For the past 12 weeks, about 1,400 people have been busy on Tuesday at 6 p.m. That is the universal meeting time for the CrimFit Training Program groups, which help people prepare for the various running and walking races in Aug. 23’s Crim Festival of Races in Flint. ‘The program started in 1995 and we […]
Detectives were working with the Oakland County Prosecutor’s office late last week to file formal charges against twin brothers suspected of stealing construction materials in Independence Township and at least two other municipalities. The 33-year-old Pontiac men were arrested on Feb. 17 for burglary, according to reports from the Independence Township substation of the Oakland […]
Molasses, giant tortoises, tectonic plate movement, Clarkston and West Bloomfield’s first half of play on Feb. 18. After stilted play in the first half left Clarkston down 13-12, seniors Brad Goodman and Robbie Clark were not about to let the Wolves lose in their home court finale. The tandem came alive in the second half, […]
Township Of Addison Public Hearing for Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Funding Year 2012 Notice is hereby given that a public hearing will be held by the Township of Addison (Township) at a regular Board meeting on November 19, 2012. Located at 1440 Rochester Rd. Leonard, MI. 48367. The Public Hearing is for Community Development […]
Springfield Township voters pushed supervisor candidate Mike Trout and Clerk candidate Laura Moreau both to landslide victories in Tuesday’s primary election. Trout came in with 1,454’or 58.82 percent’of votes cast for three candidates in the supervisor’s race, while Moreau netted 1,120’or 46.43 percent’of votes among five candidates for clerk. Incumbent Treasurer Jamie Dubre was returned […]
With 14 of 15 Independence Township precincts reporting, preliminary results are as follows: Supervisor David Wagner, 2,080, 55.94% Daniel F. Travis, 1,637, 44.03% Write-in, 1, 0.03% Total, 3,718 Clerk Shelagh Vanderveen, 2,324, 62.76% Joseph Lawrence, 1,376, 37.16% Write-in, 3, 0.08% Total, 3,703 Treasurer Curt Carson, 1,368, 37.57% Jeff McGee, 1,056, 29.00% Cheryl Karrick, 671, 18.43% […]
Pine Knob is the Wolves territory. On Feb. 17, Clarkston emphasized this by taking both the boys and girls regional ski titles. Despite losing their best skier, state-champ Mo Weiland to a season ending knee surgery, the Clarkston’s girls team sojourned on to take their ninth straight regional championship. The boys have won the event […]
CITY OF THE VILLAGE OF CLARKSTON Artemus M. Pappas Village Hall 375 Depot Road CLARKSTON MI 48346 SUMMARY MINUTES CITY COUNCIL MEETING October 22, 2012 Meeting called to order at 7:00 p.m. by Mayor Luginski followed by the pledge of allegiance. Moved by Hargis, supported by Bisio to approve the agenda as presented. Motion Carried. […]
Despite continued dropping property values, Independence Township’s general fund is projected to have a surplus to add to its fund balance in 2013. The budget disclosed at a public hearing on Oct. 20, shows a general fund surplus of $105,407. This is $145,468 less than 2012’s surplus of $250,875. According to Budget Analyst Rick Yeager, […]
Of three candidates challenging incumbent 52-2 District Court Judge Dana Fortinberry for the bench, only one proved to be a real challenge. When votes from all 51 precincts were tallied, 34-year-old Joe Fabrizio came out on top, claiming 6,205, or 38.01 percent, of the 16,324 votes cast. Fortinberry, who was first elected in 2002, netted […]