Until it can hire a permanent one, the Oxford Downtown Development Authority board retained the services of an interim director Monday night. Madonna Van Fossen, a 23-year resident of Lake Orion, started handling the DDA’s day-to-day affairs on Tuesday. She will work five days a week for five hours each day and be paid $25 […]
When Oxford school district voters go the polls May 3 they will be asked to approve a two-year, 2.3549-mill increase in the non-homestead property tax. Non-homestead properties include businesses, commercial properties, second homes, vacation homes and rental properties. Exluded from this category are principal residential and qualified agricultural properties. State law allows school districts to […]
For nearly a decade, Connie Miller has been throwing parties for all her Oxford friends. But this year she has to throw a soiree for herself. The 14-year Oxford resident was recently selected as the Oxford Public Library Friends? (OPLF) ?2005 Friend of the Year.? ‘Overwhelmed? and ‘awkward? were the two words the bewildered Miller […]
When voters in Addison Township go to the polls Aug. 5, they will be asked to approve two taxes, totalling 1.5 mills, which are vital to the operation of their fire department. ‘We need the millages so we can still provide the services that we’ve been providing for folks,? said Fire Chief George Spencer. ‘We […]
There’s one more candidate for Oxford Township Board in the Aug. 5 primary election, but his name won’t appear on the ballot, so keep a pen handy. Patrick Thompson, 61, has filed the necessary paperwork to run as a Republican write-in candidate. ‘I started looking into some of the issues over there and it was […]
Love was definitely in the air Valentine’s Day night at Victoria’s Delights as 42 local couples shared romantic dinners together in the quaint downtown Oxford bistro. Soft lighting, gourmet food, fine wine and companionship in its best and purest form worked together to create an atmosphere not even Cupid himself could recreate. ‘She’s my soulmate,? […]
With four spacious parks, each offering its own unique amenities, and numerous recreation programs for people of all ages and interests, the Oxford Twp. Parks and Recreation Department has a lot to be proud of. ‘I couldn’t ask for a better place to work in,? said Director Ron Davis. ‘We’re really fortunate to have a […]
From numbers and test tubes to jump ropes and dodgeballs, though their subjects are very different, they’re mission is the same ? prepare today’s youth to meet tomorrow’s challenges. As a reward for their daily dedication to this important mission, Oxford teachers Paul McDevitt, Shanie Williams and Pam Molik were selected to be the school […]
Former employees of the North Oakland Transportation Authority came forward last week to complain directly to the authority’s board about Director Pat Fitchena’s behavior and abilities. ‘There (were) a lot of things there that could have been a lot better while I worked there,? said Belinda Cox, of Oxford, a former NOTA dispatcher who resigned […]
Pat Fitchena’s hiring of an attorney to represent the North Oakland Transportation Authority at a June 16 unemployment hearing did not sit well with some board members who knew nothing about it until they read it in the newspaper. ‘I’m not saying we probably wouldn’t have taken this action. We probably would have,? said NOTA […]