Oxford resident Rod Charles is hosting a candidate forum Thursday, September 29 at 7 p.m. for the upcoming Oxford school board election at Boulder Pointe Banquet Center (1 Champions Circle). Three, four-year seats on the Board of Education are up for grabs in the November 8 general election. Vying for positions on the board are […]
People from Oxford and beyond took to the the Polly Ann Trail Saturday morning for the Fifth Annual Tour de Shane Bike-A-Thon. The event was organized to raise awareness about suicide prevention and celebrate the memory of Shane Hrishuck. Shane, an Oxford Middle School eighth-grader, took his own life in January 2012. He would have […]
OXFORD TWP. – The Legacy Center (925 N. Lapeer Rd.) will not have to paint over all of its colorful signs and murals, which were done without approval and in violation of the zoning ordinance. Last week, the township Zoning Board of Appeals approved two motions, both in 5-0 votes, that will allow the Legacy […]
When some children who receive free or reduced school lunch go home on Friday afternoons, they may not eat much, if at all, until they return to school on Monday. Volunteers of Oxford’s Blessings in a Backpack program are working to combat these cases of childhood hunger for the third year in a row. They […]
Mark your calendars because dispatchers from the Oakland County Sheriff’s Office will begin answering all 9-1-1 and police calls in Oxford Village in four months. Council voted 4-1 to approve a police dispatch services contract with the sheriff’s office following a closed session discussion at its Sept. 13 meeting. Councilwoman Maureen Helmuth cast the lone […]
Efforts are underway to get the “traditional part” of downtown Oxford listed on the National Register of Historic Places and hopefully, not have to pay a penny for the nomination process. Last week, the village council voted 5-0 to approve a resolution supporting the Downtown Development Authority’s (DDA) application for a program through which the […]
Police officers don’t just bust bad guys and issue traffic tickets. They also save lives. That’s what Oxford Village Police Officer Paula Grech and James Owens, a reserve officer, did. At last week’s council meeting, they were honored for their efforts. Police Sgt. Mike Solwold presented each of them with a lifesaving ribbon for their […]
All employees of the North Oakland Transportation Authority (NOTA) are getting pay raises next year, but not everyone’s happy about it. Last week, the NOTA board voted 6-1 to approve $1-per-hour raises for its 25 part-time drivers, two part-time dispatchers and one full-time dispatcher. Their hourly wage will go from $12 to $13, which equals […]
Developer Dave Weckle cleared the final hurdle in the approval process last week to build a major mixed-used development encompassing E. Burdick, Mill and Stanton streets in downtown Oxford. Village council members voted 4-1 to approve the planned unit development (PUD) agreement that includes three new buildings, plus a new 55-space public parking lot. Councilwoman […]
More than 30 people braved the rain last Saturday afternoon to attend the Third Annual Classic Car and Cupcake Challenge at the Addison Township Public Library. In the cupcake challenge, Leonard resident Lynn Boehmer took first place with her “3 vices” cupcakes. The cupcakes were made with coffee, chocolate and beer. Placing second was Dawn […]