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SEPTEMBER 3, 2025 • Vol. 38, No. 18
Clinton Township board OKs demolition, fire station projects OLD CROWD RETURNS FOR ANNUAL GATHERING BY DEAN VAGLIA dvaglia@candgnews.com
BY DEAN VAGLIA dvaglia@candgnews.com
CLINTON TOWNSHIP — The agenda for the Aug. 25 meeting of the Clinton Township Board of Trustees was 13 items deep, with much of the business focused on construction projects around the township. The first of the projects approved was a demolition bid for 21229 Vermander Avenue, awarded to Universal Consolidated Enterprises Inc. for $18,969. UCE was the second-lowest bidder. “(Vin-con Inc.) was actually the lowest (bidder at) $18,800, but he did not bid the back side of the garage which had asbestos,” Building Department Superintendent Barry Miller said. “Universal Consolidated did (include that). The approximate costs would See BOARD on page 13A
Photos by Dean Vaglia
TOP: Members of the Old Crowd marching band lead the Old Crowd parade down Main Street in Mount Clemens on Aug. 21. ABOVE: Members of the Old Crowd march down North River Road, nearing the end of the group’s annual parade through Mount Clemens at the YMCA on Aug. 21. Members will proceed by boat or other means to Lake St. Clair Metropark for a day of fishing, cooking and camaraderie.
MOUNT CLEMENS — At the sounding of a whistle shortly after 9 a.m. on Aug. 21, the denizens of Mount Clemens were awoken by the thundering drums and trumpeting horns of one of Macomb County’s oldest traditions, marching through the city’s streets. The Old Crowd, a group of 240 men that have been assembling every August in the county seat since 1880, gathered and set off for its 145th day of festivities. The first meeting of the group occurred as four former residents of Mount Clemens were looking for a way to reconnect as they beSee OLD CROWD on page 14A
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