A decision on Comcast’s plan to move PEG channels to a digital range was expected last week in a Macomb County Circuit Court. Instead, however, the case was moved to U.S. District Court in Detroit, where a court date is yet to be set. As previously profiled in The Review, the move would require Comcast […]
The village council has now received 32 resumes for the vacant manager position. The council has narrowed their list to less than 10 and is expected to narrow that list even more prior to beginning the interview process. There is still one week remaining for interested applicants to submit a resume.
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 […]
Feb. 7 is a special day for Katherine Johnson. Not only is it her 18th birthday, but it is the day she will accept her award for the 2008 Learn and Serve ? Michigan Outstanding Service-Learning ‘Student? Award. This award, given out by the Michigan Community Service Commission, is awarded to one student, administrator, teacher/practitioner […]
Only one member of the public spoke during a Department of Environmental Quality hearing last Tuesday in Auburn Hills for the proposed addition to the Oakland Heights Development Landfill along Brown Road. Orion Township, which borders the landfill, requested the public hearing back in December, but board members that wanted to attend were unable to […]
As a free verse poet, Benito Diaz refers to the 10- mile Crim race he completed last Saturday as ‘some form of insanity.? This year my hands, wrists and shoulders hurt more than before, but I managed again, wrote Diaz, a Goodrich resident. At 68-years-old’Diaz’s Crim race takes on a rather unique challenge. While more […]
Residents weary of a downtown eyesore may get some relief soon. Tom Sanford, village code enforcer, said the owner of the property at 8082 State Road, near the intersection of Hegel Road, will receive a blight notice. Sanford said the house is not livable and over the last few years has been vandalized. ‘The copper […]
Justin Reyst, a seventh grader at Manchester Middle School in Manchester, MI had his artwork chosen over 300 other drawings for the ‘Manners on the Move? award, sponsored by Etiquettes Edge of Lake Orion. Pamela Barc, executive director of Etiquettes Edge, sponsored the state-wide contest to expand awareness of the need for better manners in […]
St. Joseph hosts information night St. Joseph School will host a Kindergarten Information Night on Thursday (Jan. 31) at 7 p.m. at Myrick Hall (enter off of Indianwood Road). Parents can obtain information about the school’s three-day-a-week option or their five day program. More information is available at www.stjosephlakeorion.org. Child care will be provided at […]