Beaumont traffic plan recommends widening M-15

The Beaumont proposal for a hospital at M-15 and I-75 is back on the table, as the Independence Township Planning Commission set June 14 to discuss its traffic study. Recommended changes include reconstructing the corner of Clarkston Road and M-15 in three phases. Phases I and II would include adding a northbound right-turn lane and […]

Senior center interim project gets the go-ahead

An embattled issue for several years, Independence Township is a step closer to a new senior center. Township Board members voted unanimously June 5 to spend $250,000 out of the general fund for an interim center, and remodel the Carriage House. ‘This is not spending money, but transferring cash into an asset, an asset that […]

The new guy!

Hello Clarkston! I am a 23-year-old, 2007 graduate of Rochester College with a B.A. in English, and a 2003 grad of Lapeer East High School. All week I had been racking my brain with what to say for my first, intro column. To start with, I am the new guy, not just the new guy […]

Culver’s comes to town

Culver’s Restaurant made a groundbreaking entrance June 11, next to Ruby Tuesday’s on the northeast corner of I-75 and Sashabaw Road. The new ‘metro? style 3900-square-foot restaurant will employ 65 part- and full-time employees; many will be high school students. New franchise owner Katie Schmitt will start hiring her crew in the beginning of July. […]

Concerts in the park start Friday

It’s that time of year again when bands rock the stage at the annual Concerts in the Park series June 22 through July 27. This is the 28th season of Concerts in the Park, hosted by Clarkston Area Chamber of Commerce. ‘We are looking forward to this year,? said Executive Director Penny Shanks. ‘We have […]

Beaumont location still a sticky issue

Beaumont plans are scaled back, but location is still a problem for many residents and township planners. The Independence Township Planning Commission met June 14 to review preliminary plans for Beaumont’s hospital complex on M-15 just north of I-75. According to Beaumont officials, the medical center would be a great investment for the community. In […]

Culver’s joins local community

Culver’s Restaurant made a groundbreaking entrance June 11, next to Ruby Tuesday’s on the northeast corner of I-75 and Sashabaw Road. The new ‘metro? style 3900-square-foot restaurant will employ 65 part- and full-time employees; many will be high school students. New franchise owner Katie Schmitt will start hiring her crew in the beginning of July. […]

Shoppers sad, mad about closings

Shoppers have mixed emotions as the July 7 closing date draws near for the 66 grocery stores in the Farmer Jack chain, being sold by its corporate owner Greater Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co. based in New Jersey. Customers of Farmer Jack at 7121 Dixie Highway expressed their feelings. ‘I am sad to see it […]

Digging out from under

Many Michigan home owners are facing foreclosures; Independence Township is not immune. According to the township assessor’s office, since 2005, 129 homes in have been in the process of foreclosing, whether bank owned or in the starting process. Since the beginning of 2007, 51 homes are in foreclosure. The United States has witnessed 437, 498 […]

‘LIFT OFF!? at Bible school

“LIFT OFF! Soaring to New Heights with God,? was the title of last week’s Vacation Bible School (VBS) at Clarkston United Methodist Church. The week began on Sunday, June 17, with a special free hot air balloon demonstration by pilot Dan Gauthier of American Speedy Printing. They were not able to launch the balloon, due […]

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