City Council is looking into speed humps or bumps on Holcomb Road to slow traffic through town. “It’s essentially a residential neighborhood – it’s time we put the safety of residents at the forefront here,” said Council member Jason Kneisc, who lives on Holcomb Road. “RCOC (Road Commission for Oakland County) isn’t interested in our […]
BY PHIL CUSTODIO Clarkston News Editor Runners can help fill DRAW’s buckets with needed emergency supplies at the second annual Bucket Run, Sept. 7. DRAW, Disaster Relief At Work, named the 5K run/walk after the orange supply buckets their volunteers deliver to victims of natural disasters around the country. DRAW’s first race last year came […]
Nicole Breadon, 46, is running unopposed for the Democratic nomination for the 43rd District, Michigan House of Representatives. Breadon is a community organizer living in the Clarkston area from 1974-1990 and 2007-present, 27 years total. “I graduated from Clarkston High School in 1990 when Michigan was one of the top 10 states in the country […]
Lokesh Kumar of Lansing, 54, an automotive manufacturing business owner living 18 years in district, is running for the U.S. House of Representatives District 8 to protect our values, he said. “This race is about ordinary Americans taking a stand against career politicians who do nothing for us,” Kumar said. “People want a federal government […]
Two sitting state representative and two challengers are running for the Republican nomination for state senator, 12th District, a four-year term, in the Aug. 7 primary. Mike McCready of Bloomfield Township, 57, has lived in the greater Bloomfield area most of his life, serving as 40th District state representative, Bloomfield Hills City Commission member, and […]
Music Man Dave performs for the kids in Depot Park. Photo by Serena Stauffer Clarkston Cultural Arts and Clarkston Conservatory of Music’s Kindermusik are hosting Harmony in the Park in Depot Park. The free summer concert series features the Children’s Theatre of Michigan on Wednesday, Aug. 9; and The Candy Bandits on Wednesday, Aug. 23. […]
Two candidates hope to face off against incumbent Congressman Mike Bishop in November, but first, one must emerge with the Democratic nomination in the Aug. 7 primary. Elissa Slotkin of Holly, 42, is a former acting assistant secretary of defense who grew up in Oakland County and spent her early life on the family farm […]
Libertarian Jeff Pittel and Democrat Rosemary Bayer are running unopposed for their party nominations for District 12, Michigan Senate, in the Aug. 7 primary. Jeff Pittel of Bloomfield Hills, 54, is a product design engineer who has lived in the district for one year, 30 years in Oakland County. “I am running to provide voters […]
A motivational speaker on stress management illustrated a point by raising a large cup and asking: “How heavy is this glass of water?” The audience called out answers ranging from 1/2 to 5 pounds. The speaker replied, “I don’t really know the precise weight, but in this case it is not the weight that really […]
Jennifer (Clark) Stark, a longtime resident of Clarkston, died peacefully at home surrounded by her family on July 28, 2018 at the age of 74. She was born in Surrey, England on August 5, 1943 and immigrated to the United States in January, 1949, with parents John and Rosalie and siblings Peter, Patricia and Susan. […]