The Clarkston High School Class of 1969 celebrated their 50th Reunion beginning on Oct. 3 with a gathering at the Woodshop. The actual reunion was on Oct. 4 at the Fountains, which was attended by 107 alumni. “We were shocked and pleasantly surprised by how Clarkston had grown, which led us to agree to buy […]
Bailey Lake Elementary Principal Glenn Gualtieri recently traveled to Washington, D.C. to represent Clarkston Community Schools and the state of Michigan at the National Association of Elementary School Principals National Distinguished Principals (NDP) program. Gualtieri, who was named Michigan Elementary and Middle School Principals Association (MEMSPA) 2018 Outstanding Practicing Principal, is being recognized for his […]
BY MATT MACKINDER Clarkston News Staff Writer Need to dispose of old electronics? A recycling event is coming to Sashabaw Middle School next month. From 9 a.m. to noon on Saturday, Nov. 2, the event will run in the front parking lot. Donations will benefit Academic Service Learning projects at SMS. “This project was started […]
Clarkston High School seniors Kaya Chamberlain and Ethan Wise smile as cameras capture this year’s Homecoming Queen and King. Photo by Wendi Reardon Price
BY MATT MACKINDER Clarkston News Staff Writer Independence Township applied for almost $5 million in state grants this year, but with strings attached. In order to improve its chances of approval, the township purchased 2.07 acres on Parview Drive for $110,000. The property, which will be used as a pedestrian entrance to the Bay Court […]
BY PHIL CUSTODIO Clarkston News Editor Two Pontiac teenagers confessed to thefts from vehicles in Independence and Waterford township after their arrest Sunday morning. A resident in the 5000 block of Kingfisher Lane in Independence Township called the Oakland County Sheriff’s Office to report several of his neighbors’ car alarms being set-off, 4:49 a.m., Oct. […]
Maintenance work this week on the I-75 entrances and exits at Dixie Highway will include ramp closures. The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) is working on the northbound Dixie Highway entrance to northbound I-75 from 6 a.m.-3 p.m. on Oct. 9; and the southbound Dixie Highway exit to southbound I-75 from 9 a.m.-7 p.m. on […]
BY MATT MACKINDER Clarkston News Staff Writer When Jason Aldean took the DTE Energy Music Theatre stage on Sept. 28 – not that he needed more cheers from the raucous fans – he did so in a Bob Seger T-shirt. And for an hour and a half, the country music superstar kept all his fans […]
Oakland County Sheriff’s deputies and Independence Township firefighters closed Main Street in Clarkston for several hours after a car smashed through a utility pole, the morning of Oct. 4. The vehicle ran over a sign and hit the pole on the east side M-15 at Robertson Court, and ended up on the west side of […]
The Clarkston High School’s Cyber Starters Club hosts a series of five instructional technology programs throughout the year at Clarkston Independence District Library. Nathan Dimmer, student at CHS and IT intern at the library, along with other tech-savvy volunteers from the high school, will be at the library, 6495 Clarkston Road, ready to answer any […]