Voters in Oxford and Addison townships turned out enmasse to vote in yesterday’s general election. In Addison, 3,570 out of 4,697 registered voters participated in the election for a turnout rate of 76.01 percent. In Oxford, 9,874 out of 13,313 registered voters cast a ballot for a turnout rate of 74.17 percent. Here are the […]
In Oxford, Republican incumbent George W. Bush routed Democratic challenger John Kerry 6,152 to 3,577. Addison voters chose Bush over Kerry by a margin of 2,406 to 1,113 votes. Oxford reported 3,152 straight-ticket Republican voters and 1,389 straight-ticket Democratic voters. Addison saw 1,306 vote straight Republican tickets and 417 vote straight Democratic tickets. With regard […]
George W. Bush definitely had the elementary school student vote locked up around here. Leonard, Clear Lake and Daniel Axford elementaries each held mock presidential elections this week. Bush swept all of them by a landslide. In Leonard Elementary’s mock election Monday, Republican Bush trounced Democratic challenger John Kerry by a margin of 211 to […]
A collision with a utility pole in Oxford Village early Monday morning instantly killed a 25-year-old Waterford man and left a 26-year-old Rochester man critically injured. According to Oxford Village Police Chief Mike Neymanowski, the men were headed south on M-24 when their 2001 black Chevrolet Blazer left the road near First St. (north of […]
Two longtime Oxford residents were fondly remembered in Centennial Park Oct. 26 with kind words and a couple of magnolia trees. Approximately 50 people gathered in the park to remember the lives of the late Mrs. Irene Awrey and the late Dr. David Jennings. Tears, laughs, stories and hugs were exchanged as a small town […]
Elementary school is a time for kids for learn their ABCs, but once they’ve mastered those, it’s time to learn their CDVs. CDV stands for ‘Core Democratic Values? ? the ideals upon which our democratic Republic was founded. They include Popular Sovereignty; the Common Good; Justice; Equality; Diversity, Truth; Patriotism; Life, Liberty and the Pursuit […]
Show of hands ? how many people got this sleazy piece of garbage (right) in their mail last week? I did. Wide-eyed, innocent-looking children literally wrapped in the American flag with the slogan, ‘Their future is in our hands.? This ad makes me want to vomit ? and I’m a registered Republican (who’s extremely glad […]
High winds Saturday caused about 1,800 Oxford Twp. customers of DTE Energy to lose electricity as a result of widespread downed power lines, according to Len Singer, spokesman for DTE Energy. Power was restored to all Oxford customers by late Sunday, Singer said. Addison was ‘almost unaffected? by the outages with a maximum of 40 […]
After about 14 years of being based in northern Oxford Township, Sota Technology Inc. is moving ? to the other side of M-24. By mid-December, the automotive supplier hopes to move into a brand new 60,000-square-foot facility currently being constructed for it on X-Celsior Drive, off Metamora Road, west of M-24, according to Keith Chudy, […]
Growing up in an Italian family, I remember bocce as a game the old-timers played in the backyard while they smoked their Parodi cigars, drank homemade red wine and waited for the sausage and peppers to fiinish cooking on the grill. But bocce was around long before the sons of Italy emmigrated to America. As […]