Starting this spring, the city of Clarkston will be participating in Oakland County’s No-Haz recycling program, which allows residents to inexpensively dispose of a number of different hazardous waste products at four annual clean-up days, all Saturdays, all 8 a.m.-2 p.m. The dates and locations for 2023: April 29, Pine Knob Music Theatre, 33 Bob […]
By Matt Mackinder Clarkston News Editor There is an open seat on the Clarkston Community Schools Board of Education. Last week, Board President Kelli Horst announced the resignation of Board Trustee Andrea Catalina (pictured), effective immediately. Catalina cited additional responsibilities related to her teaching position that have been added in recent years as the primary […]
A proposal to implement a rental inspection ordinance in the Clarkston was presented at the Feb. 27 council meeting. If ultimately approved, this ordinance would require inspections of all rental units – both apartments and homes – in the city every two years with a goal of ensuring the health, safety and welfare of residents. […]
Effective March 13, Clarkston City Council meetings are upgrading to Microsoft Teams for those that cannot attend meetings in person. Meetings in Teams include audio and video. To join a Teams meeting, just look for instructions and code before each council meeting on the city council page on villageofclarkston.org.
By Matt Mackinder Clarkston News Editor Upgrades and improvements will soon be coming to the Independence Township Senior Community Center and Brady Lodge, thanks to the township applying for and being approved for grant money from the American Rescue Plan Act. Local county leaders joined Oakland County Executive Dave Coulter March 2 in Madison Heights […]
On March 2 at 3:44 a.m., deputies were dispatched to 7650 Ortonville Road (Sunoco gas station) for an alarm. Upon their arrival, several Breeze vapes and miniature shot bottles of alcohol were observed laying on the ground outside the front entrance door. The deputies went inside but found nobody inside the gas station. The front […]
The Independence Women Networking Group celebrates its second anniversary on March 1 with a meeting at Main Street MI, located at 21 North Main Street in Clarkston. The group started on Zoom in March 2021. Photo: Clarkston Area Chamber of Commerce Facebook
Second grader Claire Demorest performs to “Dance Like Nobody’s Watching” at Bailey Lake Elementary’s Talent Show, Feb. 24. See more photos inside this week’s paper on page 7. Photo: Wendi Reardon Price
The DTE tree trimming contractor purposely left behind the larger logs in case residents might want them for firewood. While some of the logs have already been picked up, Clarkston residents and non-residents are free to pick up the remaining logs along Clarkston Road and White Lake Road. If you need more, please call the […]
By Joette Kunse Special to the Clarkston News The Sashabaw Plains Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution recognized on Jan. 29 the annual school winners of the Good Citizen Award for Clarkston High School and Our Lady of the Lakes High School. Aidan Rosser was the Clarkston High School honoree, and Alison Anthony […]