Oxford Township

CHARTER TOWNSHIP OF OXFORD COUNTY OF OAKLAND NOTICE A. First Reading of a proposed Ordinance No. 106A; AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING ENGINEERING AND DESIGN STANDARDS AND CONSTRUCTION SPECIFICATIONS FOR CERTAIN INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS IN THE CHARTER TOWNSHIP OF OXFORD INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO STREETS AND ROADWAYS, DRIVEWAYS AND APPROACHES, PARKING LOTS, STREET LIGHTS, PARKING LOT LIGHTING […]

Pulling my hair out over (superintendent’s) extension

Here’s what the community tells me about Lake Orion Community Schools: Teachers live in fear for their jobs while their emails are monitored and their classrooms are micromanaged. Parents are unhappy with what’s happening in the schools but fear their children will be victimized if they speak up. Administrators are either willing puppets or frightened […]

Letter to the editor

Dear editor, My heartfelt thanks go out to my long-time neighbors, the Sulisz family and their dog, Mickey. I am an 80-year-old woman living independently in my Lake Orion home of 35 years. On Saturday, April 24, I tripped on the threshold of my garage and fell onto my cement patio. I was unable to […]

Chief wants midnight shift

Two and a half years ago, Clarkston Police Chief Paul Ormiston requested contracting with the county for police coverage on midnights. Now, Ernest Combs, the new Clarkston Police Chief at the helm, wants his officers on midnights. Combs asked City Council members at their Monday, Nov. 10 meeting to consider reinstating city officers on the […]

Board to grapple with possible cuts

An announced cut in state aid to public schools did not come as a surprise to Clarkston school officials, but it was the impetus for some upcoming discussions on long-range budget concerns. At the Nov. 10 school board meeting, Secretary Stephen Hyer offered a report from the finance goal committee. Ongoing budget concerns led the […]

Letter to the editor

Dear editor, I am writing in regard to an (Orion Township Planning Commission) meeting of Wednesday, April 7, 2010. Sandra Dyl madea statement that she, along with her neighbors, did not approve of something the rest of the planners were talking about. Since when did she get permission to give her opinion? She is on […]

Coach hits positive note for golf season

By Leah Yanuszeski Review intern No matter if you are at a tournament, a practice, or whatever, you can do better. That is what Monty Gallaher, boys’ varsity golf coach, tells his team every day. The golf team is midway through their season, and Gallaher said, ‘We are playing okay, not poorly, but not great.? […]

Gargaro’s World

The community service garden on the old McCord farm has been shut down and that is a shame. The program, which was only a year old, was implemented by 52nd District Court Judges Dana Fortinberry and Michael Batchik. The garden allowed nonviolent and first time offenders to serve their debt to society by working in […]

Letter to the Editor

Another well-intentioned project has gone awry. Judge Michael Batchik and Judge Dana Fortinberry thought it would be a good idea to have an inmate garden camp in Independence Township at Pine Knob and Sticknery Roads. The intent was to have non-violent and first-time offenders work the garden instead of a jail sentence. The county would […]

Gotta ‘do what we do’

By Leah Yanuszeski Review Intern “Do what we do.” That is what’s stamped on the back of the orange shirts worn by the girls? soccer team. And whatever they do, it must be working. They currently have a record of 9-2. Out of the nine games won, eight of them were shut-outs. Last year, the […]