PUBLIC NOTICE City of the Village of Clarkston Artemus M Pappas Village Hall 375 Depot Rd. Clarkston, MI 48346 2019 BOARD OF REVIEW Tuesday March 05, 2019 at 6 pm is an Organizational Meeting Board of Review Monday March 11, 2019 1 to 4 & 6 to 9 pm Monday March 18, 2019 1 to […]
Clarkston Mayor Eric Haven describes improvement plans for Depot Park at a vision session, Feb. 21. Photo by Phil Custodio BY PHIL CUSTODIO Clarkston News Editor Hopes are high for the Depot Park fundraising project. “The buzz has been good. We’re optimistic about it,” said Eric Haven, Clarkston mayor and member of Friends of Depot […]
BY MATT MACKINDER Clarkston News Staff Writer After a delay due to snow, Clarskton Community Schools had its Student Count Day on Feb. 13. “We do not have official numbers yet, but our preliminary counts are consistent with what we saw in the fall,” said Superintendent Shawn Ryan. “Current head counts from fall 2018 to […]
Clarkston Historic District Commission approved expansion and renovation plans for the city hall and DPW building, Feb. 19, clearing the way for Planning Commission review. City Council voted, Jan. 14, to authorize building design services by Total Environmental Designs. The estimated $300,000 project would include a new double garage bay, bigger meeting room, new roof […]
BY MATT MACKINDER Clarkston News Staff Writer Derek Smith, director of the Independence Township Parks, Recreation and Seniors (ITPRS) Department, presented the department’s 2018 annual report at the Feb. 19 Township Board meeting. According to the report, special event attendance was 32,261; total number of park visitors in 2018, 61,318; and athletic field rental revenue […]
Ben Haas, CHS sophomore, goes over the details and intricacies of the Team RUSH robot during the 2019 Team RUSH Showcase on Feb. 22 at Clarkston High School. Photos by Matt Mackinder BY MATT MACKINDER Clarkston News Staff Writer Clarkston High School’s robotics team – Team RUSH – put on its 2019 showcase event on […]
BY MATT MACKINDER Clarkston News Staff Writer Julia Garcia visited Clarkston to bring a message of empowerment to boys and girls. The nationally-renowned speaker’s message, Feb. 21 at Clarkston Junior High School and Feb. 22 at Clarkston High School, was directed at students’ social, emotional and physical well-being, with a focus on “human behaviors online […]
The Road Commission for Oakland County’s 2019 resurfacing work will include 4.5 miles of Andersonville Road from Farley to Davisburg. The nearly $25 million preservation overlay, or simple resurfacing, program includes more than 90 miles of roads. The preservation overlay projects typically involve minimal milling of the road surface, grinding off two inches of bad […]
It’s long been said that once you find a job you love, you’ll never work a day in your life. The plan is to make this a reality at the Clarkston News. Last week was my first full week at the paper as the new schools and township reporter, and I anticipate jumping right in […]
BY MATT MACKINDER Clarkston News Staff Writer The phrase “no such thing as a free lunch” doesn’t apply to North Sashabaw Elementary School, at least during Souper Sundays. Starting this past January, North Sashabaw second grade teacher Kristi Heilig began the Souper Sundays initiative where local families are offered a free soup meal and a […]