March 26: Oakland County Sheriff’s deputies were dispatched to a home located in the 100 block of Breezewood Rd. at 12:56 a.m., where Sheriff’s deputies reported hearing two men fighting and a window break. A 19-year-old man opened the door for Sheriff’s deputies with his 48-year-old boyfriend, a Ferndale resident, standing behind him. Sheriff’s deputies […]
Italia Gardens will host a fundraiser to benefit Love In the Name of Christ of North Oakland County (Love INC of NOC) Thursday, April 6 from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Love INC is a nonprofit organization which links churches, volunteers, and service agencies and helps them to organize their efforts by reaching out to […]
Oh, Danny boy, the pipes, the pipes were calling at the Addison Township Public Library on St. Patrick’s Day. Joe Schnur, a longtime township resident, brought his bagpipes to the library and performed a few songs for a small, but enthusiastic crowd looking to get their Celtic on, minus the green beer and noisy drunks. […]
A 10-page lawsuit was filed against Oxford Village in U.S. District Court by three individuals who claim they were deprived of their constitutional rights, had their reputations harmed at a public meeting and the action taken to remove them as reserve police officers was improper and invalid. “This lawsuit is about making sure governments do […]
For more than two decades, Susan Bellairs fought for the rights of Oxford taxpayers and was a staunch advocate for common sense in local government. She was opinionated. She was a tireless worker. She wasn’t afraid to ask tough questions, challenge the status quo and tackle the elephants in the room. Bellairs didn’t let anyone […]
It doesn’t matter who you are, how society labels you or what challenges you face in life, everyone in the Oxford Wildcat family is treated and loved as an equal. That was the essence of the heartwarming message sent to the Oxford PAWS Special Olympics basketball team when players were presented brand new uniforms right […]
Now that the district’s amended general fund budget has been approved, Oxford school officials are crunching the numbers in the hopes of funding capital improvement projects over the next three years. Assistant Superintendent of Business and Operations Sam Barna presented a list of recommended capital improvement projects at a recent board meeting. According to Barna, […]
The fate of two, possibly three, parcels of publicly-owned vacant land situated in the northwest section of Oxford Village is being debated. Last week, council voted 5-0 to set aside proposals to market and sell the village’s Dayton St. property and seek bids to have a professional appraisal done on one parcel to determine whether […]
Moriah Orlando, a Leonard resident, and Hailey Boger, of Oxford, had their equine knowledge put to the test when they competed in a Quiz Rally with the Metamora II Hunt Club, a division of the Great Lakes Region of the United States Pony Club. The U.S. Pony Clubs started in 1954 to teach the English […]
Oxford Schools taxpayers could benefit from a potential refinancing of the debt the district owes to the School Loan Revolving Fund (SLRF), a move which is expected to save an estimated $700,000 in interest. School officials are looking into refinancing the SLRF debt, which will increase to an estimated $19.9 million by April 30. The […]