CHARTER TOWNSHIP OF OXFORD ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS N O T I C E A Regular Meeting of the Charter Township of Oxford Zoning Board of Appeals will be held on Monday, May 10, 2010 at 7:30 p.m. in the evening, at the Oxford Veterans? Memorial Civic Center (2nd Floor), 28 N. Washington, Oxford, MI […]
VILLAGE OF OXFORD PUBLIC HEARING SPECIAL LAND USE Pursuant to the provisions of Village of Oxford Ordinance No. 324, the Village of Oxford Planning Commission will hold a public hearing on Tuesday May 4, 2010 beginning at 7:00 p.m. (or soon thereafter) in the Oxford Village Council Chambers located at 22 W. Burdick, Oxford, Michigan […]
Dognapper sentenced Joseph Benson of Independence Township received the maximum for dognapping a family’s husky last December. Judge Marc Barron, 48th District Court, sentenced Benson, 29, to a year in Oakland County Jail after he pleaded no contest to a misdemeanor larceny charge. He took the dog, Kodi, from a parking lot in Bloomfield Township […]
15 years ago – 2001 ‘He’s dogs? best friend? Clarkston resident Steven MacGillis made a split second decision which saved the lives of two dogs after he saw them fall through the ice on Lake Oakland in Independence Township. ‘Springfield welcomes wrecking ball? The Springfield Township Board of Trustees heard the fate of seven Dixie […]
The fate of 25 full-time custodians employed with Oxford Community Schools will be decided Monday, April 26 as the board of education is expected to vote on whether to hire a private company to take over the district’s cleaning services. In an effort to help offset a projected $3.8 million budget deficit next year, school […]
Waving signs stating their opposition to the potential privatization of their jobs, Oxford Schools custodians gathered Tuesday outside the Meriam building in downtown Oxford to protest and raise awareness (see photo on Page 3). ‘Privatization is like a cancer and it’s going to spread,? said Daniel Axford Elementary custodian Barb Berlinger. ‘Once they privatize us, […]
I’m not used to people not answering my questions. I found out my mom has a brain tumor on Saturday. I just want the best for my mom. I ask questions for a living. I also research a lot, and so I researched into having brain surgery. I found out Henry Ford is one of […]
What is in a name for the City of Clarkston Dear Editor, “What’s in a name? that which we call a rose By any other name would smell as sweet” Romeo and Juliet, – William Shakespeare It appears to be all but official that the City of the Village of Clarkston no longer exists and […]
Just as ancient alchemists tried to turn lead into gold, Oxford’s Turf Committee is hoping to transform gold into synthetic blue turf. Fund-raising efforts to install a new synthetic turf athletic field at Oxford High School are officially beginning with a two-week event called the ‘Wildcat Gold Rush.? The plan is to have The Golden […]
Monday, April 19 – A man on Drahner Rd. noticed that his jacket, two packs of cigarettes and his car keys were missing from his vehicle. *On W. Drahner, a purse and a pack of cigarettes was taken from a vehicle. The passenger window was broken out, but no evidence was left at the scene. […]