First, Oxford Village Councilman Steve Allen resigns in January. Then, two weeks ago, village President Renee Donovan announces she will resign to pursue drag racing at her new home in Lapeer County. Enjoy the Wal*Mart up there, Renee. It’s got everything! Resignation fever is definitely in the air and I’ve caught it. I hereby announce […]
Who says spare change doesn’t add up? Not Oxford High School’s National Honor Society. NHS recently conducted a spare change drive over a two-week period by placing collection jugs in all the school’s classrooms. The drive raised $1,600 to benefit the HAVEN (Help Against Violent Encounters Now) shelter in Pontiac. ‘We were amazed when we […]
Approximately 28 additional parking spaces will be added to downtown Oxford’s northwest quadrant in the coming months. The Oxford Downtown Development Authority last week authorized awarding a contract to the Oxford-based James Mouch, Jr. & Sons Excavating, Inc. to demolish the garage behind 19 W. Burdick Street, clear the land and turn the 8,000-square-foot rear […]
An entire house burned to the ground Sunday morning thanks to the Addison Township Fire Department. Firefighters from Addison and Dryden conducted a practice burn using the home at 5700 Rochester Road, south of Bordman Road and north of the Village of Leonard. Homeowner William Zanetti, operations president for National Coney Island, Inc., originally planned […]
After years and year of wreaking havoc in fairy tales, the Big Bad Wolf and Wicked Witch (a.k.a. the Evil Queen) finally stood trial for their crimes at Oxford Middle School Friday night. Three little pigs, a flying monkey and a magic mirror were among the witnesses who took the stand as the OMS Drama […]
A second reading and possible adoption of ordinance amendments designed to aid downtown Oxford’s growth and revitalization are slated for the Tuesday, April 11 village council meeting. Council has before it ordinance amendments to change the maximum heights of buildings in the downtown central business district (C-1), regulate drive-throughs as a special use only for […]
Oxford Village’s dispatch center was given a fresh new look over the last few weeks to accommodate a new county-wide radio system. ‘This is actually what a dispatch center should look like and others have looked like forever,? said Tony VanHouten, head of the village police department’s communications division. ‘We will be equal to anyone […]
When Elaine Hanes first moved to Oxford about a year-and-a-half ago, she was invited to a party where she witnessed many adults taking drugs. ‘I couldn’t believe all the drugs that were there,? she said. Surprised and disgusted by this spectacle, she immediately left the party and thought to herself, ‘I wonder what their kids […]
Celebrating a 60th birthday is a milestone in anyone’s life, but for Joyce Denton it’s another victory in a hard fought battle against cancer. A surprise birthday party Saturday at Lenny Miller’s Restaurant in Dryden brought tears to Denton’s eyes as a room full of friends and family greeted her. Denton is one of the […]
As more and more hard-working Michiganders lose their jobs while the state’s economy circles the drain, wouldn’t it be nice if some politicians lost their jobs? Wouldn’t it be nice if the Fat Cats in Lansing got pink slips just like GM and Delphi employees? Right now, I’m thinking of 38 political whores whose bloated […]