Clarkston DPW workers salt the sidewalk leading to the city parking lot on Main Street at West Washington during Monday’s snow. Photo provided A statewide snow emergency dumping half a foot of the white stuff with wind chills as low as 35 below zero closed schools, government offices, and many businesses Monday and Tuesday. Gov. […]
Clarkston High School teacher Brian Zezula talks about his teaching philosophy for a television news segment airing this week. Photo provided BY PHIL CUSTODIO Clarkston News Editor As a teacher of modern U.S. history at Clarkston Junior High School, Brian Zezula invited veterans of World War II to serve as living examples of what the […]
Clarkston is hosting two public input sessions in February in the Community Room of the Clarkston Independence District Library at 6495 Clarkston Road. The first session regarding plans and vision for Depot Park will be on Thursday, Feb. 21, at 7 p.m., said City Manager Jonathan Smith. The second session regarding the city’s Charter will […]
The Clarkston Area Chamber of Commerce formed an executive search committee to identify, interview and hire an executive director. Deadline to apply is Feb. 8. Cover letters and resumes will be reviewed, and the most eligible candidates will then be interviewed. Members of the Search Committee include chamber President Emily Ford, Tim Martin, Peg Roth, […]
Independence Township Board voted unanimously, Jan. 22, to approve a contract with Springfield Township to exchange CDBG funds for senior center services. Under the contract, Springfield Township provides $11,682 from its federal Community Development Block Grant to Independence Township. The money will fund access fees for Springfield Township seniors ages 62 and over to the […]
BY PHIL CUSTODIO Clarkston News Editor A recent post on the Positively Clarkston Facebook page had a warning for parents about “a family who lives in Clarkston who caught a man taking pictures of their 11 or 12 year old daughter as the girl was in their yard. First time he was seen he drove […]
The days of online readers enjoying the Clarkston News for free are over. Starting now, folks who want unlimited access to our internet content at clarkstonnews.com must pay $35 annually for a subscription. That fee includes having a print edition mailed to their home on a weekly basis. “Good journalism isn’t free,” said Publisher Jim […]
From left, Clarkston High School staff members Bob Fletcher, Emily Seward, Scott Ballard, Jessica O’Rorke and Shannon Carolin practice a “take down” technique as part of Monday’s ALICE simulation training. Photo provided BY PHIL CUSTODIO Clarkston News Editor While students had the day off honoring Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Monday, Clarkston teachers and staff […]
BY PHIL CUSTODIO Clarkston News Editor The city hall renovation and expansion project is moving forward after City Council voted, Jan. 14, to approve a contract of up to $7,500 with Total Environmental Designs, LLC, for building design services. Michael Wise will be the professional engineer on the project, and Jerome E. Carter, Certified Professional […]
Clarkston’s new Charter Review Committee, which is reviewing the City Charter for needed updates, is planning a public input session in February. The goal of the committee, which includes Steve Arkwright, chair, Bill Basinger, Rich Little, Jim Meloche, Scott Meyland, and City Manager Jonathan Smith, is to have any high-priority changes ready for the November […]