Potty mouths personify Paint Creek Trail, answers sought

Deputies responded to Goldengate Road and Pleasant Ridge Road for a report of malicious destruction of property around 3:30 p.m. December 17. Upon arrival deputies meet with the complainant who stated that they had found the bridge had been spray painted. Deputies? investigation revealed that unknown persons had sprayed painted both sides of bridge with […]

Potty mouths personify Paint Creek Trail, answers sought

Deputies responded to Goldengate Road and Pleasant Ridge Road for a report of malicious destruction of property around 3:30 p.m. December 17. Upon arrival deputies meet with the complainant who stated that they had found the bridge had been spray painted. Deputies? investigation revealed that unknown persons had sprayed painted both sides of bridge with […]

BPA students moving on to state competition

Twenty-two Oxford High School students achieved what everyone climbing the ladder in the business world is constantly striving for ? success. Their success came at the regional competition for the Business Professionals of America (BPA) held Dec. 17 at Baker College in Flint. These Oxford BPA members placed high enough to earn the right to […]

End of the line

It was the end of the line last week for Eleanor Hamilton and her relationship with the North Oakland Transportation Authority (NOTA). The 94-year-old Leonard resident received her final ride from NOTA on Dec. 30 when the white van picked her up outside the Addison senior center in Lakeville. ‘I’m going to enjoy my ride […]

Rezoning sought to make White Pine Estates a reality

If at first you don’t succeed, try applying for a rezoning. That’s what Hamlin, LLC, a Rochester Hills-based partnership involving members of the Denno family, is doing with regard to its White Pine Estates project. A previous plan for it was rejected by the Oxford Township Board in November. Hamlin had originally proposed building 32 […]

‘I would have killed for a cup of coffee?

Who better to attempt to break a world record for eating doughnuts than a police officer, right? Alas, Kim Rossman, who worked for the Oakland County Sheriff’s Office for 31? years, fell short in his attempt to do so back in December while vacationing in Aruba with his wife of 33 years, Beth. But his […]

Township finishes 2014 with 106 housing starts

New residential construction is on the rise in Oxford Township. A total of 106 building permits were applied for in 2014 and 95 were issued, according to figures supplied by the building department. That’s two-and-a-half times the number of housing starts in 2012. Back then, building permits were pulled for 33 single family homes and […]

Old Lakeville restaurant gets new Celtic twist

LAKEVILLE ? A new owner, a new menu and a new atmosphere is how the restaurant at the corner of Rochester and Lakeville roads, a fixture since 1937, is celebrating the start of a new year. Featuring a mixture of Irish and Scottish dishes along with a variety of American favorites, The Celtic Knot officially […]

Tot on board when allegedly drunken dad crashes van

A 28-year-old Oxford man is potentially facing charges of drunken driving, child endangerment and driving with a suspended license after he crashed the vehicle carrying his toddler daughter around 9:36 a.m. on Dec. 31. The man was driving south on Coats Rd. in a 2000 Chevrolet van when, according to the Oakland County Sheriff’s report, […]

Powers is leading nation in green tech

One night, while Powers Distributing delivered around 24,000 cases of beer, drivers saved about 7.4 million tons of carbon emissions from being released into the atmosphere. Just one of their hybrid delivery tractor saves the world from 53 million tons of carbon emissions over seven years. They have 20. Powers Distributing is the first beverage […]