A manager of the Bellacino’s Restaurant on Lapeer Road spent last Friday night in jail but will not face felonious assault charges after an incident in the restaurant’s parking lot on Friday afternoon. According to an Oakland County Sheriff’s Department report, two individuals went to the restaurant to return a pizza delivery bag and asked […]
The Independence Township voters decided it was time for change and elected Dave Wagner as their next township supervisor in the primary election Tuesday, Aug. 3. Wagner defeated incumbent Dale Stuart by a 2,458 to 1,703 margin. Stuart was seeking his fourth term as supervisor In the clerk race, Shelagh VanderVeen received 1,949 votes to […]
The beach at Independence Oaks County Park’s Crooked Lake Beach was closed for one day last week after levels of the E coli bacterium were found to be above the allowed level. Tuesday, July 27, the measurement was at 549 colonies per 100 milliliters of water. The allowable limit is 300. The beach reopened Wednesday, […]
Deputy Reports Monday, March 3, retail fraud reported at Radio Shack on Lapeer Road. An unknown subject took power cords from a DVD player and left the store. Trailer reported stolen from ELS Construction on Englewood. *** Tuesday, March 4, window broken and clothes reported stolen from a vehicle on Middlebury Drive. Purses and radar […]
Paul Zelenak has, in fact, signed on to become the next village manager of Lake Orion, and said his first day on the job will be on or around April 9. The village council approved a contract agreement with Zelenak during their meeting on Monday night. The Springfield Township resident, and current director of community […]
Members of the Oakland Township Historical Society will raise on Aug. 21 the timber frame of a 1870s barn they carefully dismantled in March. Rain date is Aug. 22. Barnwright Steve Stier directed the dismantling and will direct the Society Barn Crew of volunteers in the manual reconstruction. Volunteers will use the same methods to […]
Ten Years Ago Aug. 3, 1994 ~~~Bob Gustafson of Orion is showing off his 1964 Jaguar during Meadow Brook Halls Concours d’Elegance event. ~~~Some people are unhappy that Kathleen Frantz was appointed to Orion Township’s Planning Commission because she is a real estate agent. ~~~Matthew Rustowicz, Jennifer Stire and Mark Burrell of Deborah’s Stage Door […]
Almost everyone’s heard of the Detroit Breast Cancer 3-Day Walk that takes place every October, but what about a bicycle tour? The Hershey’s Tour de Pink, like the walk, helps raise funds for breast cancer research. Only 150 women will sit atop bicycles and ride from Hershey, PA to New York City, NY over a […]
You can create your very own TV programs at Orion Neighborhood Television. ONTV has scheduled a FREE Orientation Session to be held at the ONTV studio on Wednesday, March 26 from 7 ? 9 p.m. All Orion residents are welcome! Please call (248) 693 – 3377 to reserve a seat.
Cable television offers a uniquely local programming option, commonly called ‘public access.? While all subscribers have a portion of their fee allocated for that purpose, the use of that option in the Clarkston area varies with the local unit of government. In Independence Township, Comcast subscribers (including those in the city of Clarkston) have three […]