Options are limited for Maple Drive residents suffering from water contaminated by gasoline, officials say. Christine Robinson’s family has dealt with the issue for over a year. They cannot drink water from the tap, give it to their pets, cook with it, nor use it for showers. Every 20 days, the Michigan Department of Environmental […]
Santa and Cupid the reindeer made an early visit to Clarkston to help raise money to build a home for a family in need. John Williamson, owner of Great Lakes Ace Hardware on Sashabaw Road, hosted the fund raiser last Friday for My Habitat Clarkston. “Habitat is such a great organization and it does such […]
Clarkston Community School’s Superintendent Dr. Rod Rock has several goals this school year, and administrators like K-5 Literacy Director Phyllis Ness are working on curriculum and tools to accomplish those goals. One of Rock’s goals is to have 75 percent of third graders able to read high frequency words. Ness explained one method to teach […]
With the end of the year comes open enrollment season for health insurance. Five years since Obamacare was created, insurance websites created by state and federal governments are getting easier to navigate and consumers are becoming more informed about choices, said Dave Smith, State Farm insurance agent in Clarkston. But the process is still complicated. […]
Independence Township’s 2016 budget faces a $678,000 deficit, but is in good shape, Budget Analyst Rick Yaeger told the Township Board at its Nov. 24 meeting. “We have maintained integrity of local government, the highest service levels possible, community culture, security while looking for the best prices to maintain a balanced budget,? Yaeger said. Fire, […]
The holiday season is a time to be merry, but also calls for caution, warns Oakland County Sheriff’s Sergeant Chris Miller. This is the time for many “crimes of opportunity,” which means thieves are looking for easy targets or things to steal, Miller said. “People need to be especially cautious right now,” he said. “Keep […]
Superintendent Dr. Rod Rock’s goals for the 2015-16 goals include increasing students? scores in reading and math. Rock included the two goals for consideration by the Clarkston School Board in the boards agenda packet for the board to review. The first goal is for running records, to encourage readers to grow in their ability to […]
The auditing firm Hungerford Nichols issued a positive financial audit report to Clarkston Board of Education, Nov. 23. ‘For the past several years, the Clarkston Community Schools has maintained a balanced budget and not operated at a deficit,? said Deputy Superintendent Shawn Ryan. ‘In fact, the current audit had a surplus of $759,779. We are […]
When Brett Gazetti, an employee at Fast Eddies Car Wash and Oil Change in Holly, found a large deposit dropped by an employee of a large retail store, he knew what to do. “I saw the deposit and I quickly made sure it was deposited correctly,” said Gazetti, who informed the manager of the incident. […]
Oakland County Chapter of Sons of the American Legion representatives stopped by the Clarkston School Board meeting, Nov. 23, with several American flags. “We want to put American flags back in every classroom,” said Sons of the American Legion representative Randy Jackson. Jackson, along with Carvin Chapman and David Mennel, attended the meeting to present […]