When Mike McCabe was an Oakland County Sheriff’s deputy assigned to Avon Township (now Rochester Hills) back in 1982, his partner, Mike Elliott, was critically wounded by an armed robber who shot him twice before speeding away into the night. ‘Both the shots entered his body ? one through the chest (which punctured a lung) […]
Brandon Twp.- A beer war may be brewing in the township. A row between two party store owners in the 2000 block of M-15 erupted after local businessman Mike Toma, owner of the M-15 Party Store, opted out of his lease and began construction of a new facility across the road. Toma, who operated the […]
Orion Township has asked the Road Commission for Oakland County (RCOC) to study the need for a left turn signal and/or crosswalk at the intersection of Baldwin and Maybee Roads. The board of trustees approved the planning commission’s request to forward the request to the RCOC to analyze future traffic projections for that intersection. The […]
Oxford Square Apartments (39 N. Washington St.) was showcased at a special Oct. 9 event as a prime example of how alternative energy technology can improve quality of life, reduce traditional energy consumption and save money. Located in downtown’s northwest quadrant, the small apartment complex ? which primarily houses senior citizens living on fixed incomes […]
Oxford Superintendent Dr. William Skilling said they were ‘very surprised and honored? after being presented the ‘Educational Program of the Year Award? for its Fifth Core World Language Culture Program at Automation Alley’s 12 annual Awards Gala held at the GM Heritage Center in Troy. ‘We were told there were 60 applicants for the award […]
Hockey fundraiser The Goodrich High School hockey team hosts their sixth annual golf outing to raise money for the team. The event will start at 9 a.m. on Aug. 9 at the Goodrich Country Club, 10080 Hegel Road. Cost will be $70 per play/$280 per team. Price includes 18 holes of golf, a luncheon, door […]
The Orion Area Youth Assistance committee is sponsoring its annual Youth Recognition Awards Ceremony on April 12. The purpose of this event is to identify outstanding school-aged youth from the Orion community who have volunteered or have made great positive changes in their lives. Youth who have helped an individual, organization or have performed a […]
Usage rather than design will continue to be the number one focus in the Village of Lake Orion’s zoning laws. Village council members on Jan. 10 declined to incorporate a new ‘form-based? approach into its conventional zoning ordinance.. Members of the village planning commission had recommended Form-Base Coding be included into the current rewrite of […]
Oakland County sheriff (Oxford Twp) wants more presence, with more boots on township turf at the expense of taxpayers. ‘We need more brown shirts? they say. Well, ‘Transparency? is the ‘political? name of the game these days. Let’s take a look. The March 21, 2012 issue of the Leader did a focus article on law […]
Copper caper On June 30, a Brandon deputy responded to the 2800 block of Oakwood Road, where a new elementary school is being built, for a larceny report. The complainant, a construction superintendent, said that sometime during the past two days, someone removed several 6-foot sections of 3/4 inch copper tubing that had been installed […]