By Dean Vaglia Leader Staff Writer Michael Young, chairman of the Oxford Township Planning Commission, is retiring from the commission on Nov. 1. Announced by Township Supervisor Jack Curtis at the end of the Sept. 22 Board of Trustees budgeting meeting, Young will be moving down to South Carolina to be with his daughter as […]
By Dean Vaglia Leader Staff Writer The Oxford Township Election Commission performed a public accuracy test on Friday, Sept. 24 of the ballot tabulators to be used in the Nov. 2 special election. With the upcoming election having only one item to vote on — the Oxford Public Library capital improvement and expansion bond — […]
By Dean Vaglia Leader Staff Writer Classmates and clients of Canine Academy’s “Great Dogs” program took to the Polly Ann Trail the other Tuesday evening for an enhanced training experience. “‘Great Dogs in Action’ outings … are offered to our advanced students and their dogs to attend group outings where we train in public settings,” […]
By Dean Vaglia Leader Staff Writer When we last checked in with Oxford native and Ottawa Senators center Josh Norris, he had only just started playing in the continent’s top hockey league. Now with a full season of NHL play under his belt, Norris is getting the hang of life in the big league. “It’s […]
By Dean Vaglia Leader Staff Writer The Oxford High School varsity Wildcats kept their away-game winning streak alive last week with a 49-42 win over the Southfield Arts & Tech Warriors. The victory improved Oxford’s record to 2-4 overall, and 2-2 in the Oakland Athletic Association (OAA) Red Division. “It’s a tale of two halves,” […]
By Dean Vaglia Leader Staff Writer The Northeast Oakland Historical Society celebrated the grand re-opening of their downtown Oxford museum this past Sunday. “It is a great feeling to have all these smiling faces back in this building,” society president Bryan Cloutier said in his opening remarks. “It’s been a long time, it’s been a […]
Gavin Green and Claire Spindler were crowned Homecoming King and Queen during Friday’s football game against Clarkston. Photo by D. Vaglia
By Dean Vaglia Leader Staff Writer The Charter Township of Oxford Board of Trustees had a special meeting to determine the 2022 township budgets on Wednesday, Sept. 22. The final budget came out to around $16.93 million, an increase from last year’s budget which was about $15.07 million. Divided into several sections, the meeting combined […]
By James Hanlon Leader Staff Writer Are you happy with your trash service, or would you prefer a single waste hauler for the entire township? Addison Township officials want to know. Reports have it some residents are having a hard time getting their trash picked up because the garbage companies prioritize larger contracts with other […]
By Dean Vaglia Leader Staff Writer A severe storm rattled Oxford and Addison townships on the night of Wednesday, Sept. 22, knocking out power for approximately 2,000 area residents according to a DTE Energy outage tracker. The storm came in late Wednesday and damaged utilities with heavy wind. “We had some gusts of at least […]