Finding the way to Carnegie Hall

Finding the way to Carnegie Hall

By Matt Mackinder Clarkston News Editor There’s an age-old question that asks, “How do you get to Carnegie Hall?” The answer? “Practice.” Clarkston High School senior Jorja Fuller found all that to be true earlier this month when the talented trombone player was accepted to play in the New York City venue’s Honors Performance Series […]

Public Notice: Public hearing, Independence Township Planning Commission, March 9, 2023, Mobil gas station planned rezoning overlay

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING March 9, 2023 INDEPENDENCE TOWNSHIP PLANNING COMMISSION Please take notice that the Independence Township Planning Commission, Oakland County, Michigan, will hold a Public Hearing on Thursday, March 9, 2023 at 6:00 p.m. for the purpose of considering a rezoning. The meeting will be via Microsoft Teams online and at Independence Township […]

Public Notice: Public hearing, Independence Township Planning Commission, March 9, 2023, zoning ordinance amendment: Planning Commission extensions

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING March 9, 2023 INDEPENDENCE TOWNSHIP PLANNING COMMISSION Please take notice that the Independence Township Planning Commission, Oakland County, Michigan, will hold a Public Hearing on Thursday, March 9, 2023 at 6:00 p.m. for the purpose of considering an amendment to the Zoning Ordinance. The meeting will be via Microsoft Teams online […]

Public Notice: Public hearing, Independence Township Planning Commission, March 9, 2023, zoning ordinance amendment, dual ordering stations

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING March 9, 2023 INDEPENDENCE TOWNSHIP PLANNING COMMISSION Please take notice that the Independence Township Planning Commission, Oakland County, Michigan, will hold a Public Hearing on Thursday, March 9, 2023 at 6:00 p.m. for the purpose of considering an amendment to the Zoning Ordinance. The meeting will be via Microsoft Teams online […]

Public Notice: Second reading of Eagle Ridge at Morgan lake PRD amendment, site plan approval

Public Notice: Second reading of Eagle Ridge at Morgan lake PRD amendment, site plan approval

CHARTER TOWNSHIP OF INDEPENDENCE NOTICE OF SECOND READING OF EAGLE RIDGE AT MORGAN LAKE PLANNED RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT AMENDMENT AND SITE PLAN APPROVAL PLEASE TAKE NOTICE, that at a regular meeting of the Charter Township of Independence Board of Trustees held on November 15, 2022, the Township Board approved a Second Reading of the Amendment to […]

Richard Shattuck, 79

Richard (Dick) Gerald Shattuck, born in Detroit, resident of Clarkston for over 40 years, passed away on February 4, 2023 at the age of 79. Richard was married to Sharon (Kaminski) for 53 years and was father to Shawna (Anthony) Jasso and Shelly (Michael) Cox. Grandfather to Anthony Jr., Mason, and Hayden Jasso. Richard was […]

Local family in need

Local family in need

A Clarkston family is hoping to get back on its feet with the help of the local community. Glen and Heather Kendrick and their six sons recent became homeless when their landlord sold the home they were renting. Jim Jacques, a Clarkston resident, has started a GoFundMe campaign to assist with living expenses for the […]

Letter to the Editor: Government priorities

One cannot say Democrats are not organized. A letter run on these pages two weeks ago mimicked Biden’s State of the Union presentation so well; you could suppose the letter writer had been provided an advance copy! Her remarks were filled with the same mischaracterizations as his speech. Government, particularly the federal government, has gone […]

Letter to the Editor: EV defects?

Last November, Clarkston City Council approved contracts for electric vehicle charging stations in city parking lots. Before the meeting, I sent a detailed email to council members noting several defects in the contracts. The city attorney assured the council he took care of those problems. He didn’t. Here are the persisting defects in those contracts: […]