In a back room crowded with bouquets and vases and ribbons, Jane Stewart dashes off instructions to employees: An order for a secretary needs a “nice bow;” someone needs wedding flowers and the bride actually isn’t too fussy about the kind; those altar flowers will be picked up on Saturday. The phone rings and a...
City Council seeks solution or new leaf collection plan
With Modern Waste’s leaf bag collection just a few days away on Saturday, Hillsdale City Council members are committed to finding a solution for changes in leaf collection later this fall. The council announced March 4 that they were transferring leaf collection services from city-run pickup to Modern Waste, the new trash pickup service that...
Council approves of tax break for Central Coast Designs
The Hillsdale City Council voted unanimously Monday night to approve a ten year industrial tax abatement for Central Coast Design’s new factory in Hillsdale at 245 Mechanic Road. The abatement will save Central Coast Design over $12,000 over a period of ten years. Mayor Adam Stockford said Monday that the new facility brings Hillsdale Industrial...
Hillsdale Health and wellness Center gets new location
The Hillsdale Health and Wellness Center moved from its Bacon Street office to the former Center for Family Health – Hillsdale location at the Kroger Plaza this week. The center will maintain the same model of patient care it had before but with more space for patient care and in a more accessible location, said...
Residents speak up against new leaf collection plans
The City of Hillsdale will save nearly $50,000 this spring as it transitions to private leaf collection by Modern Waste. Jake Hammel, Hillsdale’s director of public services, estimated the total cost of his leaf collection procedure around $76,000, including labor, equipment, fuel, supplies, and raking. “Rather than discontinue the service, we were trying to look...




