Last year, Brandon deputies responded to 148 calls for family trouble/domestic violence. Oakland County Sheriff’s Office Sgt. Pete Burkett, commander of the Brandon substation, said some of these cases have clear-cut evidence, but many involve ‘he said, she said? scenarios that are difficult to prosecute. A new domestic violence ordinance unanimously approved by the township […]
A lawsuit filed earlier this year in Oakland County Circuit Court by June Wuopio against the Brandon School District has been moved to federal court. The case has been assigned to Sean Cox, United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Michigan and a preliminary trial date is set for July or August of […]
By Susan Bromley Staff Writer Brandon Twp.-After 19 years of serving Brandon Township, Landmark Appraisal Company has decided not to renew their contract, which ended in November. The decision has left the township in a lurch, said Ron Lapp, township supervisor. The township has contracted with Oakland County to do the assessing from Nov. 20 […]
By Susan Bromley Staff Writer Brandon Twp.? A public hearing on a new disorderly conduct ordinance will be scheduled after the first of the year, say township officials. Tim Palulian, director of the planning and building department presented the first draft during the township meeting on Monday night. Township officials say the changes to the […]
Brandon Twp.- The fur was flying last Monday as Angel, a 2-year-old English Sheepdog, was brushed by Kim Malmquist and Theresa Scheuern, co-owners of Central Bark, a new pet grooming spa in Ortonville. Angel stood on a table as her paw fur was trimmed and she was dematted, the first steps in her grooming treatment. […]
Brandon Twp.-‘Cold Coffee, Warm Beer.? It may sound like a nightmare to some, but to the two members of Home Soon’Aaron Rohde and Jana Rotarius, it’s a song about friends and how when you’re with them, time flies. It’s one of the first songs the musical duo wrote together. It was just more than a […]
Last Christmas, the Ortonville Community Emergency Fund helped 140 families in need, says Judy Henley, OCEF food pantry coordinator. This year, she expects the number to be even greater. Five years ago, less than 100 families requested help from OCEF, a non-profit organization comprised of area churches which help families within the Brandon School District. […]
Brandon Twp.- Diane Zedan has been named the new special education director in the district, as well as the principal of Brandon Alternative High School. Zedan, a Grosse Pointe reisdent, has 18 years of experience as a special education director in four different districts, and 16 years experience as a special education administrator, including 10 […]
Brandon Twp.- Young athletes and their parents will get a ‘dose of reality? during a presentation by a college recruitment expert. The event, featuring keynote speaker Jack Renkens, president and CEO of Recruiting Realities, is set for 7 p.m., Monday, Aug. 13, at the Brandon High School auditorium, 1025 S. Ortonville Road. The presentation’s focus, […]
A Brandon Township man who terrorized his neighborhood Wednesday morning by firing shots and assaulting a woman, was safely taken into custody and was expected to be arraigned on charges Friday. ‘It was a very dangerous situation, it could have gone very, very bad,? said Oakland County Sheriff’s Office Sgt. Pete Burkett, commander of the […]