http://www.mlive.com/news/livingston/index.ssf/The Latest Community, Education & Government News, Blogs, Photos & VideosenMovable Type Enterprise 4.29-advance http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/noThe Latest Community, Education & Government News, Blogs, Photos & Videoslivingston-community-newshttp://feedburner.google.comhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/livingston-community-news/~3/F5LurYCuhJc/howell_school_board_seeks_appl.htmlThe Saginaw News staffSun, 19 Jul 2009 16:18:11 PDTtag:www.mlive.com,2009:/news/livingston/index.ssf//5117.3265630 ]]>The Board of Education of the Howell Public Schools has a vacancy as a result of the resignation of Phil Westmoreland on June 14.   Persons interested in applying for this unexpired term should do so at the Board of...http://www.mlive.com/news/livingston/index.ssf/2009/07/howell_school_board_seeks_appl.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/livingston-community-news/~3/47pT11fcGpo/staff_of_the_livingston_commun.htmlLivingston - Home Page - Top News PhotoThe Saginaw News staffFri, 17 Jul 2009 07:59:34 PDTtag:www.mlive.com,2009:/news/livingston/index.ssf//5117.3248958 ]]>Dear Readers, Today marks the final edition of The Livingston Community News, your weekly newspaper where our motto has been "Where Your News is Our News" for more than six years....http://www.mlive.com/news/livingston/index.ssf/2009/07/staff_of_the_livingston_commun.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/livingston-community-news/~3/Flmzkb8slkQ/final_thoughts_from_jamie_char.htmlJamie Charbeneau-PisellaFri, 17 Jul 2009 06:46:31 PDTtag:www.mlive.com,2009:/news/livingston/index.ssf//5117.3249015 ]]>I have never been good with goodbyes, which has made it a challenge for me over the past couple of months, knowing that The Livingston Community News will close for good July 17....http://www.mlive.com/news/livingston/index.ssf/2009/07/final_thoughts_from_jamie_char.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/livingston-community-news/~3/7ICEV8GoWAw/final_thoughts_from_lisa_carol.htmlLisa CarolinThu, 16 Jul 2009 21:25:22 PDTtag:www.mlive.com,2009:/news/livingston/index.ssf//5117.3240847 ]]>Thank you for a gratifying work experience in Livingston County for the last six years and two months. By far, the best part of my job has been meeting the people of the county. You've made it so easy and...http://www.mlive.com/news/livingston/index.ssf/2009/07/final_thoughts_from_lisa_carol.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/livingston-community-news/~3/RomBzr9i_hk/final_thoughts_from_laurie_hum.htmlLaurie HumphreyThu, 16 Jul 2009 21:27:25 PDTtag:www.mlive.com,2009:/news/livingston/index.ssf//5117.3240886 ]]> I am the newest addition to The Livingston Community News staff, having covered the city of Howell and surrounding townships for 2 1/2 years. But even before my hire, while working as a freelancer covering Fowlerville Community Schools, I...http://www.mlive.com/news/livingston/index.ssf/2009/07/final_thoughts_from_laurie_hum.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/livingston-community-news/~3/Vu29JTAyA4s/final_thoughts_from_leanne_smi.htmlLeanne Smith | lsmith12@mlive.comThu, 16 Jul 2009 21:27:31 PDTtag:www.mlive.com,2009:/news/livingston/index.ssf//5117.3240887 ]]>I was coaxed away from the Jackson Citizen Patriot a little more than six years ago to come to The Livingston Community News to be "a community journalist." Covering everything that goes on in a defined area instead of having...http://www.mlive.com/news/livingston/index.ssf/2009/07/final_thoughts_from_leanne_smi.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/livingston-community-news/~3/5CF3Ex5f9DU/final_thoughts_from_casey_hans.htmlCasey HansThu, 16 Jul 2009 21:27:09 PDTtag:www.mlive.com,2009:/news/livingston/index.ssf//5117.3248793 ]]>With the closing today of our beloved Livingston Community News, this may well be the last opportunity I have to write using this first-person voice in a print format, as so much of our industry is moving online....http://www.mlive.com/news/livingston/index.ssf/2009/07/final_thoughts_from_casey_hans.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/livingston-community-news/~3/wcPiQNALeko/livingston_county_businesses_f.htmlLaurie HumphreyThu, 16 Jul 2009 21:26:30 PDTtag:www.mlive.com,2009:/news/livingston/index.ssf//5117.3240552 ]]>Bad economic news is not hard to come by these days, but the forecast is not all doom and gloom for local businesses. Belt-tightening and new approaches are helping some local entrepreneurs hold on and even yield better sales. Diversifying...http://www.mlive.com/news/livingston/index.ssf/2009/07/livingston_county_businesses_f.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/livingston-community-news/~3/iDwfaqgkzqQ/pinckney_teams_earns_bpa_champ.htmlLivingston - LivingLeanne Smith | lsmith12@mlive.comThu, 16 Jul 2009 21:27:20 PDTtag:www.mlive.com,2009:/news/livingston/index.ssf//5117.3240615 ]]>They may never start businesses of their own, but four Pinckney Community High School students have proven they could if they want to. Courtney Jenkins, Katie Kirkpatrick, Jessica Gilligan and Annalisa Napolitano brought home the gold from the Business Professionals...http://www.mlive.com/news/livingston/index.ssf/2009/07/pinckney_teams_earns_bpa_champ.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/livingston-community-news/~3/TrapaVdBI-o/fowlerville_store_offers_irish.htmlLivingston - LivingLeanne Smith | lsmith12@mlive.comFri, 17 Jul 2009 08:28:00 PDTtag:www.mlive.com,2009:/news/livingston/index.ssf//5117.3240783 ]]>Unique gifts from Ireland are not all that can be found at Bridget Gallagher's Irish Gifts. The Fowlerville store also offers the chance to experience Irish culture. Shoppers have always been welcomed with complimentary Irish tea, but those who long...http://www.mlive.com/news/livingston/index.ssf/2009/07/fowlerville_store_offers_irish.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/livingston-community-news/~3/911QnfG1xWU/west_point_cadet_follows_in_he.htmlLivingston - LivingTom TolenThu, 16 Jul 2009 10:05:24 PDTtag:www.mlive.com,2009:/news/livingston/index.ssf//5117.3242559 ]]>Jessica Cattley is carrying on a family tradition of military service that includes two appointments to the prestigious United States Military Academy at West Point, N.Y. The Cattley family's military history goes back three generations to Jessica's grandfather, Robert, who...http://www.mlive.com/news/livingston/index.ssf/2009/07/west_point_cadet_follows_in_he.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/livingston-community-news/~3/G4MnFGbihzo/family_dairy_operation_a_rewar.htmlLivingston - Home Page - Top News PhotoCasey HansThu, 16 Jul 2009 10:02:45 PDTtag:www.mlive.com,2009:/news/livingston/index.ssf//5117.3249027 ]]>Soon after sunrise, as many are downing the day's first glass of milk with breakfast, Jack Gantz and his son, Jay, are behind the wheel of their shiny silver tanker trucks, beginning their milk collections for the day....http://www.mlive.com/news/livingston/index.ssf/2009/07/family_dairy_operation_a_rewar.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/livingston-community-news/~3/RQhaohyBvk0/plans_set_for_second_brighton.htmlTom TolenThu, 16 Jul 2009 07:09:34 PDTtag:www.mlive.com,2009:/news/livingston/index.ssf//5117.3235229 ]]>After an ambitious first effort at a Brighton Biennial outdoor sculpture exhibit, organizers are confident the second such endeavor will be equally as educational, entertaining and thought-provoking. The first Brighton Biennial ran from 2005-08, and the second is planned for...http://www.mlive.com/news/livingston/index.ssf/2009/07/plans_set_for_second_brighton.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/livingston-community-news/~3/sgamPKQ7x8A/howell_school_board_accepting.htmlAnn Arbor - NewsTom TolenFri, 17 Jul 2009 20:41:34 PDTtag:www.mlive.com,2009:/news/livingston/index.ssf//5117.3243781 ]]>The Howell Public Schools is now accepting applications for a school board vacancy, as a result of the resignation of Trustee Phil Westmoreland this week. The person appointed will serve until the next regular Howell school election, which will be...http://www.mlive.com/news/livingston/index.ssf/2009/07/howell_school_board_accepting.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/livingston-community-news/~3/1AFVrVlQgFE/singlelane_closure_this_weeken.htmlThe Saginaw News staffThu, 16 Jul 2009 06:26:46 PDTtag:www.mlive.com,2009:/news/livingston/index.ssf//5117.3242347 ]]>On Thursday, July 16, there will be a single-lane closure on westbound I-96 near the Lake Chemung exit (Exit 141) in Livingston County's Genoa Township. The right lane will be closed from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. for patch work. However, the...http://www.mlive.com/news/livingston/index.ssf/2009/07/singlelane_closure_this_weeken.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/livingston-community-news/~3/RDupgipXUGU/howell_board_wants_acting_supt.htmlTom TolenWed, 15 Jul 2009 14:03:25 PDTtag:www.mlive.com,2009:/news/livingston/index.ssf//5117.3234455 ]]>The Howell Board of Education discussed replacing fired, former superintendent Ted Gardella at its meeting Monday night, board members stressing the need not to rush into a hasty decision on a replacement. "Maybe we ought to let the dust settle...http://www.mlive.com/news/livingston/index.ssf/2009/07/howell_board_wants_acting_supt.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/livingston-community-news/~3/eYTAOOOXzTI/recall_petition_language_again.htmlAnn Arbor - NewsThe Saginaw News staffTue, 14 Jul 2009 12:19:50 PDTtag:www.mlive.com,2009:/news/livingston/index.ssf//5117.3233643 ]]>At a hearing Tuesday the Livingston County Election Commission approved petition language aimed at recalling three Howell Board of Education members. Such hearings are held to determine whether wording in the petition is clear and understandable, and not to rule...http://www.mlive.com/news/livingston/index.ssf/2009/07/recall_petition_language_again.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/livingston-community-news/~3/7aKT8R8EEJw/howell_school_board_votes_to_k.htmlTom TolenWed, 15 Jul 2009 14:04:14 PDTtag:www.mlive.com,2009:/news/livingston/index.ssf//5117.3229855 ]]>Under an agreement reached with acting Howell Superintendent Lynn Parrish, three school administrators - two of them principals - will remain in their current positions. The Howell Board of Education Monday night voted to approve the agreement, which avoids a...http://www.mlive.com/news/livingston/index.ssf/2009/07/howell_school_board_votes_to_k.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/livingston-community-news/~3/J1wZOhtp0eU/howell_school_board_elects_pra.htmlAnn Arbor - NewsTom TolenWed, 15 Jul 2009 14:04:51 PDTtag:www.mlive.com,2009:/news/livingston/index.ssf//5117.3229618 ]]>Jeannine Pratt, the new Howell school board president, says she wants to move the board beyond the acrimony and division shown at recent meetings, and past the controversy over the recent firing of Ted Gardella as superintendent. "I'm going to...http://www.mlive.com/news/livingston/index.ssf/2009/07/howell_school_board_elects_pra.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/livingston-community-news/~3/4pV8wM90ecc/upgrades_to_begin_on_us23_betw.htmlTom TolenWed, 15 Jul 2009 14:05:33 PDTtag:www.mlive.com,2009:/news/livingston/index.ssf//5117.3226339 ]]>Starting Saturday, July 18, the Michigan Department of Transportation will oversee improvements to US-23 in Livingston County, between the CSX Railroad just south of I-96 in Green Oak Township and M-59 in Hartland Township. The project involves milling and resurfacing...http://www.mlive.com/news/livingston/index.ssf/2009/07/upgrades_to_begin_on_us23_betw.htmlnonadult