Oct. 29, during what was their second to last meeting, the current township board discussed legacy costs and how they could reduce the bill that the township will bear in the future for employees? healthcare benefits. Toward that end, the board approved by a 5-1 vote a motion that full-time elected officials […]
Brandon Twp.- Police services here will be provided by the Oakland County Sheriff’s Office through at least 2015. The township board unanimously approved at their Oct. 29 meeting a 3-year law enforcement contract with the OCSO. The agreement calls for 11.5 officers to be assigned to the townshp. ‘I am very pleased with the contract,? […]
Brandon Twp.- In their efforts to extend natural gas mains in the township, Consumers Energy has met a few roadblocks? namely, rocks. ‘Once we got out there and started working, we found the terrain extremely rocky and it slowed us down in boring the services,? said Consumers Energy Representative Debra Dodd. ‘We are hopeful by […]