John Cesarz was a great husband, father, grandfather, veteran, and friend according to all who knew him. Independence Township Senior Adult Activity Center hosted a Memorial Service at the Carriage House on Feb. 7 to honor Cesarz, a long-time employee of 17 years providing bus transportation for seniors. The memorial featured a lunch buffet, followed […]
Councilwoman Peg Roth broke a tie vote, approving a bring-your-own-booze art studio on Main Street. “The activity is a lot of fun,” said Roth, who has been to similar establishments in other areas. Leanna Haun, proprietor of the proposed Picasso’s Grapevine, agreed. ‘I just want to reassure everyone here that this is my livelihood, this […]
Local officials and McLaren executives say they will continue fighting to build a hospital in Independence Township despite legal setbacks and a Michigan State University study finding no lack of hospitals in southeast Michigan. The proposed $303 million hospital would be built on eight acres of land next to the McLaren Health Care Village campus […]
Concerned citizen Cory Johnston has received flack from City Manager Carol Eberhardt over what she say is continual, unfounded criticism. Emails have been sent back and forth between Eberhardt, Johnston, and other council members over what Eberhardt calls negativity that is no good for the city. Johnston said he is just pointing out troubles he […]
Several business owners spoke up to say downtown Clarkston has no parking problem and issuing tickets is the wrong message to send to visitors. Councilwoman Peg Roth, who is on a newly formed Streets, Sidewalks and Parking Committee, said the committee should have had a chance to address the issue and make suggestions before parking […]
“Sometimes the truth hurts.” That’s what longtime Oakland County Executive L. Brooks Patterson said about remarks he made about Detroit in an article published in The New Yorker last week. Patterson, a resident of Independence Township, responded to an interview request from The Clarkston News for his thoughts over the article “Drop dead, Detroit.” Written […]
Citing aging infrastructure and increased costs from Detroit Water and Sewage Department, Independence Township hiked sewer rates by 17 percent. Fees had to be raised to pay for increasing sewage treatment costs, said Independence Township Supervisor Pat Kittle. “If the township were to keep subsidizing sewer costs, the reserve fund would be drained and would […]
Before joining The Clarkston News, I had a job in which I had to work in the city of Detroit. I worked in many neighborhoods near Six Mile and the Southfield Freeway. To be honest, I was terrified. The job was checking for gas leaks for DTE/Michcon which entailed parking on the end of a […]
The days of unfettered parking on city lots are in the past. Drivers violating city parking rules will be ticketed. Clarkston City Council voted, Jan. 13, to have part-time Department of Public Works (DPW) employee Ralph Daigle issue parking tickets. Fines are $10 for parking violations. Parking in handicap will cost drivers $150 and parking […]
A entrepreneur’s idea for a bring-your-own-booze art studio in downtown Clarkston was denied by Clarkston City Council, Jan. 13, but proprietor Leanna Haun said she isn’t giving up. Haun wants to open Picasso’s Grapevine, a studio that would allow patrons to bring in beer and wine. The studio would provide art instruction and supplies–the alcohol […]