Interim Oxford Village Manager Evan Teich was unable to attend council’s work session meeting last week, but his ears were probably burning as officials discussed his proposed staffing plan for the municipal office. “I don’t like this at all,” said Councilwoman Maureen Helmuth. “Nor do I,” said Councilman Erik Dolan. “I don’t think it’s ready […]
Oxford Village officials aren’t necessarily opposed to the idea of moving the municipal office to another spot within their 50-year-old building on W. Burdick St., they just believe there are bigger fish to fry. “I think we’ve got our priorities mixed up,” said Councilwoman Maureen Helmuth. “This is not something I need to be thinking […]
A public hearing will be held on Thursday, Nov. 9 before the Oxford Township Planning Commission concerning a special land use (SLU) request to allow a drive-through for one of the units in a proposed strip mall at 595 N. Lapeer Rd. PELJ Properties, LLC., based in Birmingham, owns the 2.72-acre site and filed the […]
Nuts and bolts. To us, that’s what the Oxford school district’s $28.28 million bond proposal and five-year, 0.75-mill sinking fund request boils down to. There are no luxuries here. There’s no plan to make a bunch of unnecessary purchases simply for the sake of bolstering a shallow and slick marketing program – as was done […]
Sunday School students from Immanuel Congregational United Church of Christ conducted a reverse trick-or-treat Sunday in Oxford Village. Wearing Halloween costumes, they went door-to-door handing out candy to residents. Pictured with village resident Donna Tripp are (from left) Oxford resident Joseph Willcock, 4, Maximus Kreski, 4, of Davisburg, and Matthew Flores, 5, of Davisburg (formerly […]
There was so much to see and do Friday night as Lakeville Elementary School hosted its annual Haunted House and Fall Festival. After getting their pants scared off by a plethora of frightful scenes inside the haunted house, kids and adults were welcome to eat doughnuts, bowl with pumpkins and put little skeletons together.
Oct. 28: Oakland County Sheriff’s deputies were dispatched to the 400 block of Wyndham Dr. at 11:14 p.m., where a home invasion was allegedly taking place. The suspect fled from the home prior to the deputies’ arrival. The homeowner, told deputies he had allegedly been purchasing food when he received an alert on his cell […]
It’s official – the highly-anticipated M-24 construction project is not going to happen in 2019. Everybody take a breath. “Due to (a) recent change in the MDOT program to fund the I-75 mega project and I-696 reconstruction, as of now, the M-24 project is pushed to 2020 construction,” wrote Nguyen Nguyen, Michigan Department of Transportation […]
Cross country runners (from left) J.J. Bagans, Zachariah Smith, Ulises Rodriguez, Scott Masterson, Coach Richmond, Coach Petersimes, Simon Arnold, Hunter Green, Dominic Bruce and Adam Zyrowski. Photo by Heather Smith. By Heather Smith Correspondent The Oxford varsity boys cross country team can call themselves league champions for the first time in 14 years. On Thursday, […]
Little Lucy Holt isn’t done fighting for her health and happiness – and neither is the community of Oxford. Tickets are on sale for a huge fund-raiser, dubbed “We Love Lucy,” at the Knights of Columbus Hall (1400 Orion Rd.) in Orion Township on Saturday, Nov. 18 from 5 to 10 p.m. Lucy, who celebrated […]