Spring officially arrives this week, but be ready for more severe weather after one of the snowiest winters on record. ‘We have a system coming next week that could bring in misery,? said National Weather Service Meteorologist Bill Deedler last Wednesday. ‘Right now, models disagree on the track, but the storm could come in Tuesday, […]
A familiar face is the new full-time executive director of the North Oakland Transportation Authority (NOTA). Pat Fitchena, who’s served as an Oxford Township trustee for 16 years, was appointed to the position July 29 by a unanimous vote of the NOTA Board of Directors, which consists of appointed representatives from Oxford, Addison and Orion. […]
An Oakland County Sheriff’s deputy suffered extensive injuries as a result of a head-on collision in Oxford Village the night of July 26. According to the village police report, Deputy Gary Willemot, 45, was northbound on Washington St. (M-24) when he crossed into the southbound lanes near First St. around 11:23 p.m. Willemot’s 1994 Ford […]
Groveland Township-The township budget belt just became a little tighter. The 2008-09 township budget will be $160,000 less compared to last year, with no new capital expenditures, and no pay hikes for elected officials and office staff. The township board OK’d the $986,007 budget by a 5-0 vote on Monday night. ‘The new budget reflects […]
A 39-year-old man was arraigned last week on charges of indecent exposure and criminal sexual conduct at a Brandon Township group home. Konstantinos Antonios Chrysogellos, a former resident of the home, was arraigned March 10 at 52-2 District Court on charges of aggravated indecent exposure, sexually delinquent person; indecent exposure, sexually delinquent person; and fourth […]
‘No harm, no foul.? That was the consensus of the Oxford Township Board of Trustees last week after listening to representatives from the Oxford school district, Etkin Skanska, Inc. and Macomb Mechanical explain why the old water meter and back-flow preventor at the new high school were disconnected and moved, and why the fire suppression […]
Michigan high school sports will soon be going through some major changes. On July 27, the three-judge panel of the Sixth Circuit Court of the United States Court of Appeals ruled that the current alignment of interscholastic sports seasons violates the Equal Protection Clause of the U.S. Constitution. The case, involving the Michigan High School […]
A 27-year-old Goodrich man will serve jail time and has been ordered to pay $20,870.43 in restitution after he participated in the thefts of numerous catalytic converters in Brandon Township. Dannie Vernon Vore, Jr. was sentenced March 4 to 210 days in jail by Sixth Judicial Circuit Court Judge Shalina Kumar. He received credit for […]
DePalma to seek re-election Groveland Twp.-Township Supervisor Robert DePalma said he’ll seek a fourth term of office in the November general election. DePalma, 60, was appointed to office in May 1996 following the death of long-time Township Supervisor Don Titsworth. DePalma was first elected in November 1996. Zelenak OK’d Former Ortonville Village Manager Paul Zelenak […]
‘And from a jail came the wail of a down-hearted frail and they played that as part of the blues. . .? ? ‘The Birth of the Blues? Muddy Waters. Elmore James. B.B. King. John Lee Hooker. Stevie Ray Vaughn. Alberta Adams. If you’re a Blues music lover like I am, these names are familiar […]