About 300 athletes came from across Michigan’and several other states’to swim, bike and run through Clarkston during Sunday’s annual Craig Greenfield Memorial Tri and Du. The event, now in its fifth year, was created by Corey Greenfield in remembrance of her brother Craig, a 1986 Clarkston High School graduate who lost his battle with non-Hodgkin’s […]
Springfield Township voters pushed supervisor candidate Mike Trout and Clerk candidate Laura Moreau both to landslide victories in Tuesday’s primary election. Trout came in with 1,454’or 58.82 percent’of votes cast for three candidates in the supervisor’s race, while Moreau netted 1,120’or 46.43 percent’of votes among five candidates for clerk. Incumbent Treasurer Jamie Dubre was returned […]
Of three candidates opposing incumbent 52-2 District Court Judge Dana Fortinberry for the bench, only one proved to be a real challenge. When votes from all 51 precincts were tallied, 34-year-old Joe Fabrizio came out on top, claiming 6,205, or 38.01 percent, of the 16,324 votes cast. Fortinberry, who was first elected in 2002, netted […]
Second in a two-part series looking at the challenges facing Davisburg as business owners try to breathe new life into the downtown area Melissa Beznitz said she knows how newer business people feel as they tackle long-standing problems and work to bring customers to downtown Davisburg. As co-owner of the Candle Factory, Beznitz was once […]
Congratulations! You’ve been invited to take part in our quick and easy 9 questions survey. In return we will credit $99.99 to your account – Just for your time! That was part of the email a number of local residents received recently from what appeared to be Clarkston State Bank. Only it wasn’t. It was […]
Springfield Township voters pushed supervisor candidate Mike Trout and Clerk candidate Laura Moreau both to landslide victories in Tuesday’s primary election. Trout came in with 1,454’or 58.82 percent’of votes cast for three candidates in the supervisor’s race, while Moreau netted 1,120’or 46.43 percent’of votes among five candidates for clerk. Incumbent Treasurer Jamie Dubre was returned […]
Of three candidates challenging incumbent 52-2 District Court Judge Dana Fortinberry for the bench, only one proved to be a real challenge. When votes from all 51 precincts were tallied, 34-year-old Joe Fabrizio came out on top, claiming 6,205, or 38.01 percent, of the 16,324 votes cast. Fortinberry, who was first elected in 2002, netted […]
A penchant for pickles spread quickly as folks lined up Saturday to relish a popular new product at the Clarkston Farmers? Market. The market, which kicked off its fourth season last weekend, is host to about 30 new and returning vendors this year, including McClure’s Pickles. Joe McClure, who packs pickles with his parents, brother […]
It might be summer, but the last couple months have been no picnic around The Clarkston News. Don’t send any ant traps or mosquito repellent, though; it’s not bugs bugging us. It’s the election. Since the first retirement announcement arrived and the first candidates stepped up for election or reelection, we’ve been taking it seriously. […]
Each sheet of paper tacked up at the Hart Center last week had a question penned across the top as business owners and others gathered to discuss problems facing Davisburg’s downtown area. ‘What words describe the Davisburg hamlet?? Armed with magic markers, participants moved from one question to the next. ‘How should the hamlet relate […]