An attorney representing landowners in the agricultural and suburban farms zoning districts of northeastern Oxford presented a petition from them requesting zoning ordinance text amendments to the township board at its Dec. 12 meeting. Located in what is commonly referred to as horse, or hunt, country, the property owners believe these proposed amendments are necessary […]
Accusations that a member of the planning commission is ineligible to serve under state law arose during last week’s Oxford Township Board meeting. Officials voted 7-0 to reappoint Tom Berger to the planning commission for a three-year term beginning Jan. 1, 2019 and ending Dec, 31, 2021. He’s served on the board since 2004. But […]
For the second straight meeting, the Oxford Village Council last week held off on making a decision as to whether marijuana-related businesses would be prohibited or allowed in light of the drug’s Dec. 6 legalization. “The good news is that there’s no hurry because nobody can open one or even apply yet to open one […]
Last week, the Oxford Township Board approved its 2019 meeting schedule, which included a time change. Regular meetings will now begin at 6:30 p.m. instead of 7 p.m. With the exception of the Nov. 20 meeting, all regular meetings will take place on the second Wednesday of the month at the township hall. The hall […]
It was a sweep for the Oxford Fire Department at the Dec. 12 township board meeting. All three of its agenda items were approved in 7-0 votes. Officials started by approving the hiring of Joshua Plyler as a full-time firefighter/paramedic effective Dec. 17. Plyler, a paid-on-call firefighter for the Grand Blanc department and a paramedic […]
Cub Scouts from Oxford Pack 108 visited Independence Village of Waterstone to pass out handmade Christmas cards and candy canes to residents. Pictured is Tiger Cub Gabe Marquez, 6, showing a card he made to Jean Reynolds. Photo by C.J. Carnacchio.
Full disclosure: the writer of this story is an instructor at PKSA – Oxford John Stouffer, a second-degree black belt and instructor at PKSA (Professional Karate Schools of America) – Oxford, remembers the first time he and his son Johnny broke boards back in 2011. “He slept with the board that night,” Stouffer said. John […]
On Saturday, Dec. 15, Oxford’s Ridgelawn Memorial Cemetery joined other final resting places around the country and across the globe as a participant in the annual Wreaths Across America ceremony. Locally, a total of 220 wreaths were placed on the graves of veterans to honor their service and remember their sacrifices. For a whole page […]
Andrew and Jolena Caponga of Oxford are proud to announce the birth of their son, Easton Andrew Caponga, who was born on April 5, 2018 at Huron Valley Sinai Hospital in Commerce. Easton was born 8 lbs and 5.4 oz, and was 19 inches in length. Easton has two big sisters, 6-year-old Bella Marie Caponga […]
Teenager runs away Two Oxford parents called Oakland County Sheriff’s deputies on the evening of Dec. 11 to report that their 17-year-old daughter had ran away. According to the report, the parents told officers they had seen their daughter the evening before and had woken up that morning to a note from her saying that […]