By Dean Vaglia Leader Staff Writer Oxford High School senior John Asciutto is a finalist for the Jersey Mike’s Naismith High School Basketball Courage Award. Asciutto was named as one of 10 finalists for the award, which is presented by the Atlanta Tipoff Club to a male and female high school basketball player that has […]
It was a warm and sunny St. Patrick’s Day in downtown Oxford. The holiday and the good weather brought many people to enjoy good food, drink and friends. Clockwise from bottom: Owen Stange, Cassie Stange, Maddy Scheuler, Anna Terenzi and Mariana Terenzi grab lunch and some drinks at Gravcap Brewing. For more pictures and the […]
By Dean Vaglia Leader Staff Writer The National Compassion Fund (NCF), the organization managing the Oxford High School Survivors Fund, held a town hall in Oxford to take input in the fund’s policies. Held at the OHS auditorium on the evening of Monday, March 21, the fund steering committee and Jeff Dion, NCF executive director, […]
By Don Rush Powerful. Soulful. That’s how some have described the singing voice of Ava Swieczkowski. The 18-year-old Oxford High School senior has been receiving positive reviews for her voice. Last week she sang the National Anthem at the 2022 State of County address . “I felt extremely honored to be there. They were all […]
By Don Rush For almost a quarter of a century one thing has been consistent for Teri Stiles: Oxford Community Television (OCTV). She’s been a volunteer, board member, an employee and, since November, station manager. “I started out reading The Oxford Leader on air with Howard Hoeflein,” Stiles said. “It’s been a fun job — […]
By Dean Vaglia Leader Staff Writer The Village of Oxford Planning Commission approved two adult-use recreational marijuana dispensaries at its Tuesday, March 15 meeting, the village’s third and fourth approved dispensaries. The first dispensary approved was Gage Cannabis. Gage opened in Ferndale in 2019 and has expanded to 12 locations around Michigan. Gage will be […]
This is our 102nd week of reporting local COVID numbers. Our area saw a decrease in recent cases and only a slight increase in total cases. COVID-related deaths stayed at 62. According to numbers provided by the county, last week we reported there were a total of 6,173 cases from Leonard, west to Oxford. This […]
By Dean Vaglia Leader Staff Writer An Oxford Fire Department program to pass out fire alarms and carbon monoxide alarms received $5,000 from North Oakland Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) Post 334. Presented by Post Commander Jim Hubbard and Quartermaster Chuck Haskin to Lt. B.J. Frantz on Thursday, March 10, the $5,000 adds to the […]
By Dean Vaglia Leader Staff Writer The Oakland County Sheriff’s Office (OCSO) Oxford Township Substation responded to three notable calls on Sunday, March 6. The following are based on incident reports. Drug arrest Around 12:45 a.m. a deputy spotted three people — a 47-year-old Oxford Township man, a 27-year-old Oakland Township woman and a 42-year-old […]
By Dean Vaglia Leader Staff Writer The Oakland County Board of Commissioners and the Oakland Community Health Network (OCHN) are reimbursing medical expenses of Oxford High School community members. Announced in a March 14 OCHN press release, the program will reimburse up to $2,000 for mental health care copays and deductibles for services rendered after […]