By Meg Peters Review Co-Editor Pockets of lost power hit residences and businesses in Orion Township Monday after a vehicle split a telephone pole on Indianwood Rd and killed an Orion Township woman. The fatal crash occurred around 4:34 p.m. near Knollwood Dr. after the driver is thought to have swerved, and then overcorrected her […]
Orion Township officials conjured up a bit of history last week when they agreed to name a recently acquired park after one of Orion’s founders. The park, off Squirrel Road, features a playground, tennis courts, and picnic pavilion, and will host to soccer and baseball leagues this summer. ‘We have opened the park that, to […]
Butt out. That, essentially, is the message smokers will hear when a statewide smoking ban takes effect May 1. The ban, singed into law Dec. 18, 2009 by Gov. Jennifer Granholm, makes it illegal to light up in restaurants, bars, theaters or any other public place’with the exception of cigar bars, tobacco specialty stores and […]
Village Manager Darwin McClary notified council Monday evening that there had been a clerical error in the collection of the 2015 general operating tax levy. Village residents paid an excess of 0.1511 mills for 2015. A homeowner with a home worth $150,000 paid $11.33 in excess taxes. The village is consulting with Oakland County Equalization […]
By Chris Hagan Review Staff Writer Occupying the former Radio Shack location on Lapeer Rd, Firehouse Subs is finishing inspections and final permits as they gear up for their early February debut. The location, franchised by local entrepreneur Neil Porter Jr., will be a first for Orion Township and will be the seventh in Oakland […]
Shhhh.. Friends of the Orion Township Library will auction several book-themed gift baskets packed with some of our favorite books and gift items selected especially for these books.? All funds raised from the silent auction will fund programs such as the fifth grade Battle of the Books, Summer Reading programs for teens and the Second […]
An Orion Township woman charged with third-degree criminal sexual conduct was sentenced to two years? confinement in the Michigan State Prison system April 1. Norma Elisa Lira, 32, was charged with third degree criminal sexual conduct: fellatio, with a person at least 13 years of age, but under 16. The charge is a felony punishable […]
By Chris Hagan Review Staff Writer Pulling into the parking lot at the Knights of Columbus Hall on Saturday was similar to battling traffic and crowds during a Christmas rush.. Inside was a sea of tables with every seat taken and a food line circled half the room. So what would cause such a buzz-worthy […]
By Meg Peters Review Co-Editor Co-owner Don Gindhart of 51 North Brewery says their new menu is ‘fabulous.? ‘I think it reflects where we are trying to go. It’s more entr’e-based and less bar food, because Lake Orion clearly came to us and said they wanted something more than what we were offering.?? The new […]
Kirk Luca Parents: John and Judy Luca Grade: Freshman GPA: 3.96 Favorite subject: Biology Extracurricular activities: Freshman football, freshman basketball Hobbies and interests: Sports, weightlifting, being around family and friends Plans after graduation: To attend medical school and become a doctor in sports medicine. Kirk’s proudest of: how he has been raised and his work […]