More than 4,000 Oxford students in grades K-12 went back to school Tuesday as parents all over the 96-square-mile district rejoiced. For the staff and students at Clear Lake Elementary, the first day of school this year was quite the milestone. The elementary school located on W. Drahner Rd. is celebrating its 50th birthday. To […]
The Oxford Tap is one step closer to adding an outdoor service area behind its 36 S. Washington St. building. Oxford Village Council members voted 4-0 to approve Police Chief Mike Neymanowski’s recommendation to the Michigan Liquor Control Commission that the Oxford Tap be allowed to operate an outdoor service area in conjunction with its […]
Five businesses in an Addison Township strip mall were burglarized late Thursday night, but instead of getting away with the loot, the suspected thief got a dog bite courtesy of the Oakland County Sheriff’s K-9 Unit. Carlen Leon Skube was arraigned in Rochester Hills 52-3 District Court Saturday on five felony counts of breaking and […]
By C.J. Carnacchio Leader Editor Last week’s Oxford Village Council meeting was more like a meeting of the Maureen ‘Moe? Helmuth fan club. ‘Moe is Oxford,? said Dave Weckle, lifelong Oxford resident and local developer. ‘Eliminating her position is one thing, but don’t eliminate Moe.? ‘I wouldn’t be in business today if it hadn’t been […]
Fire erupted inside the attic and roof of an Addison Township home in the wee hours Monday morning. Firefighters were called to 258 Ridgemont (which runs south off Indian Lake Road) around 2:30 a.m. to extinguish a house fire. When fire personnel arrived on the scene, Addison Fire Chief George Spencer said the house was […]
Oxford Township officials last week voted 6-1 to approve a contract with Oakland County for the acquisition, construction and financing of an estimated $17,725,000 worth of improvements to the unincorporated water system. The project includes construction of a 1-million gallon elevated storage tank on N. Oxford Road, up to four water treatment plants and eight […]
An offensive, insulting and harassing anonymous letter sent to an Oxford Village Councilman is being looked into by both the local police and U.S. Post Office. ‘I haven’t wavered. It’s not intimidating me,? said Councilman Tony Albensi, who received the letter in the mail Aug. 20. Albensi said the village police have been made aware […]
Residents in the northwest portion of Oxford Village turned out en masse last week for a public hearing regarding the potential development of some vacant public land. Council was considering developing 3.125 acres of village-owned property (south of Dayton St. and west of Pleasant St.) into affordable housing for senior citizens and a park/recreational area […]
Tim Davidson’s prescription to improve his pharmacy’s appearance and restore his building’s character was filled by the Oxford Downtown Development Authority. The DDA recently voted unanimously to award a $10,000 facade grant and $1,500 door grant to Patterson Prescription Pharmacy, which Davidson has owned since 1994. ‘We’re looking to restore the building to its original […]
Every generation has a date it will never forget. For the World War II generation, it was Dec. 7, 1941, the day the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor. For the Baby Boomers, it was Nov. 22, 1963, the day President John F. Kennedy was assassinated. For the current generation, it’s Sept. 11, 2001, the day Islamic […]