Katherine Bosetti certainly has a lot to crow about. The 15-year-old Oxford High School sophomore was selected to reign as the Oakland County 4-H Fair 2006 Poultry Queen. Her majesty will spend July 25-30 at Springfield Oaks County Park in Davisburg spreading the word about 4-H and impressing people with her extensive knowledge of poultry. […]
Ten churches in the Oxford/Orion area have joined forces to meet needs and change lives as the North Oakland affiliate of Love In the Name of Christ (Love INC for short). ‘What it is is being the hands and feet of Christ,? said Sarah Clark, vice president of the new affiliate’s board of directors and […]
Speed limits on gravel roads in Oxford and Addison townships could increase this November thanks to a new state law under which it appears many stretches will no longer qualify for 25 mile-per-hour residential postings. ‘We do not yet have an inventory of which roads in Oxford and Addison townships will be impacted by this […]
Drilling a new well for the Oxford Village water system ended up costing more than double the original bid price, leaving council members seeking a legal opinion as to how much, if any, to pay. ‘It’s not our mistake, it was their mistake,? said village President George Del Vigna. ‘I don’t think we should go […]
I sincerely hope Oxford Village will reject any and all plans to allow the developer of the Centennial Commerce Center (see page 5) to use a large chunk of Centennial Park to build and maintain an outdoor patio/plaza area on public property. At this point, no such plans have been approved by either the village […]
When Addison Township voters go to the polls Tuesday, Aug. 8 we strongly urge them to vote YES on the fire/EMS millage and YES on the police millage. For Addison’s fire department the eight-year, 0.75-mill tax request represents about one third of the existing $701,415 operating budget. The $244,537 this millage would generate in its […]
A developer whose new downtown building is encroaching on public property was ordered by the Oxford Village Council last week to correct the situation. Council voted unanimously to require the Orion-based Promark Properties to remove the south and west footings for the new Centennial Commerce Center from village property. ‘I would think anybody that was […]
A 42-year-old Clarkston man’s alleged crime spree and run from the law took him through three townships and ended in the Village of Oxford July 26. Thomas Scott Ulch was taken into custody by Oakland County Sheriff’s deputies in front of the Oxford Barber Shop, 26 E. Burdick St., while the 2004 GMC Envoy he […]
After years of saving, planning and delaying, Oxford Township officials are finally ready to move into their spacious new home later this month. The weekend of Aug. 18 is the tentative move in date for the township’s new administrative offices at 300 Dunlap Road, formerly Granger Road (see sidebar story). The plan is to be […]
A 42-year-old Clarkston man’s alleged crime spree and run from the law took him through three townships and ended in the Village of Oxford July 26. Thomas Scott Ulch was taken into custody by Oakland County Sheriff’s deputies in front of the Oxford Barber Shop, 26 E. Burdick St., while the 2004 GMC Envoy he […]