The Oxford Township Planning Commission gave final site plan approval to the Novi-based Crosswinds Communities for a 424-unit residential development south of Ray Road between M-24 and North Oxford Road. Known as ‘Terraces at Waterstone,? the development will consist of 26 buildings containing 16 units each and one building containing eight units. These units will […]
By C.J. Carnacchio Leader Editor Today, they’re ambitious high school students, but tomorrow they’ll be civic leaders and public servants guiding our communities and the nation. A motivated group of six Oxford High School students have been selected to participate in three summer programs designed to educate them about public service, promote good citizenship and […]
Paradox ? a local band that includes Oxford Middle School eighth-graders Adam Hetchler and Scott King ? was the Grand Prize winner at the Chillers Teen Dance Club Battle of the Bands May 7. Located inside the Polar Palace Arena Complex on Davison Road in Lapeer, Chillers Teen Dance Club is a Saturday night hangout […]
Resurfacing began today on a three-mile stretch of Newman and Stanton roads thanks to the generosity of the Levy Corporation and hard work from the Road Commission for Oakland County (RCOC). Levy Corp. donated 3,000 tons of 21-AA crushed stone to resurface Newman Road from Drahner to Indianwood and Stanton Road from Newman to Coats. […]
The next great American poet could come from Lakeville Elementary teachers Leslie Klingensmith and Christine Vince’s fourth-grade class. Throughout the month of April, the creative fourth-graders penned poems in various styles such as acrostic, haiku, quatrain and diamante (see shaded box for definitions). Everyday students spent some time writing, typing in the computer lab and […]
Well, another election is over and done with. Granted, it wasn’t a particularly exciting election. Oxford’s school board race was about as thrilling as slipping into a 20-year coma while attending a chess club convention in South Dakota in the middle of January. B-O-R-I-N-G! Other than a few Lee Barclay signs here and there, I […]
Oxford Village’s water tower on S. Glaspie St. is in need of some long overdue maintenance and repairs. According to a Dec. 23 inspection report filed by the Lake Odessa-based Dixon Engineering, Inc., the 500,000-gallon tower requires either $232,000 or $347,000 in work, depending on which option the village chooses for repainting the structure’s exterior. […]
An Oxford-based company recently received a significant infusion of cash and is expecting to more-than-double its workforce by the end of the year. Relume Technologies (925 N. Lapeer Rd.), a leading manufacturer of light-emitting diode (LED) products for outdoor lighting, recently received an investment of at least $1 million ? with the potential of more […]
When Brian McAskin ventured out to fetch his morning newspaper around 7:30 a.m. Tuesday, he found something other than the day’s headlines. The 54-year-old Addison resident discovered what appeared to be a frozen coyote standing in a snowbank on the side of his driveway at the corner of Apache Ct. and Barr Rd. ‘It looked […]
Ever wonder what it’s like to be the girlfriend of a serial killer with amnesia? Just ask Rachel Sowers. The 2008 Oxford High School graduate plays such a character in ‘Oblivion,? an independent film being shot in and around Michigan beginning Jan. 9. Written and directed by Heather Robinson, ‘Oblivion? is a psychological thriller centered […]