Two Oxford Township residents, Larry Parraghi and Julie Wilde, are dead following a two-vehicle crash Monday night on Ray Rd. between M-24 and N. Oxford Rd. by the high school. Parraghi, 43, was the father of one student at Lakeville Elementary, a developmental kindergartner who was in the vehicle at the time of the accident, […]
Yellow and blues lines typically divide parking lots into standard and handicap spaces. But there’s a new color in the parking lot of Coldwell Banker Shooltz Realty in Oxford Village – pink. Pink lines denote the new space specifically reserved for breast cancer survivors, which includes anyone who has ever been diagnosed with the disease, […]
There’s a good chance children in Addison Township will be saying “Let it snow!” this winter, once the construction of a permanent sledding hill behind Addison Township Hall is completed. The project comes with no cost to the township, as all labor and materials are being donated, according to Addison Supervisor Bruce Pearson More than […]
A recommendation to the Oxford Village Council to rezone property that’s been used for industrial purposes since the early 20th century was approved in a 4-0 vote last week by the planning commission. Industrial Machine Products (IMP), which owns four parcels at 32 and 45 Louck St., between Church and Center streets, east of M-24, […]
Halloween is Monday so watch out for all those little ghosts and goblins as they go door-to-door collecting candy. In Oxford Village and Township, the official trick-or-treating time begins at 6 p.m. and ends at 7:30 p.m. Both of Oxford’s fire stations will be serving free doughnuts and apple cider that night from 6:30 to […]
Oxford Smile Center’s Annual Halloween Candy Buy-Back program has returned to help benefit troops serving overseas and promote dental health. Dr. John Khoury and his team will be on hand to buy back candy for $1 per pound on Nov. 1 from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Every family who participates will also receive a […]
A request for a variance that would allow the placement of a cell tower in Seymour Lake Park will be addressed at the 7 p.m. Monday, Nov. 14 meeting of the Oxford Township Zoning Board of Appeals (ZBA). The meeting will take place in the township hall, located at 300 Dunlap Rd., just north of […]
Who yields to whom? That’s the question the Polly Ann Trail Management Council (PATMC) is hoping to answer for trail users via some new signage. Last week, the council voted unanimously to proceed with the development and installation of signs along the 16.9-mile recreational trail that inform users who has the right of way in […]
When it comes to millage proposals, we’re all about reasonable requests and community needs. To us, that’s what the Oxford Township Parks and Recreation Department’s 10-year, $2 million bond proposal represents. We strongly encourage Oxford residents to vote YES. This bond would allow the department to repair, replace and improve things in all four of […]
There’s a lot at stake in the Nov. 8 general election. The future is on the line. We’re not referring to race for the White House. We’re talking about the possibility of the Oxford school district losing more than $5 million annually and the devastating impact that would have on our students. That’s why we […]