For the third time in about a year-and-a-half, Oxford Village Councilman Michael Hamilton was involved in an alcohol-related run-in with the law, the only difference was this time, he spent the night in jail as a result. A village police report alleges Hamilton, 36, was driving while intoxicated with an open beer bottle in his […]
Oxford High School showed definite improvement across the board on the Michigan Merit Exam, the results of which were released last week. The percentages of juniors who took the MME this past spring and scored either proficient or advanced in reading, science, math, writing and social studies steadily increased over those juniors who took the […]
It seems like there’s a ‘CSI? television show on almost every night of the week. Each is set somewhere different and glamourous like Las Vegas, Miami and New York. ‘I try not to watch them,? said Rob Charlton, who works as a forensic lab specialist for the Oakland County Sheriff’s Department. ‘David Caruso (who stars […]
Money’s tight all over in Michigan these days, but it appears Oxford’s local governments still have plenty of cash in their fund balances. It seems all of Oxford’s governments? general funds have healthy fund balances and as a result, different entities are using their extra money in different ways. Some are putting their funds toward […]
When Oxford township and village voters trek to the polls in November, they will be asked to renew the two millages that fund their fire department. Township officials last week voted unanimously to place a 1.5 mill renewal request for fire/EMS operations and a 1-mill renewal request to fund Advanced Life Support (ALS) on the […]
After two years of shooting short films and commercials for festivals and contests, Nathan Bunker is finally ready to try his hand at producing a full-length feature film. ‘It’s political thriller set in the not-too-distant future,? said the 2002 graduate of Oxford High School, who lives in North Hollywood, California and is cofounder of the […]
Even though Oxford Township was only partially responsible for the extensive problems in the Elk View Estates subdivision, officials last week agreed to pay 100 percent of the tab to fix things. ‘My thoughts have always been whatever our fault is, we take care of it, plain and simple,? said township Trustee Joe Bunting, who […]
There comes a time in every man’s life when he must set aside his own desires, ambitions and vanity to make a difficult decision based on what’s best for the greater good be it his family or his community. Fortunately, it appears Oxford Village Councilman Michael Hamilton has chosen to do that by deciding to […]
‘Never ASSUME because when you ASSUME, you make an ASS of U and ME.? ? Felix Unger Oxford and Addison residents should count themselves very fortunate to have a cable station that makes every effort to videotape and broadcast their local government meetings. People can tune into Oxford Community Television on any given day or […]
High bids for construction of a new Oxford Township hall led officials to step back and seek a more complete ‘financial picture? of exactly how much money is available for the project and what’s been spent already. Eight bids ranging from $1,552,436 to $1.999 million were submitted by general contractors for construction of a new […]