BY JERRY FRAEYMAN Washington Township will be filling a vacancy on the Board of Trustees after the death of longtime treasurer Linda Verellen on Jan. 30. Verellen, 73, was the township’s treasurer for 28 years.…
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BY JAN SHIER A new Michigan law prohibits government agencies such as library districts, school districts and local municipalities from distributing information about ballot proposals 60 days before an election. Two local agencies impacted by…
BY DEBI MARTONE STAFF WRITER The Bruce Township Planning Commission voted 4-1 in favor of changing an ordinance to allow three story structures at its Jan. 27 meeting. Planning Commissioner Marq Apel cast the only…
Romeo changes ordinance to allow peddlers BY DEBI MARTONE STAFF WRITER The Romeo Police Department answered a number of calls recently from residents who had concerns about opening their door to a vacuum salesman, a…
BY DEBI MARTONE STAFF WRITER Teachers, administrators, board members and parents that make up the Romeo Community Schools Effective Grading Practices Study Group recently made revisions to their policy for students in grades six through…
BY DEBI MARTONE STAFF WRITER Preparations are well underway for the two largest events in the area that raise money for cancer research. On Saturday, March 12, downtown Romeo will host the St. Baldrick’s Foundation…
Applications for the 2016 Romeo Peach Queen Pageant are now available. The pageant is open to female Michigan residents ages 18-23. The 2016 Romeo Peach Queen and Court will reign over the 84th annual Michigan…
BY DEBI MARTONE STAFF WRITER The Romeo High School (RHS) student council and students held their annual Charity Week Feb. 1-5. Money raised from different events held during the week totaled $18,000, which will help…
BY STACY SOBOTKA The lengthy saga of Blossom Ridge came to an end at a special meeting at a special meeting of the Oakland Township Board of Trustees Feb. 2. The board voted 5 to…
BY DEBI MARTONE STAFF WRITER The Kezar Branch of the Romeo District Library has become the recipient of 149 years of Romeo area history that was recorded in The Romeo Observer newspaper. Stacie Guzzo, branch…