Lakeville Elementary first and second-graders deserve a big around of applause for the Christmas musical they put on Dec. 6 at Oxford High’s Performing Arts Center. It was called ‘A Place in the Christmas Choir? and the story began with Santa Claus in the midst of rehearsing the Christmas Choir, which consisted of Elves, Christmas […]
WANTED ? Civic organizations, local businesses and private citizens to help preserve an historic Oxford barn to benefit present and future generations. Call Hank at (248) 830-0129. If Hank Szlenkier was running an ad in the local newspaper it would probably look something like the above. The caseworker for Oxford Addison Youth Assistance is on […]
Written allegations submitted by a former employee against its director prompted the governing board for the North Oakland Transportation Authority to hire an attorney last week. Following a special closed session meeting Nov. 29, the NOTA board voted to hire attorney Rich Strenger ‘to handle a personnel matter? for $120 per hour, not to exceed […]
Until further notice, the frisbee disc golf course at Seymour Lake Park is officially closed due to ongoing vandalism, thefts and the rising cost of dealing with it all. Ed West, maintenance supervisor for the Oxford Township Parks and Recreation Department, estimated that over the last two years approximately $5,000 worth of damage and theft […]
Written allegations submitted by a former employee against its director prompted the governing board for the North Oakland Transportation Authority to hire an attorney last week. Following a special closed session meeting Nov. 29, the NOTA board voted to hire attorney Rich Strenger ‘to handle a personnel matter? for $120 per hour, not to exceed […]
A breaking and entering in Oxford nearly two months ago led village police to connections in Warren, Sterling Heights and finally Dearborn, where an officer recovered half of the stolen merchandise last week. Village Police Officers Thad Lambiris executed a search warrant June 16 in a Dearborn home, near Telegraph and Ford roads, where they […]
Bill Patterson (R-Oxford) and Eric Wilson (R-Lake Orion) have a vision for the future and it’s going to take time, money and above all, cooperation, to make it a reality. The two Oakland County commissioners gathered a group of local officials together in Pontiac last week to discuss the possibility of developing a senior and […]
Two brand new vans are on the road for the North Oakland Transportation Authority thanks to Addison Township and the good folks at the Oxford-based Training and Treatment Innovations and the Oakland County Community Mental Health Authority. NOTA is the proud owner of two 2004 GMAC Savannah vans. Each van can transport 15 passengers and […]
A five-year-old M-24 traffic study was adopted by the Oxford Village Council Friday in order to further its efforts to make downtown more pedestrian-friendly by obtaining additional traffic signals. ‘This study here is telling us we deserve at least one (more) traffic light downtown,? said Councilman Tony Albensi, during a special afternoon meeting with representatives […]
It appears one man’s code violations are another man’s treasure. The Oxford-based Valley Building & Repair Co. last week was awarded $19,970 worth of work to correct building and fire code violations at the Oxford Veterans Memoral Civic Center (28 N. Washington St.), which is owned and operated by the township. Officials admitted they were […]