A Michigan veteran will be making a new friend this year through a service dog organization, Dogs of Honor, following a donation from the recently-closed Lakeville United Methodist Church. Former Lakeville UMC member Geno Mallia presented Kim Prud’homme, owner of Dogs of Honor, with a $2,000 check towards the cause at Addison Township Hall last […]
Four new Oxford school board members were sworn in last Tuesday evening. Tom Donnelly, Heather Shafer and Jennifer Guthrie took the oath of office along with incumbent Dan D’Alessandro prior to the regular meeting. Donnelly and Shafer replaced Jim Reis and Carol Mitchell, both of whom did not seek re-election. Guthrie was recently appointed to […]
Oxford, an OAA White Division team, took their first win of the season over OAA Blue Division Hazel Park at a cross-over meet Jan. 12, with a final score of 141-37. Oxford is now 1-3 on the overall season. “As expected, Oxford dominated in the pool. The focus of the night was to see how […]
Backed by the man-power of 60 athletes, with 35 of those returning, the Wildcat wrestlers have high hopes. “Our realistic goal is to win the Division 1 state championship this season. We are definitely one of the handful of teams in the hunt,” said Head Coach Paul McDevitt. The Wildcats have had a successful month […]
The Oxford Women’s Club will be hosting its 13th Annual Wine Tasting Extravaganza on Sunday, Jan. 29 at the Addison Oaks Conference Center (1480 W. Romeo Rd.) in Leonard at 1 p.m. Beverages will be provided by the Oxford Wine & Beverage Company. Appetizers and desserts will also be served. Proceeds from the event will go towards […]
After months of searching for a part-time senior coordinator, Addison Township officials have finally found someone suitable for the job. Marie May, a 25-year Addison resident, was recently hired to bring a little more excitement into local senior citizens’ lives through the township’s community center. The fun will include weekly activities, such as euchre on […]
Lakeville Cemetery will have a little piece of its history revived next spring, after the Addison Township Board approved a request to install a decorative windmill in the same place one once stood nearly a century ago. According to Lakeville Cemetery Auxilliary President Marlene Mallia, the historic cemetery once featured a functional windmill pump which […]
After serving Addison Township for over a decade, Building Official Mike Boisvert officially retired Jan. 9. “I enjoyed working for the township, we have a great team here and we work well together, so it was never hard to come to work in the morning,” he said. Boisvert became Addison’s temporary building official after the […]
Addison Township Supervisor Bruce Pearson presented the board with an overview of the 2017-18 budget, describing it to be “in very good shape.” “As you know I’ve projected many budgets and we’ve never gone over our budget. As of today, (we’ve used) only 40 percent of this budget and we have virtually three months left […]
Oxford’s boys swim and dive team is ready to make some waves this season. With 31 swimmers and three divers, the team has a near-even split between new and returning athletes. The team, currently 0-2 overall in the Oakland Activities Association (OAA), moved up to the white division this season after winning the blue division […]