I think, now, even those who stand faithfully on one side of the fence or the other for school district issues, the administration’s performance, the board of education’s leadership and even The Lake Orion Review’s reporting, can agree on one thing: we’re all watching the school district to see what will happen next. With that […]
Risky business A Lake Orion man called police to report he was harassed and intimidated by a local business owner and village resident when the pair ran into each other at a Flint Street business. The incident occurred around 8:50 a.m., April 26. Pooch loose A man on Central was cited for allowing his dog […]
Monday, May 3, station #1 responded to a personal injury accident on M-24 near Clarkston Road around 3 p.m. Tuesday, May 4, station #1 responded to a burn violation on Sherry Drive around 1:50 p.m. The fire was extinguished by 2:05 p.m. Station #2 responded to a personal injury accident at M-24 and Greenshield around […]
Six school boardmembers will be left after Bill Walters, board president, retires in June. To fill that spot, the board is accepting nominations until May 19. Want to throw in your hat? To be considered for the position, a resident must be a ‘qualified and registered elector of the school district,? according to the district’s […]
Compared to the school board’s glowing evaluation a year ago, Superintendent Ken Gutman’s performance has declined in the board’s estimation. But not by much. Gutman’s second evaluation of the current school year ‘meets expectations? in all seven areas examined. Areas include district areas of focus; business and finance; relationship with the board; community relations; superintendent-staff […]
Is School Boardmember Tiffany Weber-Phillips eligible to serve on the board? Each side of the coin shows two very opposing answers to the question. On one side, she and husband Matt Phillips call their house on Park Island their ‘homestead,? making Weber-Phillips a Lake Orion School District resident, and eligible to serve on the board. […]
Your local source for print news has gone digital. The Lake Orion Review and Orion Neighborhood Television (ONTV) renewed an old partnership to get Lake Orion news to the public, not just in ink, but on TV. ‘We’re visualizing the concept of our local paper,? said ONTV’s Ian Locke, who is spearheading the production. ‘We’re […]
At 7 p.m., the board room in Lake Orion Community School’s administration building was packed with presenters, parents, teachers and an occasional student, April 28. But four and a half hours later, a meager audience of five was left to hear the board’s human resources committee propose a 10 percent cut and a new three-year […]
There’s a new man in town, and he brought some money, some cooking experience and an idea for a new restaurant with him. Ferdinand Deda, a Troy resident and owner of 453 S. Broadway ? the empty building between McDonald’s and TCF Bank ? says he envisions a family-style restaurant, serving up Italian, Greek and […]
Together, we can ‘stamp out hunger.? That’s what letter carriers all over the country are telling their customers about their food drive campaign this Saturday, May 8. It’s the biggest one-day drive in the nation, and to help out, residents simply need to leave nonperishable, unexpired canned and boxed food items in their mailboxes for […]