Oxford Township

CHARTER TOWNSHIP OF OXFORD ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS N O T I C E A Special Meeting of the Charter Township of Oxford Zoning Board of Appeals will be held on Monday, September 23, 2013 at 7:00 p.m. in the evening, at the Oxford Veterans? Memorial Civic Center (2nd Floor), 28 N. Washington, Oxford, MI […]

Oxford Township

Notification is given that The Huntington National Bank, 17 South High Street, Columbus, Ohio 43215 has filed an application with the Comptroller of the Currency on August 30, 2013, as specified in 12 CFR Part 5, for permission to establish a branch at 900 North Lapeer Rd., Oxford, Oakland County, Michigan 48371. Popular name: Oxford […]

Slip sledding away

When Sara and Kris Hoffman heard warm temperatures and rain showers were forecast for last Saturday, they acted fast to bump up 8-year-old Kristoffer’s birthday party. On Friday, Kristoffer and his friends’along with other families from around the Clarkston area’enjoyed an afternoon of sledding on the hill near Clarkston High School. Saturday, as expected, the […]

Oxford Township

CHARTER TOWNSHIP OF OXFORD COUNTY OF OAKLAND, MICHIGAN SYNOPSIS Of the Regular Meeting of the Charter Township of Oxford Board of Trustees held on August 14, 201.3 at the Oxford Veterans Memorial Civic Center. PRESENT: Supervisor Dunn, Clerk Wright, Treasurer Ferrari, Trustee Bellairs, Trustee Curtis, Trustee Durr, Trustee Cryderman. ABSENT: None THE FOLLOWING ACTIONS WERE […]

Wind wipes out trees

Warm winds from the south melted most snow and ice this past weekend, but caused some troubles of their own, such as this large tree limb, downed on Perry Lake Road just north of Clarkston Road, Dec. 28. Photo by John Meyland

Free throwers win turkeys

Winners of the 2008 Turkey Shoot – Basketball Free Throw Contest, Independence Township Parks and Recreation, included: Male: 8-9 year-olds – Thaddeus Koehler 5 out of 10 bastkets; 10-11 year-olds – Samuel Hiltz 7 out of 10 baskets; 12-13 year-olds – Bradley Barker 8 out of 10 baskets; 16-17 year-olds Johnathon Marcks 0 out of […]

County swear-in ceremony Jan. 8

Oakland County Commissioner Thomas A. Middleton, representing Independence Township and Clarkston, Commissioner Bill Bullard, Jr., representing Springfield Township, and the rest of the board of commissioners’ swearing-in ceremony is set for 5:30 p.m., Thursday, Jan. 8, in the Oakland County Board of Commissioners Auditorium, 1200 North Telegraph Road in Pontiac. Bullard was also nominated to […]

Viewpoint by Maria Rotondo-Mark

I don’t have time, I cannot take time, it’s time out, it’s a timing thing, when I get time, where has time gone, if I have time, time restrictions, when time permits and the time battle goes on. We are coming from an era of time equals money, at least that’s how some heard it […]

Letter to the editor

Dear Editor, The 5th Annual Stuff-a-Bus Campaign hosted by Clarkston Community Schools Bus Drivers was a huge success! Thank you so much to Dr. Roberts and Kevin Bickerstaff for approving this event, Craig DeLlowe, Tom Harmon, Alan, Taylor & Alan II Burnham, Darlene Welch, Scott & Noah Dunavent, Juanita Gilbert, Colleen MacLeod, Sherry Carpenter, Theresa […]

Letter to the editor

Dear Editor, The Independence Township Senior Center hosted 65 seniors with a holiday party on Dec. 17 in the Carriage House. With sponsorships from Elmhaven Manor, Karen and Don Kayko, Right at Home, Samaritan Care Hospice, and Sheldon Medical Supply, the center was able to provide a delicious ham lunch and gift bags for everyone. […]