After months of back-and-forth talks with the Michigan Department of Natural Resources (DNR), the Addison Township Board has reached a final agreement on usage of the Watershed Preserve Park. The ultimate decision of the board was that there need be no conflict between preservation and hunting. A new compromise ordinance allowing hunting in the park […]
Monday, July 23 *Bicycle found on Lakes Edge and Oakwood Court. *Complaint made against skateboarders on Pleasant and Dayton Street. *Malicious destruction of property reported on Glaspie Street. Driver damaged another vehicle in driveway and left before speaking to owner or authorities. *Window smashed–purse snatched on Lakes Edge Drive. *Wallet found in Scripter Park on […]
Oxford Community Schools will give a new virtual locker to all district students and staff this fall. This digital locker, called eBackpack, is like other lockers in that it allows storage of whatever you’d like to lock away. But unlike a real locker, the eBackpack provides unlimited space. No additional hardware will be needed to […]
A $45.2 million budget for the 2012-13 school year was recently approved by the Oxford School Board. The $3 million increase, explained Tim Loock, Assistant Superintendent of Business and Operations, is necessary in order ‘to make Oxford Community Schools the first choice for families that desire the best possible education plus free and full access […]
In a unanimous vote on Monday July 16, the Addison Township Board approved the reappointment of George Newbegin to a three-year term as a park ranger . Newbegin was described by board member Pat Schnur as ‘a very dependable, hard working man who shows up for every meeting and never misses his schedule to be […]
The 2011-12 MME and ACT tests are in for Oxford school district and scores are on the rise. In the MME (Michigan Merit Examination) scores, the Oxford district saw an increase in every subject area tested. With all district 11th graders considered, Oxford turned in a solid 65 in Reading scores. This represents a nine […]
Monday, July 30 * Malicious destruction of property reported on Great Pines Drive. No suspects in the slashing of two tires. * Car accident and truck rollover on Lakeville Road and Bay Pointe Drive. No injuries reported. Sunday, July 29 * Car fire on Lakeville Road. Fire began in the engine compartment and was not […]
Blessings in a Backpack. That’s what Lakeville Elementary students will receive this fall. Pending approval by the Oxford School Board, Lakeville Elementary will take part in a national push to eliminate childhood hunger by sending students home with a backpack full of food. Lakeville currently provides free or reduced lunches to 174 students, all of […]
Completing a motion first approved in August 2011, the Addison Township Board voted unanimously on July 16 to approve wording on a marker designating the Lakeville cemetary as a historical site. Constructed in partnership with students at Eastern Michigan University, the historical marker contains information about the origin of the cemetery and the Revolutionary War […]
Lakeville bid farewell to its postmaster July 31. Ruth Yerkes, after 26 years with the United States Postal Service (USPS), said goodbye to her patrons and Post Office in a small cake & coffee gathering as she tied a bow on her time as a USPS employee. Yerkes began with the USPS back in the […]