Six vehicles collided with each other like a chain of dominos near the interection of Bay Pointe Drive and Lakeville Road Friday night. Amazingly, no injuries were reported. The accident occurred shortly before 10 p.m. and involved a line-up of vehicles travelling west on Lakeville Rd. According to the Oxford Village Police report, an unknown […]
A two-car accident at the intersection of S. Washington and Crawford streets earned one driver a ticket and trip to the hospital. A 50-year-old Oxford woman driving a 2001 Jeep was stopped in the left northbound lane of S. Washington St. while attempting to make a left-turn onto Crawford St. While stopped, her vehicle was […]
A proposal to use palm pilots to help students learn math and technology skills has earned teacher Jeannie Crampton a $1,500 grant from EDS. At the April 6 Oxford Board of Education meeting, Crampton, a teacher at Crossroads for Youth Secondary School, will be presented a $1,500 check by Paul Ward, manager for EDS? Distribution […]
Oxford Community Church has a new home, but the same message ? everyone is welcome. The 4?-year-old non-denominational Christian church is now located at 2750 N. Baldwin Road (between Shipman and Oakwood roads) on the same property as Little Scholars of Oxford, a day care facility. To celebrate its new home, the church is hosting […]
Think the life of a computer troubleshooter is relatively boring? No adventure, just a bunch of geeky stuff? You obviously haven’t met Lake Orion’s newest resident Meg Malloy. What started out as a simple job ? recovering some missing data from a televangelist’s fund-raising website ? could end up costing her life. But don’t worry, […]
Safety paths are a good thing. They provide pedestrians, young and old, with a safe area to walk, bicycle, run, jog and roller-blade along side busy roads. They allow people to get from Point A to Point B without using a motorized vehicle and without becoming road kill. I’ve got no problem with Oxford Township […]
There’s a possibility that the new director of the Addison Township Public Library could have a quite familiar face. Last week, Nina Ciccolini, president of the library board of trustees, resigned her elected office effective immediately in order to apply for the director position. ‘I’m really excited about the opportunity,? she said. ‘I may not […]
It’s been a long time ? at least 10 minutes or so ? since a public official has angered me as much as Janet Thomas has. Words cannot even begin to describe the sheer loathing and utter contempt the current vice president of the Oakland Schools Board of Education generates within me. Much like a […]
There probably isn’t a red-blooded American male alive who doesn’t have fond memories of playing with little green army men and toy trucks as a kid. Unfortunately, as boys grow into men they’re forced to put those terrific toys away forever, unless you’re Mike Miller. He just bought bigger toys. The 41-year-old Oxford resident is […]
It’s not a done deal yet, but it appears a former Oxford teacher is on his way to becoming the next superintendent of Lapeer Community Schools. Matthew Wandrie, 34, of Addison Township, was the Lapeer Board of Education’s pick to lead the district following a unanimous vote last week. ‘The superintendent candidate selecting the district […]