Unadilla township
Plainfield. Anything but plain.
by Ron and Arlene Kaiser More than 180 years ago, numerous Indian trails intersected about eight miles north-northeast of today’s village of Stockbridge. Here, a popular Native American campground existed, and John Dunn of New Jersey settled in 1835. Over the next two years, other settlers followed, and the settlement of Plainfield took root. Among […]
Stockbridge Area Garden Club works to make community beautiful
Monday, May 20, and Saturday, May 26, volunteers from the Stockbridge Area Garden Club gathered to plant flowers in the Stockbridge Township Square and Library grounds, and also in downtown Gregory.
Duane (Buck) Glenn: Man of many memories
by Diane Rockall Duane (Buck) Glenn has spent his entire life in the Stockbridge area. Born 92 years ago in his family’s home in Unadilla, he started school at age 4, because according to him he was causing too much trouble outside the school. He first attended Mavis and then Fulmer School and later Stockbridge […]
Local farmer directs America’s Farmers Grow Communities donation to Stockbridge Area Educational Foundation
by Judy Williams and Patrice Johnson Each year, the America’s Farmers Grow Communities program offers farmers nationwide an opportunity to apply for a $2,500 grant that is then donated to a local nonprofit organization of the applicant’s choice. Stockbridge farmer Ben Topping applied, and in May learned his application was selected. He directed his $2,500 award to the […]
Unadilla Township Police Dept. activity April 7-May 14
Sunday, 4/7 Assist Village of Pinckney Police Department-Fairwood Dr./Mower Rd. Domestic Verbal-Williamsville Rd./Roepke Rd. Monday, 4/8 Suspicious Vehicle-Arnold Rd./W. Lakeland Trl. Grass Fire-Townview Ln./Stonehouse Dr. Wednesday, 4/10 Conservation/Dumping Complaint-Church St./Webb St. Thursday, 4/11 Boating Complaint-Pleasant Dr./Woodside Dr. Assist EMS-Templer Rd./Doyle Rd. ATV Complaint-Roepke Rd./Oklahoma Dr. Saturday, 4/13 Animal Complaint-Kaiser Rd./Hadley Rd. Assist EMS-Pleasant Dr./Woodside Dr. […]
UTPD Activity from February 15th – March 11, 2019:
Thursday, 2/14 Property Damage Accident-M-36/Dexter Trail Welfare Check-Spearswood Dr./Thorton Dr. Friday, 2/15 Assist EMS-Orlando Dr/Oliver Ct. Assault Report-Main St./Dewey St. Saturday, 2/16 Noise Complaint-Park Dr./Woodside Dr. Welfare Check-Main St./M-36 Assist Unadilla Township Fire Department/Barn Fire-Doyle Rd./VanSyckle Rd. Sunday, 2/17 Welfare Check-Doyle Rd./Kane Rd. Monday, 2/18 Verbal Domestic Disturbance-Bowdish Rd./Walnut Ln. Assist EMS-Orlando Dr./Oliver Ct. Assist […]
Unadilla Township bands together to help fire chief
By Judy Williams Unadilla Township Fire Chief Mark Schroeder spent his entire life helping others in need, interrupting his own activities, day or night, in times of emergency. Now, his friends, neighbors and township residents are rallying to his side as Schroeder faces his own health crisis. On […]
Looking Back – January 2019
Closing out 2018 the microfilm reader at Stockbridge’s Library is in for repair so no film copies of old papers are available to view. As a result this months column covers more recent history. Our library has been saving print versions for about thirty years and they are the source for this column. Twenty years ago […]
Unadilla Police Township Activity: November
Unadilla Township Police Department Activity for the Month of November” Thursday, 11/01 Medical Assist EMS/Lift Assist-W. M-36/Livermore Rd. Domestic Verbal-Church St./Webb St. Friday, 11/02 Welfare Check/Medical-Hadley Rd./Joslin Lake Rd. Sunday, 11/04 Animal Complaint/Lost/Stray Horses-Barton Rd./Spears Rd.Monday Monday, 11/05 Trespassing/Loitering-Rose Hill Rd./Spears Rd. Medical Assist EMS-Arnold Rd./W. Lakeland Trl.Tuesday Tuesday, 11/06 Medical Assist EMS-Kane Rd./Green Rd.Wednesday […]
Looking Back – November 2018
November 1918, 100 years ago, was a significant time for our community, our country and the entire world. On Nov. 11 of that year at 11 a.m. local time, Germany’s ruler signed a truce with terms ending World War I. President Woodrow Wilson previously had announced the exact time the war would end. In Stockbridge, […]