Thanks to the efforts of a veterans group, Oxford senior citizens who have meals delivered to their doorsteps received a little something extra for Christmas. North Oakland Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) Post 334 donated 38 insulated bags filled with food to the local Meals on Wheels program. They were delivered on Dec. 19 to […]
Mark Terrian hasn’t given up his fight against cancer, but he’s realistic about the future and knows he wants to spend as much time as possible with the family he loves. “I just want to be with them,” said the 53-year-old Oxford resident. His family includes his wife of 30 years, Teresa, and their three […]
At least for now, there won’t be any pot businesses in Addison Township. During the November election, Michigan voters passed the Michigan Marijuana Act, which took effect on Dec. 6 and legalized recreational use of the drug. Under the act, municipalities within the state get to choose whether or not to allow marijuana businesses to […]
No sooner did the Oxford Downtown Development Authority (DDA) vote to recommend someone to fill a vacancy than another board member announced her resignation. At its Dec. 17 meeting, the DDA board voted 7-0 to recommend to the village council that Michelle Klein be appointed to the seat vacated by Nancy Rosentrater. Klein is part […]
Visiting with Santa Claus at Daniel Axford Elementary are sisters Addison (left) and Maggie Bull. Maggie is a kindergartner at Daniel Axford. Photo by C.J. Carnacchio. Check out a copy of this week’s Oxford Leader for all kinds of holiday photos.
Anger and frustration from horse country residents who believe they’re being ignored bubbled over during the Dec. 12 Oxford Township Board meeting following a vote to replace a longtime planning commissioner. They disrupted the proceedings leading officers from the Oakland County Sheriff’s Office to ask people to leave after they failed to heed the same […]
Protest and ye shall receive. In response to citizen complaints regarding the 60 tickets the municipality issued on Nov. 27 and 28 for failure to clear snow from sidewalks, the Oxford Village Council last week voted 3-1 to begin the process of amending the three-month-old ordinance that prompted those citations. “Many of our residents, I […]
As it does every year, the Rotary Club of Oxford invaded the high school’s performing arts center for a few hours on Dec. 11 to celebrate the Christmas season with a luncheon. Ninety-eight people showed up to enjoy lunch and dessert made by the Oxford Schools nutrition team. Plenty of students from Oxford High School […]
Jeff Morrison loves visiting Detroit. Its reputation is steeped in history and the never failing resilience it’s become famous for. He loves walking the city and seeing downtown’s rebirth firsthand. But, amidst all the modernism that has invaded the city in the last decade, Morrison, an Oxford resident and 1977 graduate of Oxford High School, […]
Three votes is all it will take to become the newest member of the Oxford Village Council now that there’s a vacancy. Last week, council voted 4-0 to accept the immediate resignation of Councilman Erik Dolan, who did not attend the meeting. Dolan, who was appointed to council in April 2016 and elected in November […]