The historic Depot Theater is getting some upgrades, include new seats, carpeting, and plumbing. Clarkston Village Players members including Linda and Joe Mishler, Al Bartlett, Sue Owen, Jim Pike, Jerry and Linda Payton, Karen McClellan, George Arnold, Debbie Kramer, and Sue Owen helped unpack and haul 67 chairs from the delivery truck to the auditorium, […]
Edits: The April resolution date was mixed up — it moved the deadline from Aug. 7 to July 24. Also, City Manager Jonathan Smith’s quote was changed to reiterate the point that Eric Haven and David Marsh had to obtain new petition signatures only if they were obtained before Haven’s resignation. BY PHIL CUSTODIO Clarkston News Editor […]
BY PHIL CUSTODIO Clarkston News Editor Walkers, runners, and bikers can go from Independence Oaks County Park to Independence Oaks-North without touching Sashabaw Road, thanks to a new safety path installed alongside. “Trails are the number one reason people visit the Oakland County Parks, and we know that walking, running, biking and other forms of […]
The Lighthouse of Oakland County – Clarkston is accepting donations for their annual Back to School program. Lighthouse is currently accepting new school supplies. Suggestions include backpacks, lunch bags/boxes, colored pencils, markers, rulers, scissors, 3×5 index cards, pens in red, blue and black, calculators, pencils, wide ruled composition notebooks, wide ruled notebook paper, spiral notebooks […]
A 20-year-old Independence Township man was critically injured when the trash-collection truck he was riding in rolled over, 10:09 a.m., Friday, Aug. 3. The 20-year-old was the loader on the Advanced Disposal truck when the driver, a 45-year-old Independence Township man, drove off the road into an embankment on the east side of Reese Road, […]
Unofficial results of the Aug. 7 primary election include, 43rd District State Rep Andrea Schroeder earned the Republican nomination for the 43rd District State Representative seat, with 5,563 votes, 44.74% of the total. Jose Aliaga earned 3,516 votes, 28.28%; and Anthony Bartolotta, 3,354 votes, 26.98%. Nicole Breadon ran unopposed for the Democratic nomination for the […]
Rylan Stoltenberg tries out a construction vehicle’s controls at Tons of Trucks. Honks, beeps, and thunderous blasts of Tons of Trucks filled Clintonville Park, Saturday, as kids pushed, pulled, and prodded levers, steering wheels, and horns, Saturday morning. The annual Independence Township Parks, Recreation and Seniors program invited children to admire, sit in, and climb […]
The Road Commission for Oakland County (RCOC) has issued a permit allowing Buckeye Pipe Line Company to close Rattalee Lake Road between Bridge Lake Road and Ellis Road in Springfield Township on Monday, Aug. 13, to facilitate pipeline maintenance work. The work will be done on Rattalee Lake Road just east of Bridge Lake Road. […]
Independence Township Firefighter Nick Wilson fills one of his boots with donations from drivers on Main Street, July 25. The donations are helping a local family send an 11-year-old boy to MDA camp this summer. Photo by Phil Custodio BY PHIL CUSTODIO Clarkston News Editor Independence Township firefighters, Local 2629, collected almost three grand in […]
Clarkston’s Facilities Committee is reviewing its plan to repair and expand city hall after receiving two bids for $485,000 and $700,000. Earlier this year, they were expecting bids in the $250,000-$300,000 range, said committee member Rich Little at the July 23 City Council meeting. July 16 was the deadline for bids. The city received three […]