Brandon Twp.- As the snow melts and spring approaches, green will soon sprout from the earth and the trees. Some local residents are also hoping to see green in jars in the community. For the third year in a row, an anonymous donor has challenged the community to participate in ‘Sharin? o? the green,? offering […]
Brandon Twp.- A preliminary review of the school district’s financial standing shows that the $606,543 projected deficit for the 2010-2011 budget (to be made up from the fund balance) has increased to a total deficit of $1,501,706. The number, if proven accurate, would require more money to be drawn from the fund balance, decreasing it […]
The trial of two Brandon Township teens accused of sexually abusing younger boys is set to begin at 8:30 a.m., March 8, in front of Sixth Judicial Circuit Court Judge Mary Ellen Brennan. The suspects, ages 13 and 14 at the time of the alleged crimes, are each charged with four counts of criminal sexual […]
Brandon Twp.- Deputies responded to 5,750 calls for service in the township in 2010, more than 250 calls than the year before, and they did it with a roughly 20 percent reduction in staff. ‘Just like in every other sector? private, public and government? we are doing more with less,? said Oakland County Sheriff’s Office […]
Brandon Twp.- Fans of musicals will soon have an opportunity to see one of the most famous, beloved productions in recent memory. ‘The Phantom of the Opera? will come to the local stage at 5 p.m., Feb. 24, and 7 p.m. Feb. 25 and 26 at the Brandon High School Performing Arts Center, 1025 S. […]
Brandon Twp.- Residents of Legault Boulevard submitted a petition to the township last year requesting the street be designated a special assessment district. They will have to wait awhile longer to see if the township approves such a move, which would ultimately mean all Legault property owners would have equal responsibility in paying for maintenance […]
Brandon Twp.- The school district here is in the same boat as districts everywhere in Michigan right now’waiting to hear what the funding will be from the state this year. Steve Lenar, the new acting executive director of fiscal affairs for the Brandon Schools, will deal with pressing financial issues both here and in the […]
Jan Pasteiner kneels down next to a black tarp covered structure about six feet long and three feet high under a towering pine tree in Flint on a recent Friday morning. What the tarp covers is impossible to tell to a casual observer, but the Ortonville resident knows. ‘Alan? This is Jan. Are you in […]
Brandon Twp.- Kevin Loughlin is a fan of Pop-Tarts. He now has approximately 1,000 of them in boxes in his basement to prove it. The breakfast pastries were delivered Jan. 28 to Loughlin’s doorstep in the township after he entered a contest on Facebook to win them in November. ‘I was bored one day, probably […]
Ortonville- Snow covered the roads this week as a massive storm slammed much of the country, but the village found a clear path to Main Street. Following a year-end evaluation Jan. 18, the village was reaccredited as a Main Street community. The evaluation measures the village’s progress in the economic development and historic preservation program. […]