The view from Beth Owen Canavan’s 14th floor Manhattan co-op, great to begin with, is even better after Hurricane Irene came through a week ago. ‘All of the buildings and all the windows have been powerwashed, so the view out has never been so good,? she laughed Monday. Canavan was feeling fortunate to have escaped […]
Brandon Twp.- The school district appears to be in better financial condition than expected. Steve Lenar, executive director of fiscal affairs, announced at the Aug. 30 finance committee meeting that revenues have exceeded expenditures for the 2010-2011 school year by about $243,000. He stressed that this is strictly a preliminary estimate as the district prepares […]
Brandon Twp.- For years, debate has raged? is it better to buy or lease a car? At the school district’s finance committee meeting Tuesday night, the question had a new variation? is it better to buy or lease a fleet of buses? District officials appear ready to answer ‘lease.? With half the buses in the […]
Brandon Twp.- Residents will not pay higher taxes for police service this year. The board unanimously agreed to not increase the 2011 millage rate for police during a budget workshop meeting Aug. 30. Following a public truth-in-taxation hearing Sept. 19, the board will vote instead on keeping the current 3.25 police millage rate. Supervisor Kathy […]
Brandon Twp.- Michael Ferguson was reinstated as the principal of Brandon High School on Wednesday, less than two weeks after he had been removed by Superintendent Tom Miller in a move that inspired controversy. But the controversy may not be over, as some members of the community push for the firing of Miller. In a […]
Ortonville- The owners of the Village Pub added a new deck/patio to their business last year. But the move has drawn controversy and accusations that the village council is ‘selectively enforcing? ordinances. The Pub, 411 Mill St., was granted a building permit for the project under the agreement it would be for ‘occasional use only.? […]
When Matt Lentz first walked into the Pittsburgh Steelers? locker room last month, he saw a lot of beards and camouflage. ‘I thought, ‘I fit right in,?? said Lentz. The Steelers thought so, too. They recently signed Lentz, 25, to their reserve/future roster. The graduate of Brandon High School and the University of Michigan, who […]
A 42-year-old Ortonville man was arraigned Wednesday on charges after leading a Brandon deputy on a chase along E. Glass and Granger roads recently. Martin Lee Bruner was charged with fleeing and eluding police, as well as driving while license suspended, second or subsequent offense on Jan. 30 in front of 52-2 District Court Judge […]
Brandon Twp.- For the second time in three months, a case of methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), a highly infectious, drug resistant form of staph bacteria, has been reported in the school district. Athletic equipment and several rooms were sanitized at Brandon High School on Monday night after district officials were notified a student at the […]
Ortonville- The Department of Public Works has had its share of upheaval in the past several months, including numerous pieces of broken equipment and the recent reduction of the crew from three men to two. However, Village Manager Ed Coy says he believes it is ‘going pretty well with two employees,? and during the Jan. […]