Village of Stockbridge News
Chamber names Cheryl Holloway Volunteer of the Year
by Patrice Johnson In keeping with tradition, the Stockbridge Area Chamber of Commerce announced its Volunteer of the Year award during the annual Day in the Village, and this year a retired Stockbridge teacher was named recipient. Cheryl Holloway’s unwavering commitment to Outreach’s Tide Me Over program ranked high among her many kind and generous […]
VILLAGE OF STOCKBRIDGE Council Meeting
VILLAGE OF STOCKBRIDGE Council Meeting 305 W. Elizabeth Street, Room #112 June 4, 2018 at 7:00pm UNAPPROVED Minutes Meeting called to order by President Howlett at 7:00 pm. Roll Call: PRESENT: President Molly Howlett Pro-Tem Frederick Cattell Trustee Patrick Harden Trustee Richard Mullins Trustee Carmelita ValdezWeaks ABSENT: Trustee Christina DuWig Others Present: Debbie […]
Ripple effects of S.A.E.S.A.’s move to Old Ford Dealership
revised 6/15/2018 by Patrice Johnson For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction, so says Newton’s Third Law, and S.A.E.S.A’s proposed move from the Township Hall and fire barn into the Old Ford dealership is likely to trigger a flurry of a ripple effects. From the Stockbridge Area Emergency Service Authority’s perspective, its purchase of 1009 […]
Trail advocates celebrate local improvements and rename trail after philanthropist
revised 6/7/2018 by Matt Pegouskie Lakelands Trail State Park has been renamed in honor of Mike Levine, and trail advocates from around the state of Michigan gathered in Pinckney, Mich., on Tuesday, May 29 to celebrate. Levine, a Pinckney resident, is an inventor, entrepreneur and philanthropist, according to Bob Wilson, executive director of the Michigan Trails […]
Sackrider Hill cross removed
by Tina Cole-Mullins A large white cross that stood for nearly 70 years on state land in the Waterloo State Recreation Area at the top of Sackrider Hill was removed May 14 following a complaint that it violated the separation of church and state. The complaint was filed by an unnamed lifelong resident to the […]
Police Blotter from Chief Johnnie Torres Jr.
Stockbridge Police responded to the following complaints this week: 04/21/18, 6:33 pm: Police assisted SAESA in the 500 block of Cherry for an elderly man who had fallen. 4/22/18, 12:20 am: Traffic stop on M-52/Green Rd. for speeding. Upon contact with the driver, a 27-yr-old Grand Ledge man, it was discovered that he was operating […]
Daltons breathe new life into the old Stockbridge Middle School
Article by Bob Castle. Photos by Patrice Johnson The prior edition of the Stockbridge Community News reported that the old Middle School was sold to Mike Dalton for one dollar. But while taking a tour of the building and conversing with Dalton, it became apparent that this transaction was not so much about the sale […]
Molly Howlett appointed new Stockbridge Village Council president
by Patrice Johnson Monday night, May 7, the Stockbridge Village Council meeting began with an unusual twist. President pro tem Molly Howlett called the meeting to order because that’s what a pro tempore (Latin: for the time being) does in the absence of the president. Next came the Pledge of Allegiance, roll call and approvals of […]
SAESA Sale Update
by Hope Salyer Stockbridge Area Emergency Services Authority General Manager John Beck responded to a FOIA request by the Stockbridge Community News on May 1 following the earlier article on the sale of the Old Ford Dealership. Per documents obtained from the FOIA request, SAESA purchased the building for $1,250,000 on March 5, 2018. Stockbridge […]