A Patriot Day ceremony begins at 7:30 p.m. Sept. 11 at Friendship Park on the corner of Clarkston and Baldwin roads. Patriot Day is held in memory of those who died during Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks in New York, Washington DC and Shanksville, Pennsylvania, and to honor the first responders who risked, and gave, […]
The application period to sign up to receive an absentee ballot for the Nov. 3 general election is now open. Applications can be filled out online at Michigan.gov/vote or mailed into the Orion Twp. Clerk’s Office (2525 Joslyn Rd. for Orion residents). “With a record-breaking number of absentee ballots cast in our August primary, Michigan […]
By Megan Kelley Review Writer The Lake Orion Community School’s Board of Education meeting on Aug. 12 had a clear shift in energy from the beginning when it was revealed that the board had received 16 public participation emails, far more than the district traditionally receives. Each email centered around the same thing: the return […]
By Jim Newell Review Editor The Orion Township Board of Trustees voted 6-1 during its meeting on Monday to move forward with the proposed Orion Township Municipal Complex and hire Cunningham-Limp as the project manager. Trustee John Steimel, who is not seeking re-election in November, cast the lone nay vote. And while Steimel was the […]
By Jim Newell Review Editor To dispense or not to dispense: that is the question. At least for Lake Orion voters, who will get to decide on whether or not to adopt a village ordinance governing medical and recreational marijuana facilities in the village after a group submitted enough petition signatures to put the issue […]
According to Oakland County government, there have been 60 new cases (up 16 overall from last week) of COVID-19 in the Orion area in the past 30 days, as of Monday afternoon. There were seven new cases (up two from last week) in the 48359 ZIP code, three new cases (up three from last week) […]
Meek’s Park received an upgrade on Tuesday with the installation of a new bridge at the park entrance located on Washington St. that was delivered by Dan’s Excavating in pieces throughout the day. The bridge was purchased from Independence Township for the price of $20,000, which includes the delivery and spare railings, Village Manager Joe […]
Lake Orion’s Downtown Development Authority met remotely on Aug. 11 for their regularly scheduled meeting. During the meeting, DDA Executive Director Molly LaLone announced that six downtown businesses would each be receiving $2,500 in grant money from the Match on Main program. The application was made by Molly LaLone on behalf of the DDA to […]
Lake Orion Community Schools Board of Education changed its mind on Wednesday, switching from a mixed back-to-school plan that would incorporate both in-person and virtual education for students, to a 100 percent remote education plan. The reaction from parents was instantaneous and largely furious, with people lambasting the district’s decision in social media chat rooms. […]
Cost increases to more than $18 million By Jim Newell Review Editor After putting the development of a new Orion Township Hall and police station on hold this spring, the township is now moving forward with plans to build a new facility on township owned land. And the development has been rebranded as the Orion […]