A 20-year-old man’s life ended Monday morning after a night of illegal drug use led to an apparent overdose at his grandmother’s home in Oxford Township. Warren Stanley Borsuk was found dead by his girlfriend around 9:30 a.m Monday following a night of drug use involving heroin and crack cocaine at his 78-year-old grandmother’s house […]
Surveys will be e-mailed to residents of the Brandon School District this week, seeking input regarding possible restructuring of buildings. The surveys are the first step in a 4-month review of facilities in the district, led by a team from the Michigan Association of School Boards. The district has hired MASB at a cost of […]
Goodrich-The district opened last week with fewer Schools of Choice students. A total of 52 new Schools of Choice students enrolled in Goodrich Schools for the 2012-13 school year compared to 91 SOC students in the district for the 2011-12 school year. ‘We’re busting at the seams in the high school,? said Scott Bogner, district […]
BY PHIL CUSTODIO Clarkston News Editor Class of 2008 graduates, who had the honor of being the youngest students at Clarkston High School two years in a row, got some of the respect they deserve at their Commencement, June 4. ‘A new legacy was born with us,? said student Molly Goss to her fellow graduates, […]
An agreement for snow removal on safety paths leading to Oxford Schools was secured by the township board Dec. 22, but some officials aren’t happy the school district refuses to contribute any funding. Township officials voted 6-0 to award a one-year snow removal contract to the Ortonville-based Northern Pines Lawn & Lanscaping for $400 per […]
When Oxford High School teacher Paul McDevitt gives his geometry students a test, they putt a par-four on a twelve-hole course. Instead of a written exam at the end of the semester, McDevitt challenges his students to build a putt-putt golf course. ‘It’s more about being able to apply the geometry rather than using it […]
Atlas Twp.- The township board of trustees has set a public hearing for 7 p.m., Sept 17 at the Atlas Township Hall, 7386 S. Gale Road, to discuss adjusting the amount and possibly the method of collecting police funding for area law enforcement. The township established a contract with the Genesee County Sheriff’s Department about […]
Leon Sawyer, who lives on about an acre on Clarkston Road, had an unusual visitor May 29 “A turkey was pacing back and forth, trying to get through my fence,” Sawyer said. “I opened the gate for him and after he came in, I shut it. I got him some feed and I called to […]
The American Red Cross is hosting its first Clarkston Community Blood Drive, Thursday June 19, Friday, June 20, and Sunday, June 22. ‘The community has lots of smaller blood drives, through businesses and churches,? said organizer Christie Kojima. ‘We want to pull everyone together into one big blood drive ? it’s a way to build […]
With New Year’s Eve on a Friday this year, here are few things to keep in mind before you sip that first adult beverage. On any given weekend there are 10,000 drunk drivers on Oakland County roads, according to Oakland County Sheriff’s Det. Ken Alderman. In 2003, there were more than 440 alcohol related fatalities […]