By Amy Al-Katib Leader Intern This year, seven students are able to say they know what success feels like because of the Rotary Club of Oxford’s STRIVE program. STRIVE is a program that offers students who are facing academic difficulty the encouragement, motivation and mentorship needed to enable them to succeed and offers cash incentives […]
The mounds of dirt at Seymour Lake Township Park have been replaced with a cement floor and water fixtures as the K.L.R Splashpad continues to come together. Oxford Township Parks and Recreation Director Ron Davis was on the site last Friday as the water fixtures were pieced together and fastened into the ground. ‘It’s exciting,? […]
Experience the outdoor market season in the place making and social atmosphere every Wednesday in the village beginning June 18 as the Downtown Lake Orion Farmers? Market kicks off a freshly made-over sixth season. The Orion Art Center has taken over facilitating the market and hired Heather Muzzy as the new manager this spring. Meanwhile, […]
Good news for the Village of Oxford. Standard & Poor’s affirmed the village’s long-term ‘A? credit (or bond) rating ? the third highest rating available ? and revised the municipality’s financial outlook from ‘negative? to ‘stable.? ‘The stable outlook reflects our view that the village’s finances have stabilized since fiscal (year) 2011 . . . […]
On May 13, the Oxford Women’s Club awarded 10 scholarships, each for $1,000, to graduating seniors preparing to further their educations. Scholarship winners included OHS seniors Kim Rizzo, Brooke Bocquet, Andrea Woody, Jamie Armstrong, Elizabeth Moore, Heather Workman, Haylie Lane, Katelyn McQuater and Brianna Pastewski. James Roy Phillips, Jr., who attends school at Crossroads for […]
One of the quickest ways to send government officials, union employees and unrepentant liberals into a full-blown, mouth-foaming frenzy of hysterical rage is to mention the P-word. Of course, the word I’m referring to is privatization. I’ve always been a staunch proponent of privatizing government services whenever possible. If a private company can provide the […]
Jerry Cremin has got a lot on his plate. In less than two weeks, he’s expecting to open an authentic Irish pub in downtown Oxford’s northwest quadrant. On top of that, he was recently appointed to the Downtown Development Authority’s (DDA) Board of Directors. But Cremin doesn’t mind all the activity because he’s passionate about […]
By Meg Peters Review Staff Writer While planning the design and construction documents for what could be the future Lake Orion Village hall, the design team of Steve Auger and Associates is researching the Union Church history. They are relying on a book called, ‘A Church for All Seasons: The History & Architecture of the […]
Hats off to Oxford Community Schools for being one of 14 Oakland County school districts to post its check registers on-line for all to see and inspect. The move was prompted by a request from the Mackinac Center for Public Policy, a respected free market think tank based in Midland, as part of its increasingly […]
Friends for a Cure, one of the teams at the local American Cancer Society Relay for Life coming up at Oxford High School on May 30-31, would like to thank Harvest Time, and specifically Paul Forte and Joe Sosville, for helping us raise funds through the sale of hot dogs, chips, candy, and drinks the […]