Law enforcement officials in Addison Township still need your help in finding out who’s been calling seniors claiming to be a representative from a retirement home and wanting to deliver suspicious coupons. Sgt. Pete Burkett, of the Oakland County Sheriff’s Department Addison substation, said he’s had numerous calls from residents who received the same phone […]
Congratulations to Oxford resident Krysten Aquilina, a junior at Northwood University in Midland, who was granted two scholarships for the 2006-07 academic year. The 20-year-old received the AON Risk Services Scholarship, which was established in 1995 to provide educational support to students majoring in a business-related curriculum. She also received the Northwood University Aftermarket Industry […]
If there’s one word to describe how the three Oxford district nominees for Oakland County’s Outstanding Teacher of the Year felt when they learned they were nominated, it would be ‘surprised.? All three nominees, Judy Bozynski, from Lakeville Elementary, Neil Peruski, from Oxford Middle School, and Catherine Woolman, from Oxford High School, were humble in […]
Instead of Addison Township residents voting on whether or not elected officials deserve a pay raise at their annual meeting next month, the board decided at its Feb. 19 meeting to forget the whole idea. Clerk Pauline Bennett made a motion to show no increase in elected officials salary, but still let the public vote […]
About 100 residents of Addison Township filled the board room at the Feb. 19 meeting for the chance to state their concerns about a proposed amendment to the township’s noise ordinance. The need for the amendment came after about 15 residents approached the board after a resident near Mack and Townsend roads created a motorcross […]
After collecting nearly 3,000 pounds of food for the Oxford/Orion FISH Food Pantry last year, the women at Oxford’s Curves for Women are setting the bar higher this year. ‘I would love to see 5,000 pounds of food,? said Oxford resident and Curves member Tammy Martin. ‘I just have a real passion for feeding the […]
After a whole month of reading book, after book, after book, students at Daniel Axford Elementary spent last Friday celebrating their accomplishment. DA students read a total of 144,207 minutes since mid-January for their Reading Wonderland month of reading program. First-grader Parker Fleming read the most, with a total of 1,645 minutes. Other top readers […]
When Samantha Bono, a senior at Oxford High School, was selected to play on the varsity soccer team as a freshman, it was obvious she had a promising future. Four years later, Bono is itching to begin her soccer and academic career at Oakland University in Rochester this fall. The 19-year-old was one of eight […]
After an impressive individuals regional varsity bowling competition in Grand Blanc last Friday, senior A.J. McLarty took 5th place, which advances him to the state finals next weekend. Five varsity boy and girl bowlers from Oxford competed to try and get into the top 10 to advance, but McLarty’s 1,326 series was hard to beat. […]
The Oxford varsity competitive cheer team took home their first 1st Place win of the season this past weekend. The girls competed at Fenton, and ended with a 185 in their first round, 190.7 in their second and 280.5 in their third. On Monday, the girls traveled to Stoney Creek for a rescheduled competition, where […]