Village seeks permission to sell land

Oxford Village voters will have the opportunity to turn their opinions into action when they head to the polls on Tuesday, Sept. 13 and decide whether or not to give their permission to sell a small piece of publicly-owned land. ‘I favor the proposal,? said village Councilman Tom Benner. ‘I don’t feel like the village […]

Judge: Poole had ‘good cause? to leave NOTA

A judge found that Danny Poole had ‘good cause? to leave his employment with the North Oakland Transportation Authority because of Director Pat Fitchena’s alleged actions and was therefore entitled to unemployment benefits. ‘It is clear that there was a personality conflict between the director and (Poole),? wrote Administrative Law Judge Susan Payne Woodrow in […]

Village election: 2 candidates, 2 seats

By C.J. Carnacchio Leader Editor For Tony Albensi and Kevin Stephison, next week’s Oxford Village election is largely a formality. The two men are running for two four-year council seats with no other names on the ballot and no declared write-in candidates to offer competition. Stephison is the newcomer to the council while Albensi is […]

Upland Hills School celebrates 40 years

In many circles these days, the focus of education seems to be quantity ? specifically, how to increase the amount of students, revenue and facilities. But that isn’t the case at Upland Hills School in Addison Township. ‘Expanding as a school and going from a student body of 90 to a student body of 1,200 […]

Former NFL great fires up Cats with pep talk

‘It was a long drive up here, but I didn’t know we made it all the way to Boise, Idaho.? Even Dan Dierdorf, who played pro football for the St. Louis Cardinals from 1971-83, couldn’t resist making a little joke about the Oxford football stadium’s new blue turf ? a color it shares with Boise […]

A few minutes with Jim Brandstatter

His name’s been associated with University of Michigan football since 1969 and now he’s part of Oxford football history as well. Jim ‘Brandy? Brandstatter visited Oxford High’s stadium on Thursday, Aug. 25 to hear his friend and former Michigan teammate, Dan Dierdorf, address the Wildcats varsity football team on the eve of their big game […]

Volunteers pitch in to create new library

It may take a village to raise a child, but it definitely takes a township to build a library. Over the weekend, a group of hard-working Addison residents rolled up their sleeves, grabbed some brushes and rollers, and began painting the interior and exterior of the library’s new 3,000-square-foot spaced located in the Lakeville Towne […]

District beefs up security at OHS, OMS

When Oxford students return to the high and middle schools for a fresh year of learning, they’ll encounter some new personnel roaming the halls ? security guards. Two security guard positions were added to OHS and one to OMS, along with a dean of students for grades 6-8. ‘When you ask Oxford parents what they […]

DIA masterpieces coming to Oxford

Famous works of art will soon be popping up all over Oxford in the most unexpected places. Reproductions of seven paintings housed in the Detroit Institute of Arts? (DIA) permanent collection will be featured in outdoor displays throughout Oxford and other metro Detroit communities from mid-September through the end of November. ‘It is a way […]

It’s in the hole!

It’s something every golfer fantasizes about, but only a few achieve ? the coveted hole-in-one. For Scott Jensen, that fantasy turned into reality Friday, Aug. 19 at the Boulder Pointe Golf Club in Oxford Township. ‘It’s an accomplishment I’d been hoping for and wanting, but never thought I’d do it. My heart was pumping really […]