From left, Everest Collegiate High School senior Clare Nalepa, Faith Formation Director Jill Swallow, and senior Alex Legg participated in the March for Life. Photo by Jessica Steeley BY JESSICA STEELEY Clarkston News Staff Writer For Clare Nalepa, the March for Life last week in Washington D.C. was personal. “My biological mother, who got pregnant […]
Erica McCarthy, operations manager for Canine Companions Rescue Center, at left, and Lori Lammon, board member, with some of their dogs in need of homes, Gizmo, a blind, senior Shih Tzu, and puppies Chloe and Lincoln. Photo by Phil Custodio BY PHIL CUSTODIO Clarkston News Editor Animal aficionados are asked to show their love by […]
Junior Ashley Graham works with Ben Ciarlone at Funshine preschool. BY JESSICA STEELEY Clarkston News Staff Writer Teachers in Clarkston’s Family and Consumer Science pathway teach about their profession and help students learn important life skills, both socially and academically. “All kids have relationships,” Family and Consumer Science teacher Jessica O’Rorke said. “The majority of […]
The weather was warm, but the ice was still slippery for Stephanie, Beckham, and Jordyn Mattei at Shiver by the River, last Saturday. See page 33 for more pictures from the annual event. Photo by Phil Custodio
BY PHIL CUSTODIO Clarkston News Editor Parking has been a nightmare for downtown residents lately. “The same cars park in front of our houses, driveways, on the grass,” said E. Church Street resident Carole Sawyer to Clarkston City Council, Jan. 23. “They sit in their cars in front of our houses at one in the […]
BY PHIL CUSTODIO Clarkston News Editor Former City Council member Cory Johnston was taken off the proposed membership for one committee and tabled for another after former Council member Michael Sabol spoke out against him. “I don’t think we should put people on the committees, a man quoted as saying ‘I hate the city,’” Sabol […]
Assessing director Assistant Director of Accessing Christine Ritchie will serve as acting assessor with limited authority until a new assessor is hired, the Independence Township Board decided, Jan. 17. Interviews for a new director of accessing for Independence Township will start soon, said Supervisor Pat Kittle. Unemployment rate Matthew Gibb, deputy county executive of Oakland […]
New City Manager Jonathan Smith takes his oath of office with Clerk Sandy Miller after he was appointed unanimously by City Council, Jan. 23. Photo by Phil Custodio
BY JESSICA STEELEY Clarkston News Staff Writer Residents living close to contaminated wells can more easily tap into township water this year. Independence Township installed a water main down Maple Drive last year so nine residences with contaminated well water could connect to the township system. These residences qualified for a state funded connection, while […]
In middle, Wendy Pinter, certified professional midwife at Nine Short Months in Clarkston, shows Amy and Tom Beattie her offices on Main Street. Shoppers enjoyed savings and specials while sampling hors d’oeuvres and beverages and making donations to the Oakland County Veterans Court, at the Strolling Retro Party, Jan. 21 in downtown Clarkston.