Oxford Township Supervisor Bill Dunn can add one more skill to his political resume – roadkill removal. Resident Lisa Baum called the supervisor last week to inform him a deceased cat was laying between the safety path leading to Clear Lake Elementary and W. Drahner Road. Dunn informed Baum the Road Commission for Oakland County […]
Two local charities recently received a combined $1,600 thanks to the generosity of Oxford Bank’s casual-dressing employees. Oxford-Orion FISH and the Problem Pregnancy Center of Oxford were each the recipents of $800 donations generated by Oxford Bank’s “Dress Down for Charity” program. Under the program, bank employees can donate at least $1 to charity in […]
Four local ladies who volunteer their time and talents leading and helping Oxford Girl Scouts will receive national awards for their selfless efforts. Oxford residents Karen Schodowski and Kathryn Taraski will each receive the “Appreciation Pin,” a national Girl Scout Award given to adult volunteers for “outstanding service in a position held in one service […]
Approximately 400 daddies and daughters attended Oxford Twp. Parks and Recreation’s annual “Daddy-Daughter Date Night” held at Oxford Elementary Friday night. For more photos see page 10.
Is it legal for a township trustee to be employed as the director of the local transportation authority? Is it good policy? Those questions were at the center of an intense debate at last week’s Oxford Township Board meeting. At issue, Trustee Pat Fitchena was appointed interim executive director of the North Oakland Transportation Authority […]
Three vehicles collided Friday afternoon on Lakeville Road, just east of Glaspie St., sending a driver and passenger to the hospital. According to the Oakland County Sheriff’s report, an 18-year-old Oxford woman driving a 1992 Dodge westbound on Lakeville Road was “unable to stop in time” and rear-ended a 1994 Ford, driven by a 17-year-old […]
In politics and the court of public opinion, perception and appearances loom large. The way an elected official or public body’s actions are perceived is just as important – if not more so – as the reality. Although it appears to be perfectly legal for Pat Fitchena to serve as the executive director of the […]
Oxford’s beacon of broadcasting freedom and local information over the airwaves has a new home. The offices and studio of Oxford Community Television Channel 19 are now located at 1775 N. Lapeer Rd. Housed in a new 2,800-square-foot facility (which costs $2,300 per month), the public access TV station is on a mission to improve […]
A pair of applications for $250,000 in recreation grants will be submitted on behalf of Oxford Village. Council last week voted 4-0 to direct village President Steve Allen to submit two grant applications to the Department of Natural Resources – one for a $200,000 grant to build a ramp park at Scripter Park and another […]
The Oxford Area Community Cable Commission got a boost from the Oxford Village Council last week. Council voted 4-0 to give the cable commission 4 percent of the franchise fees it receives from Charter Communications, the area’s cable television provider. Cable franchise fees are capped at 5 percent of each Charter cable subscriber’s total monthly […]