By Dean Vaglia Leader Staff Writer Oxford Community Schools (OCS) received a $302,000 donation from Michigan high school sports programs on Sunday, March 20. Accepted by OCS Athletic Director Tony DeMare at the Michigan Interscholastic Athletic Administrators Association’s (MIAAA) annual conference in Traverse City, the money was raised over the course of February through a […]
By Dean Vaglia Leader Staff Writer Oxford High School senior John Asciutto is a finalist for the Jersey Mike’s Naismith High School Basketball Courage Award. Asciutto was named as one of 10 finalists for the award, which is presented by the Atlanta Tipoff Club to a male and female high school basketball player that has […]
It was a warm and sunny St. Patrick’s Day in downtown Oxford. The holiday and the good weather brought many people to enjoy good food, drink and friends. Clockwise from bottom: Owen Stange, Cassie Stange, Maddy Scheuler, Anna Terenzi and Mariana Terenzi grab lunch and some drinks at Gravcap Brewing. For more pictures and the […]
By Dean Vaglia Leader Staff Writer The National Compassion Fund (NCF), the organization managing the Oxford High School Survivors Fund, held a town hall in Oxford to take input in the fund’s policies. Held at the OHS auditorium on the evening of Monday, March 21, the fund steering committee and Jeff Dion, NCF executive director, […]
By Dean Vaglia Leader Staff Writer The Village of Oxford Planning Commission approved two adult-use recreational marijuana dispensaries at its Tuesday, March 15 meeting, the village’s third and fourth approved dispensaries. The first dispensary approved was Gage Cannabis. Gage opened in Ferndale in 2019 and has expanded to 12 locations around Michigan. Gage will be […]
By Dean Vaglia Leader Staff Writer An Oxford Fire Department program to pass out fire alarms and carbon monoxide alarms received $5,000 from North Oakland Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) Post 334. Presented by Post Commander Jim Hubbard and Quartermaster Chuck Haskin to Lt. B.J. Frantz on Thursday, March 10, the $5,000 adds to the […]
By Dean Vaglia Leader Staff Writer The Oakland County Sheriff’s Office (OCSO) Oxford Township Substation responded to three notable calls on Sunday, March 6. The following are based on incident reports. Drug arrest Around 12:45 a.m. a deputy spotted three people — a 47-year-old Oxford Township man, a 27-year-old Oakland Township woman and a 42-year-old […]
By Dean Vaglia Leader Staff Writer The Oakland County Board of Commissioners and the Oakland Community Health Network (OCHN) are reimbursing medical expenses of Oxford High School community members. Announced in a March 14 OCHN press release, the program will reimburse up to $2,000 for mental health care copays and deductibles for services rendered after […]
By Dean Vaglia Leader Staff Writer The Addison Township Public Library’s request for federal funding was approved as part of a $1.5 trillion appropriations bill signed into law by US President Joe Biden on Tuesday, March 15. “I am STOKED,” James Baldiga, library president, said. “It has been a lot of hard work. I cannot […]
By Dean Vaglia Leader Staff Writer Extra! Extra! The Oxford High School theater is back in action with the musical “Newsies.” Originally a 1992 movie musical and later making its Broadway debut in 2012, the Tony winning musical tells the story of newsies in 1890s New York City striking against Joseph Pulitzer’s New York World […]