By James Hanlon Leader Staff Writer With the lifting of restrictions, restaurants resumed dine-services last week. “I love it. It feels nice to be free again,” said Jeff Weaver who enjoyed a mid-afternoon meal on the patio behind the Oxford Tap last weekend. “Everybody’s pretty happy that we are back open, a lot of regulars,” […]
By Teddy Rydquist Leader Staff Writer A fixture on the northern edge of Oxford for nearly four decades, Barron Industries is no stranger to success. Manufacturing high-precision investment castings and machined components, the company offers their services to businesses in the aerospace and defense fields, as well as the automotive, oil, and medical industries. Steadily […]
By James Hanlon Leader Staff Writer Oxford Community Schools’ Nutrition Services Department has served over 100,000 meals distributed to Oxford Community Schools’ children in need during COVID-19 closure. The milestone was surpassed on June 3. Schools across the country are the source of a healthy breakfast and lunch five days a week for students in […]
By James Hanlon Leader Staff Writer Oxford Downtown Development Authority raised nearly $10,000 in a crowdfunding campaign to make micro-grants for struggling downtown businesses. Main Street Oakland County said it would match up to $4,000. After a couple weeks, the fund was still at $3,145. Clark Harris, an Oxford resident and CEO of Bloomfield Hills-based […]
Oxford Free Methodist Church resumed gathering this past Sunday for their 10:30 morning worship. The church is following the directives given by the state government, the East Michigan Free Methodist Conference as well as the CDC guidelines which includes social distancing and best practices for safety and the well being of others. At this time […]
By James Hanlon Leader Staff Writer Kids and adults can finally kick-start their summer reading! Oxford and Addison libraries are reopening, a little at a time. The Oxford Library Board approved a six-stage Reopening Plan at a special board meeting June 3. The library entered Stage 3 of the plan this week. That means curbside […]
By James Hanlon Leader Staff Writer Rush hour motorists driving along the M-24 detour on N. Oxford Rd. witnessed a line of protesters Friday, along the sidewalk in front of the high school football field parking lot. The demonstrators joined similar protests in hundreds of cities and towns across the country in recent weeks, protesting […]
By Teddy Rydquist Leader Staff Writer Closed since mid-March because of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak and Governor Gretchen Whitmer’s “Safer-at-Home” Executive Order, the township offices in Addison and Oxford appear to be nearing re-opening to the public. “We’re excited to open again,” Addison Township Supervisor Bruce Pearson began. “The Governor originally pointed to June 12, […]
By Teddy Rydquist Leader Staff Writer Beginning next Monday, June 15, hair salons, barbershops and other personal service businesses can re-open, Governor Gretchen Whitmer announced on June 5. This is a big step in the right direction as Michigan seeks to return to normalcy. Despite this progress, we are not yet completely out of the […]
By James Hanlon Leader Staff Writer It was likely the best-attended village government meeting of the year, in-person or otherwise. At a telemeeting last week, the Oxford Village Planning Commission denied a request to rezone a triangular parcel of land on the southern border of the village from single-family residential (R1) to multiple-family residential (RM). […]