The loss of $300,000 in federal and state grant money motivated the North Oakland Transportation Authority (NOTA) board last week to eliminate weekend services and take one vehicle off the road. ‘We are okay for this year,? said Pat Fitchena, director of NOTA. ‘We don’t want to put the people into a panic.? Unless additional […]
The loss of $300,000 in federal and state grant money recently motivated the North Oakland Transportation Authority (NOTA) board to eliminate weekend services and take one vehicle off the road. ‘We are okay for this year,? said Pat Fitchena, director of NOTA. ‘We don’t want to put the people into a panic.? Unless additional funding […]
Election Day in Addison Township brought sweet victory for firefighters and bitter defeat for Oakland County Sheriff’s deputies. By a margin of 432-376, voters approved an eight-year, 0.75-mill tax for local fire and ambulance services in the Tuesday, Aug. 8 primary election. Conversely, voters weren’t so generous when in came to funding police services, failing […]
Oxford and Addison voters followed the rest of the 46th District by selecting incumbent Jim Marleau as the Republican candidate for the Michigan State House of Representatives. Marleau won the Aug. 8 primary with a total of 4,284 votes, beating challengers Dan Myslakowski who garnered 1,445 votes and Thomas Poulin who came in third with […]
Downtown Oxford’s northeast parking lot was once again the center of controversy Friday as a large portion of it was closed to the public on the eve of Celebrate Oxford. But it wasn’t the village who barricaded the area containing more than 50 parking spaces, it was the property’s new owners ? Knauf Family Properties, […]
Oxford’s oldest church sanctuary was rededicated Sunday following a six-month renovation project, most of which was underwritten by an anonymous donor. ‘Today, we’ve come to rededicate this space, this sanctuary to the glory and worship of God,? said Rev. Karen Moeschberger, of Immanuel Congregational United Church of Christ. Sounds of joyful song and prayer flooded […]
An Oxford teen who admitted to breaking into two publicly-owned buildings and setting a fire in one of them will not face adult court for his crimes. Joel Mason Thomas, 16, pleaded responsible as a juvenile last week to three counts of breaking and entering along with one count of arson in Oakland County Circuit […]
Bob Knauf isn’t a popular guy these days in certain parts of downtown Oxford. ‘I think he’s a very rude man, I really do. Very selfish,? said Ron Brabo, who owns A&A Flower Shop with his wife Wendy. Business and property owners in the downtown’s northeast quadrant were not pleased Friday when the Knaufs closed […]
Six homes and three businesses in the village were selected last week to receive awards from the Oxford Beautification Commission in October. A total of 64 village properties were nominated as part of the 14th Annual Beautification Awards Program, according to Commission Chairman Joe Bullen. Winners were selected based on their property’s aesthetic contributions ? […]
Simpler ballot language and a concerted effort to get the word out is how Addison officials plan to get voters to approve their police millage the second time around. ‘I think it’s in English rather than legalese,? said Treasurer Dan Alberty, referring to the re-worded proposal. But first the township board must agree to place […]