Usually, when folks see a North Oakland Transportation Authority vehicle tooling down the road, it’s filled with passengers on their way to various destinations. But this weekend, three NOTA vehicles will hopefully be filled from top to bottom with food, clothes and toys as part of local efforts to create a brighter holiday season for […]
The numbers changed a little bit, but ultimately the answer was still no. Following a recount of the Nov. 2 vote on Oxford Township’s proposed police tax increase, it was determined Monday by the Oakland County Board of Canvassers that there was, in fact, one additional ‘yes? vote and one additional ‘no? vote. That made […]
From gravel pits to one-eyed groundhogs, Oxford’s been known for many things over the years. Now, the community has the distinction of being the ‘fastest? town around. Not because of the thousands of vehicles that go whizzing down M-24 everyday, but because of all its participants in one of the world’s largest mountain bike races. […]
For all their phony talk about presenting a ‘united front? to the community and wolfing down free breakfasts together while praising each other, there’s one thing that never fails to get government folks fighting amongst themselves like rabid dogs in a meat-filled pit ? money. You see in government, money is a zero-sum game. One […]
Oxford Superintendent Dr. William Skilling’s statements regarding his status in an Ohio school district’s search for a new superintendent don’t appear to jive with what’s going on south of the Michigan border. ‘I still have not officially applied for the superintendent position at Granville Exempted Village Schools, I am only a person of interest to […]
ADDISON ? A pole-barn located at 5700 Hagerman Road, between Mckail and Bordman roads, was completely destroyed by fire yesterday afternoon. When Addison Twp. firefighters were called to the scene at approximately 1:20 p.m. the 30-foot by 50-foot pole-barn was ‘fully involved? in the fire and the roof had already collapsed, according to Fire Chief […]
An Oakland County Circuit Court judge ruled that the Village of Oxford ‘abused its discretion? when it determined free public parking to be a necessity and used that as the basis for attempting to condemn a piece of private property owned by the Grove family. (See the shaded box to the right for the background […]
The Grove family owns two adjacent parcels (totalling approximately 22,000 square feet) in the northeast quadrant of downtown Oxford, containing approximately 50 parking spaces. It’s been used for free public parking by the village since a 1974 lease agreement in which the municipality agreed to maintain, pave, sweep, plow and insure the parcel. In return, […]
As a Democrat running for office in a GOP-dominated area, Brandon Galbraith has his work cut out for him, but he’s already convinced two Republican voters to support him ? Eileen and Gary Galbraith, a.k.a. Mom and Dad. ‘The funny thing is both my parents are Republicans,? said the 21-year-old Addison Township resident who’s running […]
Two women were transported to the POH Medical Center in Pontiac Friday after their vehicle was struck by van, ironically owned by POH. A 38-year-old Oxford woman and her passenger, an 84-year-old woman, were travelling south on M-24 when their 1997 Pontiac was rear-ended by a 2001 Ford van, owned by POH and driven by […]