Sunny, warm and breezy ? absolutely magificent weather for an outdoor commencement ceremony. And what a picture perfect day it was Sunday, June 5 as Oxford High School graduated 264 seniors in its first ever outdoor commencement on the new football field. An impressive 95 members of the Class of 2005 graduated with honors, meaning […]
He knows when you’re sleeping. He knows when you’re awake. He knows if you’ve been bad or good . . . . . . And now he’s coming to Oxford to verify intelligence reports from his elves. The one and only Santa Claus will be making his annual pre-holiday trek to our community during the […]
It seems like everybody and his brother are going after federal grant dollars these days and the Village of Oxford is no exception. Council last week authorized Nowak & Fraus, an engineering firm based in Pontiac, to prepare a grant application for the Oakland County Federal Aid Committee requesting funding in 2014 to reconstruct approximately […]
They are the pride of the Wildcats. Every week they practiced and played their hearts out. They sought victory for their team and glory for their school. For their hard work, dedication and sportsmanship, the 89 senior athletes of Oxford High School’s Class of 2005 were honored by the Oxford Wildcat Booster Club Thursday, June […]
Ex-Oxford Village Councilman Michael Hamilton isn’t going to jail for his drunken driving, but he didn’t get off scot-free either. In Rochester Hills 52-3 District Court last week, the 36-year-old village resident was placed on probation for 12 months; sentenced to pay fines and costs totaling $997; ordered to complete 75 hours of community service; […]
Ridgelawn Memorial Cemetery in Oxford is inviting community groups, local businesses, families and individual residents to bring Christmas wreaths and place them by veterans? graves for a special ceremony on Saturday, Dec. 12. The 99 W. Burdick St. cemetery is participating in ‘Wreaths Across America Day,? a special day created by the U.S. Congress last […]
A 2005 Oxford graduate was on her way home from the Senior All Night Party at the high school when she was involved in an accident at Washington and Burdick streets just before 5 a.m. Monday. According to village Police Chief Mike Neymanowski, the 18-year-old was travelling westbound on E. Burdick St. in her 2000 […]
A water reliability study conducted for the Village of Oxford and submitted to council last week recommended $3.31 million in repairs, upgrades and additions to the municipal water system. Council is expected to discuss the recommendations during future budget work sessions. Topping the list of improvements was repairing and repainting the interior and exterior of […]
Every year, about a third of the groundwater being pumped and distributed by the Village of Oxford goes missing, according to the water reliability study conducted by Nowak and Fraus Engineers. The study revealed that anywhere from 28-32 percent of the water (or approximately 60 million gallons) meant for village homes, schools and businesses is […]
By C.J. Carnacchio Leader Editor There’s an old Woody Allen joke that goes ‘Those who can, do. Those who can’t, teach. And those who can’t teach, teach gym.? Obviously, Allen never met Oxford High School’s own Katie Goetz because if he had, he would have been forced to eat his words. Goetz, who teaches health […]