One day in January 1970, then-Oxford resident Cathy Kowalski decided she needed to find a job. ‘I started at the end of (Washington Street) and was going to go into each business,? she said. The first business she entered was Sherman Publications, Inc. (The Oxford Leader). As luck would have it, the business was hiring […]
Oxford Village Deputy Clerk Marion Patricia Paad was arraigned March 23 in Rochester Hills 52-3 District Court on charges she embezzled public funds from the municipality in the form of both property tax payments and police funds. Paad, who’s been suspended from her job without pay since late January, is facing five counts of embezzlement […]
Opinions were mixed and the debate was passionate, but in the end, the Oxford Township Board chose not to oppose tax abatements requested of the village council by manufacturing companies Royal Oak Boring and Royal Oak Medical Devices. ‘These tax abatements are great for the community. Not only does it keep the business in our […]
It appears one of Oxford Township’s groundwater wells was improperly installed in a way that causes severe damage to pumping equipment and now, the municipality must drill a new one for an estimated $85,000 to $103,500. Officials are investigating the situation. ‘I am in the process of trying to get to the bottom of this […]
An Oxford Village employee will face criminal charges for allegedly stealing tax money from the municipality. Deputy Clerk M. Patricia Paad, who has been suspended without pay since late January, will be charged with five counts of embezzlement by a public official over $50, according to Oakland County Chief Assistant Prosecutor Paul Walton. Each count […]
Some members of Immanuel Congregational United Church of Christ gathered in the Centennial Park gazebo Easter Sunday for a special sunrise service at 7 a.m.
The story is pure Horatio Alger. Hometown boy leaves rural America to join the navy. While serving his country, he sees the world and receives a college education. The boy, now a man, returns home several years later to become a successful business and family man. Craving the chance to make a difference in his […]
TDS Automotive announced last week plans to close its Oxford Village plant June 25 and permanently lay off the nearly 100 workers employed there. The closing of the 201 E. Drahner Road facility was announced in an April 8 press release from TDS Automotive, which is headquartered in London, Ontario, Canada. TDS Automotive provides material […]
It was horses that brought Michele Presley to the Addison Township Public Library almost 16 years ago and it’s horses that are taking her away next month. Friday, April 29 will be Presley’s last day as director of the small rural library that circulated an impressive 34,701 items last year and serves more than 2,000 […]
It took a lot of hard work, numerous meetings and intense discussions over the last several months, but it’s finally a done deal and the Addison Township Public Library will be moving into a new home this year. ‘All along I felt this was a marvelous opportunity for this library and I continue to believe […]