By Jim Newell Review Editor Lake Orion administrators and school board members have known for some time that closing Pine Tree Elementary was the “pivot point” of the facilities restructuring in the district. Now, district officials are turning their sights on the Community Resource Educational Center (CERC) to see how it fits into the long-term […]
By Jim Newell Review Editor Orion Township will contract with a professional outside agency to help search for the next Orion Township Fire Department fire chief, after the board of trustees voted unanimously on Monday to advertise for a permanent replacement. Former Fire Chief Bob Smith retired from the position on Aug. 2. Since that […]
By Susan Carroll Review Writer Nicole Baker was a junior at Lake Orion High School last spring when she received an assignment in her American History class relating to lobbying. “We were supposed to persuade the government or get the government to do something. We could do this by writing to them on the national, […]
Buckle up, stay alert, slow down The Oakland County Sheriff’s Office wants to remind citizens to be careful when driving this fall, and remember “Don’t Veer for Deer!” Oakland County was once again ranked number one in the state of Michigan for vehicle crashes involving deer. As the deer population becomes more active this fall, […]
Last Thursday evening, over 250 women took to the downtown streets of Lake Orion for the annual Babes On Broadway event. Adorned with pink bags to hold their treasures, the ladies had an exciting evening visiting the 27 local businesses participating in the event. Fifteen ‘Broadway Gents’ worked the check-in tables, opened doors and escorted […]
By Susan Carroll Review Writer The Lake Orion Village Council rejected an offer from the Michigan Department of Transportation on its share of the Paint Creek Dam emergency repairs during the council meeting on Monday. The council also discussed the water asset management plan and got an update on its SAW Grant for the sanitary […]
By Jim Newell Review Editor For Justin Jackson, a senior at Lake Orion High School, seeing what the professional welders at MPD Welding, Inc. do could be a glimpse into his future. Jackson and 12 of his classmates toured MPD Welding in Orion Township as part of Oakland County’s third annual Manufacturing Day on Oct. […]
By Jim Newell Review Editor It was a day of firsts Saturday as the inaugural Orion Township Fire Department Run with Fire 5K race/walk was the first event to traverse the new Paint Creek Trail extension in the Village of Lake Orion. The fire department hosted the run and free kids run to promote Fire […]
The Orion Historical Society is offering a free t-shirt for new and renewed memberships in the society until the end of the year. The membership will last through Dec. 31, 2018. An individual membership costs $25. A family membership runs $35 and includes two t-shirts. A student wishing to join is charged $15. Additional shirts […]
By C.J. Carnacchio Leader Editor It appears Sylvia Marie Majewska will spend up to 25 years in prison for killing her son and granddaughter nearly three years ago. On Oct. 4, the 68-year-old Addison Township resident pleaded no contest to two counts of second-degree murder in Oakland County Circuit Court before Judge Denise Langford Morris. […]