Local entrepreneur wins award

Local entrepreneur wins award

The Mom’s Choice Awards has named MamaSuds Laundry Soap, a locally-made product, as among the best in family-friendly media, products, and services. The evaluation process is scored on a number of elements, including production quality, design, educational value, entertainment value, originality, appeal, and cost. “We are thrilled to earn the Mom’s Choice Awards Honoring Excellence […]

Remodeling finished

Remodeling finished

Maggie Moraco, office manager with MLC Building Company, LLC, cuts the ceremonial ribbon to celebrate the completed remodeling of The Artisan, located at 5897 Dixie Highway, on May 20. MLC recently purchased and renovated the building. Photo provided

Depot Park vandalism

Due to a significant increase of kids congregating in Depot Park after school and damaging facilities, the city has requested additional patrols by the Oakland County Sheriff, according to Clarkston City Manager Jonathan Smith. So far, the damage has been broken railings and boards on the gazebo, broken playground equipment, and vandalized signs. A bench […]

Residents upset with new development; supervisor clarifies issue

Residents upset with new development; supervisor clarifies issue

BY MATT MACKINDER Clarkston News Editor After local residents emailed The Clarkston News to bring attention to what they called “poor planning” at the Insignia development (formerly Steeplechase) at Clintonville and Mann roads, Independence Township Supervisor Pat Kittle put any concerns to rest. “This property has always had a high water table that was obvious […]

Making a donation

Making a donation

Annabelle Yeloushan, at right, president of the Rotary Interact Club at Clarkston High School, presents Jennifer Harris, regent of the National Daughters of the American Revolution Sashabaw Plains Chapter, a check for $350 from the bottle and can drive held by the Interact Club. The money will be used to repair and level gravestones at […]

Local real estate group gets beach ready for upcoming summer

Local real estate group gets beach ready for upcoming summer

Summer is fast approaching, and the employees at Keller Williams Realty in Clarkston took one major step last Thursday to making the local area look ready for the upcoming change of seasons. David Niezgoda and his coworkers took part in the company’s RED Day, with the letters standing for renew, energize, and donate, to collectively […]

Local Girl Scouts give back to community farm

Local Girl Scouts give back to community farm

Girl Scouts is an organization that has always prided itself on giving back to the community through leadership and service. Daisies, Brownies and Juniors from Troop 76659 at Andersonville Elementary have been spending their time doing just that at Clarkston Family Farm, located at 6800 Hubbard Road. Each year, the troop brainstorms various ways to […]

COVID-19 Update – May 19, 2021

As of May 19, here are the reported number of COVID-19 cases, deaths, and new cases in the past 30 days for the Clarkston ZIP codes: May 19: 48346: 2,311 cases (231 new), 39 deaths 48348: 2,419 cases (248 new), 18 deaths 48350: 663 cases (74 new), 9 deaths As compared to May 12: 48346: […]

Road closure delayed

Mann Road from Clintonville Road to Sunburst Avenue on the Independence Township/Waterford Township border was to be closed to through traffic starting May 3 through approximately May 31 to install sanitary sewer infrastructure for a private developer, but that is now delayed. The detour for through traffic will be Clintonville Road to Lake Angelus Road […]

New city signs

New city signs

BY MATT MACKINDER Clarkston News Editor Clarkston’s signage contractor, ASI Signage, is making progress on the installation of the new city signs, as the six entryway signposts and entryway signs have been installed. Weather permitting, the crews will complete the installations this week. “This project was planned for and budgeted, but the project was largely […]

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