Grab some straw, pick out a pumpkin and find a cute costume for the family pet because the annual Scarecrow Festival is returning to downtown Oxford on Saturday, Oct. 22 from 2-6 p.m. Organized by the Downtown Development Authority, the autumn festival promises to be bigger, better and bolder than previous years with more activities, […]
Oxford Township’s level of police staffing will remain the same for 2012, but officials say future cuts are unavoidable unless voters approve a millage increase next year. ‘This board has done what it can with what it has,? said township Supervisor Bill Dunn. Last week, township officials voted 4-2 to approve the 2012 contract with […]
‘In Addison Township, we don’t just write a check for a library, we build it.? Supervisor Bruce Pearson summed things up nicely Saturday morning during the grand opening ceremony for the new Addison Township Public Library, located at 1400 Rochester Rd. in the Lakeville Towne Square strip mall. The new 3,000-square-foot facility was created in […]
Oxford Township planning commissioners are hoping to add one more weapon to the community’s economic development arsenal ? tax abatements. ‘I don’t care where you stand on the subject, one of the things that should be in your tool box is a guideline for tax abatement policies,? said Commissioner Jack Curtis. Last week, commissioners voted […]
When it comes to deciding how health care costs should be split between the municipality and those who receive benefits, Oxford Township officials decided to stick with their own plan rather than be told what to do by the state. ‘I think it’s a local decision and it should be decided here locally,? said township […]
Who says you can’t be fashionable and stylish, yet still be compassionate and globally-minded? Not the students at Oxford Middle School. As part of their on-going efforts to become an International Baccalaureate (IB) school, the students are launching a community service project that aids impoverished African families by purchasing hats knitted by Ugandan women. ‘A […]
Oxford Elementary had a special visitor last week that was seven stories tall and filled with 90,000 cubic feet of hot air. But it wasn’t a fairy tale giant or a politician seeking votes; it was a hot air balloon. Shawn Raya, 38, of Oxford, brought one of the colorful balloons he flys to the […]
The search for a new director for the North Oakland Transportation Authority (NOTA) is underway as Pat Fitchena submitted her resignation last week. ‘I’m resigning because I’m an old bag and it’s time for me to retire,? joked Fitchena, who was appointed interim NOTA director in January 2004, then promoted to full-time in July. ‘It’s […]
To a child, a parent’s old cellular phone is a toy that can offer hours of fun and the chance to play grown-up. But to a 9-1-1 emergency call center, that same cell phone has the potential to waste valuable time and endanger lives by tieing up phone lines and dispatchers. ‘This is a problem […]
Oxford parents and kids looking for some Halloween fun this weekend don’t have to drive all the way to downtown Pontiac to visit some pricey haunted house, heavy on gore and media hype. For just $5 each, they can head over to Lakeville Elementary’s Haunted House on Friday, Oct. 28 and receive a good, old-fashioned […]