Hordes of folks, young and old, are planning to descend on Oxford Township this weekend to run, climb, crawl, push, pull, slog, sweat and bleed in the mud. An estimated 10,500 to 11,000 participants and spectators are expected to attend the Tough Mudder event being held Saturday, June 3 and Sunday, June 4 on the […]
Kate Logan, an Oxford Village resident, doesn’t mind that for many people, the Memorial Day weekend is a fun opportunity for backyard barbecues, boating on Michigan’s many lakes and heading north to the old cabin in the woods. “I want people to enjoy their lives and their freedoms. That’s why I wore the uniform,” said […]
Longtime Oxford resident Ed Triest celebrated quite the milestone on May 22 as he turned 90. His family threw him a big party at the Alfoccino restaurant in Auburn Hills. From 1957 to December 2002, Triest owned and operated the Sunoco station at the corner of S. Washington and Lincoln streets in Oxford Village. He […]
Following a 7-0 vote at a May 22 meeting, Oxford School officials will move forward on a proposed multimillion-dollar capital improvement plan and will submit a bond application to the Michigan Department of Treasury to help fund it. The bond would allow district officials to invest almost $29 million over the next 10 years in […]
Final site plan approval for a single-family site condominium project consisting of 30 detached units was recommended in a 5-1 vote last week by the Oxford Township Planning Commission. That recommendation will be forwarded to the township board and it’s expected to be an agenda item at the 7 p.m. Wednesday, June 14 meeting. The […]
Love lacrosse and looking for something to do this weekend? Head over to Seymour Lake Township Park for the 2017 Midwest LAX Bash on Saturday, June 3 and Sunday, June 4. A total of 88 youth teams – boys and girls – from Michigan, Ohio and Wisconsin are expected to compete in the tournament. Participants […]
It’s official – Jaymes Vettraino is the interim manager for Oxford Village. Last week, council voted 3-0 to approve an agreement with the Rochester-based Vettraino Consulting. Council members Dave Bailey and Tom Kennis were absent. The agreement took effect May 22 and runs through June 23. “My goal is very specific,” Vettraino said. “(It’s) to […]
A request for a variance that would allow the placement of a cell tower on a vacant piece of Addison Township property will be addressed at the 6 p.m. Thursday, June 8 meeting of the Addison Township Zoning Board of Appeals (ZBA). The meeting, which will include a public hearing, will take place in the […]
What were you doing at 3 p.m. on Memorial Day? Did you observe federal law and spend a minute in silence reflecting, remembering, praying or otherwise honoring all the men and women in the U.S. military who have died serving this nation? Oxford Village attorney Bob Davis hopes you did. That’s what he asked the […]
On Saturday, the Lakeville Cemetery Auxiliary held its annual Memorial Day ceremony on the grounds of the historic cemetery established in 1843. The fallen were honored with speeches, prayers, wreaths and music. More photos of the ceremony can be found in our print edition of The Oxford Leader, only $1.