Notice for Draft Plan Availability for Public Review and Comment & Notice of Public Hearing Brandon Township and the Village of Ortonville have prepared a 5-year Parks and Recreation Master Plan to guide the future development of parks and recreation in the Brandon-Ortonville area. The public is welcome to view a copy of the draft […]
Kindergartners in Daniel Axford Elementary teacher Jennifer Kontry’s class celebrated the last day before Christmas vacation in a very sweet way. They worked together to make their very own little gingerbread houses. Loaded with all sorts of candy and tons of frosting, the homes were appealing to both the eye and the tummy.
Following a Sept. 1 trial in Rochester Hills 52-3 District Court, former Addison Fire Chief George Spencer was convicted of malicious destruction of property under $200. The misdemeanor charge stemmed from an incident in which Spencer damaged the door of an Addison firefighter’s home during a fit of anger, according to township Supervisor Bruce Pearson. […]
What do Spiderman and Oxford Middle School Counselor Ryan Kline have in common? Both spin webs to help people. In Kline’s case, the WEB stands for ‘Where Everybody Belongs? and it’s a new program he’s instituted at OMS to help the incoming sixth-graders make the big transition from life in elementary school. ‘It’s a program […]
While talks of a lease agreement between Oxford Schools and Weiming Education Group to build international student housing are still up in the air, Oxford resident Diane Myers has started a petition urging the school board to vote against the project. ‘I started the petition because I wanted to know if there were other people […]
The Wildcat grapplers placed third out of 39 teams at the Oakland County Championship Tournament held this past weekend at Lake Orion High School. Oxford had a total score of 200 points, while Detroit Catholic Central took first place with 293 and Walled Lake Central earned second place with 280. ‘I think we did pretty […]
I’ll keep my column short this week because the topic is just so stupid. People must be bored, nuts or both because I’ve never witnessed such hysteria over nothing as I have with President Barack Obama’s speech to America’s school students (see story on page 5). Let me just say for the record, I’m no […]
After 35 years doing work doing environmental work and marine salvage, Mike Popa, of Oxford, decided that it was time to start his own business. He started his salvage business, New Horizons Response Services (NHRS) two-and-a-half years ago, and has since traveled the world helping clean up the world’s waters from a variety of spills. […]
Editor’s Note: Oh, what a year 2014 was. Join us as we look back at the highlights in Part I of our Year in Review. Enjoy. January 1 The Oxford Township Parks and Recreation Department is investigating the feasibility of building a community/senior center that would include everything from a swimming pool and fitness center […]
ROCHESTER HILLS ? For a woman accused of a double homicide and facing the prospect of spending the rest of her life in prison, Sylvia Marie Majewska was preoccupied with the fact she didn’t have her eyeglasses. Twice the 65-year-old Addison woman brought it up while answering questions posed by 52-3 District Judge Lisa Asadoorian […]