NOTICE CHARTER TOWNSHIP OF ORION ADOPTION OF ORDINANCE 78-224 AMENDMENT TO ORD. 78, ZONING ORDINANCE ARTICLE XXXIII GINGELLVILLE VILLAGE CENTER OVERLAY DISTRICT The Charter Township of Orion Board of Trustees, at the regular meeting of Monday, August 29, 2011, held at 7:00 p.m., at the Orion Township Hall, 2525 Joslyn Rd., Lake Orion, Michigan 48360, […]
Karen Newman sings the National Anthem to open Clarkston’s Labor Day Parade as Dale Ryan, parade announcer, proudly listens. Photo by Phil Custodio
A judge found that Danny Poole had ‘good cause? to leave his employment with the North Oakland Transportation Authority because of Director Pat Fitchena’s alleged actions and was therefore entitled to unemployment benefits. ‘It is clear that there was a personality conflict between the director and (Poole),? wrote Administrative Law Judge Susan Payne Woodrow in […]
Congratulations to Oxford residents Jafar and Courtney Berry, winners of The Oxford Leader’s ‘First Baby of 2008 Contest.? Their daughter, Noa Mae Senia, was born January 3, at 1:17 p.m. at St. Joseph Mercy Oakland in Pontiac. She was 7 lbs., 5 oz and was 17.5 inches long. ‘What a really nice surprise,? the proud […]
Matt Adair, 26, of Brandon wanted to know why a 19-year-old Independence Township woman wouldn’t talk to him when he hid in her bedroom Saturday night, attacked her, then shot her parents. The victim told deputies she met Adair at the Salvation Army store in Oxford, where she works. He was there doing community service […]
After dozens of leaf-burning comments, Aug. 31, Dave Barran picked up on a common theme. ‘I think a lot of what we heard tonight was about people not following the ordinance, doing things wrongly and inconsiderately,? he said, Barran is in favor of current open-burn rules. ‘If we enforced what we had, I think that […]
An Italian restaurant with locations in Flint and Davison is looking to open a third eatery in Oxford Township. ‘I like the area,? said Donald Haley, owner of Italia Gardens, noting the younger demographic, larger population (than Davison), dual incomes and projected growth are what drew him here Italia Gardens, which first opened in 1931 […]
It appears American Axle is planning to request a tax abatement from Oxford Township, but the corporation’s going to run into stiff opposition from Treasurer Joe Ferrari. ‘My opinion’s never changed ? tax abatements don’t work,? he said. At the township’s Feb. 13 meeting, the Detroit-based American Axle and Manufacturing, Inc. is expected to request […]
Planners hope a Neighborhood Security Seminar tomorrow spurs residents into action against crime. “The goal is to increase neighborhood watch programs,” said Henry Woloson, helping to organize the event, 7 p.m., Thursday, Sept. 8, at Independence Township Hall, 6483 Waldon Center Drive. “We’re encouraging at least one person from each neighborhood association to attend, then […]
September is library card sign-up, a time to sign up for a new card or get a new one. “Generally, if you lose your card it is $1 to replace it,” said Keegan Sulecki, head of Teen Services, Independence Township Library. “For the month of September, we will replace these cards for free.” The library […]