Election Day! Share Your Stickers and Poll Worker Pictures!

Election Day! Share Your Stickers and Poll Worker Pictures! (Compiled, with much thanks to Cheryl Weiss, Nov. 3, 2015) Election Day is one of our favorite holidays!  Let’s spread the Election Day spirit by sharing pictures of poll workers and folks with “I voted” stickers. For the best oc115 Election Stories go to https://oaklandcounty115.com/2015/11/02/2015-election-stories/. Check…

2015 Election Stories

2015 Election Stories (Compiled, Nov. 2, 2015) Nov. 3 is Election Day and several cities have local elections and ballot issues.  The Oakland County 115 News Hub does not endorse any candidates, and we respect everyone who puts themselves out there to take on the challenge of local governance.  This year we tried something new…

Rochester Community Schools Bond Proposal on the Ballot Nov. 3 (video)

Rochester Community Schools Bond Proposal on the Ballot Nov. 3 (video) (Compiled, Oct. 27, 2015)   Voters in the Rochester Community School District will have a school bond proposal on the Nov. 3, 2015 ballot. The District has made a video and provided Q & A to educate voters about the bond and what the…

Auburn Hills Development Director Discusses “Dark Stores”

Auburn Hills Development Director Discusses “Dark Stores” (Guest Column by Steve Cohen, Director of Community Development for Auburn Hills, Developing Thoughts, Oct. 16, 2015) “Dark Stores” … it sounds ominous. A Dark Store is not a weapon Darth Vader used in Star Wars, but it’s beginning to loom over many municipalities like the menacing Death Star. What is it?  Well,…

Troy, Rochester, Rochester Hills, Auburn Hills & Oakland Twp…

Troy, Rochester, Rochester Hills, Auburn Hills & Oakland Township Join  Forces for  Fire Dept. Night (Crystal A. Proxmire, Oct. 13, 2015) “I want to show him who the good guys are.”  That’s the reason that Marlon Pokorny gave for bringing his four year old son Christian to the Fire Department night in Rochester Hills.  “If…

Clarkston CPL Holder Fires Gun at Home Depot Shoplifting Suspects

Clarkston CPL Holder Fires Gun at Home Depot Shoplifting Suspects (Compiled, Oct. 8, 2015) A licensed gun owner used a 9mm gun to shoot at two shoplifting suspects in the parking lot of Home Depot Tuesday afternoon. According to various reports, the 46-yearold Clarkston resident could face charges for the incident. The two shoplifting suspects…

October Business Classes from Oakland County

October Business Classes from Oakland County The Oakland County’s One Stop Shop Business Center is getting ready for another business month with their October workshops. Start-up entrepreneurs and business professionals can succeed with help from other professionals and experts. Register today for one, or all, of the  workshops and get your business on the right track.…

Michigan Laws Pertaining to Bicyclists

Michigan Laws Pertaining to Bicyclists (John Lindenmayer, Executive Director League of Michigan Bicyclists, Oct 1, 2015) The following is a summary of the Michigan Compiled Law (MCL), Motor Vehicle Code (MVC) and Administrative Rules pertaining to bicyclists. Local ordinances may not supersede the MVC, MCL or Administrative Rules unless explicitly specified in statute. For more…

Open House Helps Refine the Vision for the Rise of Pontiac

Open House Helps Refine the Vision for the Rise of Pontiac (Crystal A. Proxmire, Sept. 23, 2015) Standing at the edge of Pontiac’s Phoenix Center, with three levels of parking below and a lovely pedestrian plaza with a high quality amphitheater nearly deserted around him, Mike Stephens could not help but notice the irony of…

Rochester Regional Chamber Launches ShopLocal Dollars

Rochester Regional Chamber Launches ShopLocal Dollars (RRC Press Release, Sept. 22, 2015) Online Gift Certificate Program to keep Shopping in Greater Rochester Communities Rochester, MI – The Rochester Regional Chamber (RRC) is pleased to announce the launch of their new ShopLocal Dollars program, an economic initiative focused on engaging local businesses in the growing gift…