The Michigan Clean Water Corps (MiCorps) will award up to a total of $50,000 this year to fund both the Volunteer Stream Monitoring Grant Program and the Volunteer Stream Monitoring…
A Commerce Township woman returned home on Friday, Jan. 14 to find that someone had stolen a loaded trailer from her residence. According to Oakland County Sheriff’s Department reports, sometime…
For over six years Dan Gilmartin, executive director and CEO of the Michigan Municipal League (MML), has overseen the League’s programming, policy development and member services. His career as a…
Oakland County commissioners are once again mulling over the idea of somehow televising meetings of the Board of Commissioners. We’ve always believed that televising county board meetings would be a…
With the long, dreary winter months upon us, many lakes area residents may begin to feel the effects of cabin fever. However, live theater offers a great, fun way to…
Ten applicants for a vacant trustee seat were expected to be interviewed by the Commerce Township Board of Trustees at a special meeting slated for yesterday, Tuesday, Feb. 1. The…
A defamation lawsuit filed by former GOP congressional candidate Andrew “Rocky” Raczkowski against U.S. Rep. Gary Peters (D-Orchard Lake, Waterford, West Bloomfield) has been dismissed by Oakland County Circuit Court…
Oakland County Water Resources Commissioner John P. McCulloch has asked a federal judge to let suburban representatives participate in oversight of the Detroit Water and Sewerage Department (DWSD). Citing more…
Although an ethics proposal from a Democratic member of the Oakland County Board of Commissioners was scuttled last year by county Republicans, the board’s GOP members are now looking to…
Kowall bills deserve adoption
A package of bills introduced in the Michigan House of Representatives by local lawmakers would essentially require state legislators to follow the Michigan Constitution by appropriating the necessary funds for…
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