With $7.3 million invested so far, Magneti Marelli makes Independence Township a player in the global automotive manufacturing industry. “It’s a great facility and meets the needs of Independence Township,” said Independence Township Treasurer Paul Brown. “This is exactly the type of resident we were looking for.” Magneti Marelli celebrated its first year in Independence […]
As Independence Township’s biggest manufacturer, Magneti Marelli looks to benefit from voters’ approval of Proposal 1 last August. The proposal eliminates the state use tax on businesses’ out-of-state purchases. The tax will be replaced with sales tax revenue. Stephane Vedie, Magneti Marelli Holding USA president and CEO, said the new law will be a consideration […]
For Dave and Chelsea Mengyan of Independence Township, their wedding was an opportunity to help a friend. “We’re both around 40 years old. We have everything we need,” Dave said. “Gifts are to help a couple start their life together. We don’t need anything. So we thought, let’s get everybody together and do something positive […]
October already. This year went fast. Today pretty much starts the holiday season slide to New Year’s. Oakland County Sportsmen’s Club should be bringing back their Terror of Townsend Forest soon. I’m looking forward to that. Maybe I’ll try to get more behind-the-scenes views especially of their more elaborate setups. Then, comes Halloween itself, with […]
Clarkston School Board’s evaluations of the superintendent and itself are set for the end of the year, after the election in November. “It’s been a year (since the last superintendent evaluation),” said board Vice President Susan Boatman at Monday’s meeting. “A year is long enough to give some feedback.” The board invited school attorney George […]
After two weeks without a contract, teachers and administrators reached a tentative agreement. The proposed contract provides a half-step pay increase for teachers on steps 1-15, excluding this year’s hires; $200 off-scale, one-time payment to teachers on steps 1-15 except new hires; and a one percent on-scale payment to teachers at step 16. “I think […]
James and Joy Powers of Independence Township got together during World War II and have been a couple ever since. ‘I was in the service and a buddy from Detroit knew my wife through an aunt ? they worked together,? James said. ‘I asked if maybe she could write to me. She wrote, and I […]
First Congregational Church is hosting a prayer vigil 7 p.m., Sept. 26, for Pastor Saeed Abedini, who is serving an eight-year prison term in Iran because of his Christian faith. A church member saw the announcement of the worldwide vigil and suggested the Independence Township church take part. “It makes sense for us to do […]
It’s Tigers’ season, but several teachers were wearing orange this past week for another reason ? to send a message regarding ongoing contract negotiations. ‘The message is we’re feeling a little disrespected,” said Brooke Davis, Clarkston High School teacher and president of the Clarkston Education Association (CEA). “We think we should have had a fair […]
My Crim run went well. My goal was to finish the 10-mile race, Aug. 23 up in Flint, within 1.30:00. I crossed the finish with a time of 1:27:01, an 8.42 minute/mile pace. My previous best was 2:02:09, in 2000. The race is completely different at those paces. It’s much more crowded, keeping up with […]