In the next couple of weeks, Clarkston DPW staff will be trimming trees in the city easements to remove dead, low hanging or driver view-obscuring branches. This fall, the city is also planning on grinding down the stumps of previously removed trees. This will include regrinding old stumps that were ground down, but not low enough. […]
When a portion of the Depot Park rain garden was removed to accommodate the new City Hall driveway, city officials made a promise they would completely offset the lost plants – and even add to it – in an adjacent area. The time has come to make good on the promise, including the purchase of […]
U.S. News & World Report, in collaboration with the Aetna Foundation, an independent, charitable and philanthropic affiliate of CVS Health, has ranked Oakland County No. 207 in its third annual Healthiest Communities rankings released this week. This year, the rankings are accompanied by new tools tracking COVID-19 data, as well as in-depth editorial analysis on […]
BY MATT MACKINDER Clarkston News Editor Just one week into Clarkston Community Schools starting the 2020-21 school year online due to COVID-19 precautions, concerned parents came together on Monday to stage a peaceful rally on Clarkston Road to prod the Clarkston Board of Education to consider opening the doors to district buildings. The demonstration began […]
In a letter dated September 11, 2020, and distributed September 14, Lil’ Peoples’ Place announced that a child in its facility in the Infant #2 room had tested positive for COVID-19. “This child has siblings in Preschool #2 and Kindergarten who have displayed symptoms but have not tested positive,” the letter reads. “While we are […]
As of September 16, 2020, here are the reported number of COVID-19 cases, deaths and new cases in the past 30 days for the following ZIP codes: 48346: 201 cases (35 new), 10 deaths 48348: 232 cases (58 new), 4 deaths 48350: 52 cases (15 new), 2 deaths Source: oakgov.com/covid
Back on July 23, the Oakland County Board of Commissioners adopted a resolution sponsored by Commissioner Thomas F. Middleton securing $3,222 for the City of the Village of Clarkston through the county’s Local Road Improvement Program (LRIP) to help with the repaving of North Holcomb Road. “It is great to have the opportunity to collaborate with […]
BY MATT MACKINDER Clarkston News Editor One person is dead, and the alleged killer has been taken into custody and subsequently arraigned after a late-afternoon shooting in Springfield Township on September 3. Vincent Scott Merrill, 50, called 911 at 5:52 p.m., saying, “I just killed my girlfriend,” before hanging up. Officers and the Springfield Township […]
As of September 9, 2020, here are the reported number of COVID-19 cases, deaths and new cases in the past 30 days for the following area ZIP codes: 48346: 193 cases (42 new), 10 deaths 48348: 217 cases (59 new), 4 deaths 48350: 45 cases (16 new), 2 deaths Source: oakgov.com/covid
BY JOETTE KUNSE Special to the Clarkston News The sign debate continues. At the Independence Township Board of Trustees meeting, August 25, board members voted 5-2 to send the revised sign ordinance with new language for electronic messaging signs (EMS) back to the Independence Township Planning Commission to consider background color and code enforcement. Independence […]