Public safety

July 24: A 30-year-old Oxford woman called Oakland County Sheriff’s deputies to her home, located in the 100 block of Maynard Circle, at 1:15 p.m. to report a home invasion. The woman told deputies she believed her ex-boyfriend, a 30-year-old Oxford man, was responsible. He had allegedly sent her several threatening text messages while she […]

Look at those big brown eyes

Look at those big brown eyes

Oxford Middle School sixth-grader Krystina Noaker, 11, looks deep into the eyes of an Upland Hills Farm calf at the Strawberry Festival in Leonard Saturday. For more photos, please see pages 2 and 15. Photo by C.J. Carnacchio.

ZBA approves cell tower despite opposition

A dimensional variance that could allow for the construction of a cell tower near Kingsbury Day School was granted last week in a 4-1 vote by the Addison Township Zoning Board of Appeals (ZBA), despite public opposition which was voiced during a June 8 hearing. For more information on the concerns expressed during that hearing, […]

Potential bulk water sales spark debate

There was no shortage of questions, concerns and opposition expressed during last week’s Oxford Village Council meeting as officials discussed the possibility of adopting a resolution supporting the development of an ordinance and process for selling bulk municipal water to outside parties for everything from bottling to filling swimming pools. “I wouldn’t be so eager […]

A berry good time!

The 65th Annual Strawberry Festival took over downtown Leonard Saturday. It was nonstop fun from morning till night with delicious food, a soap box derby, pie-eating contests, a parade, farm animals and kids’ activities. For more photos of Leonard’s annual Strawberry Festival, pick up your copy of The Oxford Leader today.  

Boy alerts family to house fire

ADDISON TWP. – A quick-thinking 5-year-old boy was able to save himself and his older sister from a house fire Friday night, just east of the Village of Leonard. The fire happened at 1465 E. Leonard Rd. between Hagerman and Secord Lake roads. According to Addison Fire Chief Jerry Morawski, the boy and his 9-year-old […]

Officials send rezoning request back to PC

Looks like it’s back to the old drawing board for a developer that’s seeking a rezoning so it can build condominiums on 7.23 acres of vacant land in the massive Waterstone development. Last week, the township board voted 7-0 to send the Bloomfield Hills-based Contour Development Group’s request to rezone two parcels from commercial to […]

PD offers safe place for internet biz

It seems like everybody is buying, selling and trading stuff over the internet these days. But you never know who’s on the other end of that transaction and what their motives are. Is it someone legitimate just looking to conduct a little business or a criminal waiting to pounce? Acting Oxford Village Police Chief Mike […]

Fan fire at factory

It looked bigger than it was. On Friday night, Oxford firefighters were dispatched to a reported fire at MSP Industries, located at 45 W. Oakwood Rd., just east of M-24. Because it’s an industrial building, firefighters from Metamora and Addison also responded to the scene to provide mutual aid. Upon arrival, Oxford Fire Chief Pete […]